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Update on Roy...

tristan Oct 26, 2005 04:48 PM

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to share some photos I took of my male argentine b/w tegu Roy today. I've had him for almost 2 months now and he's gained some weight but is not obese and is active (at least when he wants to be) and is very friendly towards me. Here he just ate 3 large mice and is basking in the sun on my porch....
enjoy,
Tristan

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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)

Replies (9)

tristan Oct 26, 2005 04:49 PM

one more pic of him. he just took a bath so he's nice and clean but is also shedding...

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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)

tristan Oct 26, 2005 04:51 PM

he measures in at about 37 inches as you can see he has a portion of his tail missing. i'm guessing that if he had his full tail he'd be about 40-41 inches. his snout to vent length is about 1.5 ft.
thanks for looking!
tristan

p.s. how is everyone? post recent pics of your tegus if you have them!

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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)

HerpGirl Oct 27, 2005 07:40 AM

wow he is huge, i bet your neighbors(and there lil ankle biters)love him! lol have they ever freaked out about him(your neighbors that is)?
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0.1.0 green anole
0.1.0 asian longtail grass lizard
1.1.0 golden gecko
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0.0.5 oriental firebellied toad
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0.0.1 cuban masked treefrog
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0.1.0 gulf hammock rat snake
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russ1066 Oct 27, 2005 09:43 AM

Dont have any new ones .Here is santiago

tristan Oct 27, 2005 05:12 PM

hey russ. i've seen those pics many times and everytime i'm in awe at santiago's size. he's truly an awesome creature!

i'm kinda curious about how long roy is supposed to be (if he had a complete tail) due to 3-4 inches missing off his tail. i'm gonna get an exact measurement from snout to vent and i'll let you know.

could you tell me how long santiago is from snout to vent and snout to tail so i could get a picture of how roy compares to him?

thanks
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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)

russ1066 Oct 27, 2005 11:45 PM

He is 21 1/4" Snt to vent.And 51 3/4"tl. He is missing 1-2" of tail.Probly 1".Russ

tristan Oct 27, 2005 05:08 PM

sssshhhhhh!!! my neighbors don't know about my herps i live on campus at a university and my apartment is the corner apartment. i'm on the second floor and my porch is quite secluded and no one can really look in... so this means less 'freaking out' about my herps. here's my setup in my room.
tristan

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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)

kilo Nov 03, 2005 08:39 PM

That is a beautiful tegu I didn't think that was a black and white it looks like the blue I saw a pet pet shop today. Did it always have all that white or did that come with age most I have seen look yellow but are called black and white

tristan Nov 05, 2005 10:13 PM

hi, i've only had him for about 2 months and he was already 3 ft and nicely colored when i got him. i drove about 45 minutes to see him and blown away at his coloration and personality that i had to bring him home.
do you have a tegu?

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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)

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