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Tegus
Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2005.
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Tupinambis is a lizard genus which belongs to the family of Teiidae. These large, South American lizards are commonly referred to as tegus. Tegus are usually primarily carnivorous, except for T. rufescens and T. merianae. Tegus fill the same ecological niche as monitor lizards and are an example of convergent evolution. Most tegus are opportunistic feeders, accepting a wide variety of foods. Tegus' diets can consist of crickets, mealworms, an occasional mouse, fish, hard boiled eggs, chicken, etc. Certain fruits and vegetables may be offered as well (for example, strawberries, mangoes, papaya, banana) but usually will only be eaten by the red or Argentinian black and white tegus. The Colombian tegus tend to be almost entirely carnivores/insectivores. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Tegus. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.
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GE Halogen Standard 100 watt floodlight, ok to use for my monitor??
by kevinBD1 - Mar 09, 2005 05:09 PM |
0 | No replies |
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My Outdoor Tegu Pen
by bast - Mar 08, 2005 05:28 PM |
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Mar 09, 2005 01:15 PM by bast |
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Hello veterans again and I am asking for little help this time. :0)
by attentiveear - Mar 08, 2005 11:53 AM |
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Mar 10, 2005 07:17 PM by JLExotics |
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WANT TO GET A YOUNG B&W...NO SHOPS IN MY AREA HAVE THEM
by EGUS3487 - Mar 07, 2005 05:37 PM |
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Mar 08, 2005 05:34 PM by bast |
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IS A 6 BY 4 CAGE OK FOR A B&W ?
by EGUS3487 - Mar 07, 2005 12:15 PM |
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Mar 07, 2005 01:14 PM by Bill S. |
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I want to get a B/W tegu
by boideboy - Mar 06, 2005 09:54 PM |
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Mar 08, 2005 01:29 PM by attentiveear |
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BW Tegu fall...twitching....worried :-/
by frodo11 - Mar 06, 2005 04:39 PM |
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Mar 11, 2005 03:21 AM by nevermore |
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Thinking about getting my first Black and white argentine tegu
by EGUS3487 - Mar 06, 2005 01:04 PM |
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Mar 06, 2005 03:19 PM by reptileGOD |
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One of my babys
by reptileGOD - Mar 05, 2005 09:50 PM |
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how big do blues get??????????
by LIZARDLOVER11 - Mar 03, 2005 10:34 PM |
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Mar 05, 2005 12:53 AM by kofseattle |
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50" female red?
by Taidus - Mar 03, 2005 02:29 PM |
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Mar 05, 2005 10:31 AM by beardiedragon |
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Columbian or Argentine
by stealthrt9 - Mar 02, 2005 07:20 PM |
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Mar 03, 2005 07:53 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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Thinking about getting a Red Tegu- advice?
by ecmorrell - Mar 02, 2005 11:01 AM |
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Mar 05, 2005 10:24 AM by beardiedragon |
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A pic of my argentine black and white tegu.
by reptileGOD - Feb 28, 2005 08:12 PM |
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Mar 01, 2005 04:20 PM by reptileGOD |
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Keeping Reptiles -vs- Keeping Them Free
by dragonfruit_85 - Feb 28, 2005 06:03 PM |
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Mar 03, 2005 07:56 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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Chat Week February 27 - March 5, 2005
by phwyvern - Feb 27, 2005 11:45 AM |
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need opinions on attitude of gold
by themorningstr - Feb 26, 2005 01:20 PM |
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Feb 28, 2005 05:59 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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Do I keep my job?
by antares - Feb 26, 2005 08:31 AM |
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Feb 27, 2005 08:42 PM by oid |
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Tegu Lack Of Calcium
by Eros - Feb 25, 2005 05:59 PM |
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Feb 27, 2005 08:13 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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SHE MADE A NEST!!
by viperbitex - Feb 25, 2005 05:03 PM |
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Mar 12, 2005 02:23 PM by viperbitex |
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A new Gold Tegu with questions
by themorningstr - Feb 25, 2005 10:21 AM |
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Feb 27, 2005 11:26 AM by themorningstr |
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very off topic question
by viperbitex - Feb 24, 2005 05:08 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Shivering?
by caietaro - Feb 24, 2005 01:10 PM |
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Feb 27, 2005 08:19 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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and a picture of the other one, Dinuba
by alioops - Feb 22, 2005 10:49 AM |
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Feb 23, 2005 02:06 AM by Craigo |
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some pics of the rescued girls after three weeks
by alioops - Feb 22, 2005 10:47 AM |
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Feb 22, 2005 07:23 PM by beardiedragon |
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2 of my Tegus woke up today
by beardiedragon - Feb 21, 2005 01:22 PM |
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Feb 25, 2005 02:24 PM by Craigo |
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One of my BTS Girls has died, don't let this happen to you
by beardiedragon - Feb 19, 2005 03:43 PM |
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Feb 21, 2005 09:50 PM by LizardMom |
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vegitable oil or olive oil for sheeding?
by drykilllogic83 - Feb 18, 2005 12:51 PM |
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Feb 27, 2005 02:26 AM by theTegu |
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Tegu feeding irregular
by dmlove - Feb 16, 2005 08:46 PM |
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Feb 17, 2005 09:07 AM by JLExotics |
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blue tegu breeding age/size
by MADDOGG1990 - Feb 13, 2005 09:20 AM |
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Feb 14, 2005 01:43 PM by JLExotics |
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Good fruits and veggies for Tegu's
by AlteredMind99 - Feb 12, 2005 12:26 PM |
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Feb 15, 2005 10:36 AM by AlteredMind99 |
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very agressive all of a sudden
by dragonrider - Feb 11, 2005 10:33 PM |
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Feb 12, 2005 07:25 AM by attentiveear |
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Blues breeding
by viperbitex - Feb 11, 2005 05:38 PM |
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Feb 12, 2005 12:48 PM by JLExotics |
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Question on feeding response
by caietaro - Feb 11, 2005 01:42 PM |
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Feb 14, 2005 07:43 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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adopting b&W or blue tegus
by MADDOGG1990 - Feb 09, 2005 02:05 PM |
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Feb 10, 2005 09:04 PM by MADDOGG1990 |
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Santiago and Siena update.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by russ1066 - Feb 09, 2005 02:57 AM |
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Feb 09, 2005 10:34 AM by alioops |
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gold tegu help PLEASE
by g6h6s6t - Feb 09, 2005 01:23 AM |
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Feb 09, 2005 02:01 PM by g6h6s6t |
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Santiago is a little frisky these days>
by russ1066 - Feb 08, 2005 01:21 AM |
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Feb 09, 2005 08:10 AM by attentiveear |
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feeding
by reptilica1386 - Feb 06, 2005 12:16 PM |
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Feb 07, 2005 02:52 PM by JLExotics |
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Cold Tolerance
by bast - Feb 06, 2005 11:25 AM |
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Feb 07, 2005 02:25 PM by JLExotics |
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any1 buy from lost world pets? Also any1 know of any breeders with 100% het albinos available now or soon?
by MADDOGG1990 - Feb 06, 2005 11:12 AM |
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Feb 12, 2005 11:44 AM by viperbitex |
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Elchupaneebrae photo
by elchupaneebrae - Feb 04, 2005 08:50 AM |
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Feb 04, 2005 09:08 AM by theTegu |
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sheding
by kate1 - Feb 03, 2005 07:20 PM |
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Feb 04, 2005 09:13 AM by theTegu |
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breeders?
by foster - Feb 03, 2005 12:56 AM |
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Feb 04, 2005 09:20 AM by theTegu |
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Companion for male argentine B&W tegu
by CornSnakeBabe - Feb 02, 2005 10:25 PM |
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can my tegus all get along?
by alioops - Feb 02, 2005 12:05 AM |
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Feb 02, 2005 10:54 PM by alioops |
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and the other one, zena
by alioops - Feb 01, 2005 11:56 PM |
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some pictures of the new girls
by alioops - Feb 01, 2005 11:53 PM |
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ABW tegu
by tupinambislover - Feb 01, 2005 09:23 PM |
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happy groundhog day
by beardiedragon - Jan 31, 2005 10:49 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Vitamins and Minerals for Tegus
by Adrien - Jan 29, 2005 02:06 PM |
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Jan 30, 2005 08:56 PM by birddog5151 |
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Can they really recognize their name ??
by Adrien - Jan 29, 2005 01:43 PM |
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Feb 02, 2005 06:35 AM by Adrien |
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house trainning ????????
by picklebob - Jan 29, 2005 11:07 AM |
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Jan 29, 2005 11:58 PM by montiorlover |
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Why is my baby tegu hybirnating?? i thought babies didnt do tyhat
by bigholezinmeearz - Jan 29, 2005 09:12 AM |
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Feb 01, 2005 05:31 PM by Bill S. |
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one night?!
by viperbitex - Jan 28, 2005 07:02 PM |
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Jan 29, 2005 12:37 PM by viperbitex |
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Scaredy Cat.....
by reptileman26 - Jan 28, 2005 04:19 PM |
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Feb 08, 2005 06:49 PM by picklebob |
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Books???
by crazychick - Jan 27, 2005 08:11 PM |
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Feb 01, 2005 07:54 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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does anyone kinow the difference between
by beardiedragon - Jan 27, 2005 04:25 PM |
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Jan 31, 2005 08:48 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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i wonder if a tegu
by piranhafury - Jan 27, 2005 03:15 PM |
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Jan 28, 2005 05:00 PM by LizardMom |
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international delivery
by sharon2 - Jan 27, 2005 04:23 AM |
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new tegu
by stano40 - Jan 26, 2005 08:26 PM |
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Jan 31, 2005 08:52 PM by dragonfruit_85 |
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Not Exactly sure how this correlates....but:
by JLExotics - Jan 26, 2005 01:30 PM |
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Jan 28, 2005 07:21 PM by attentiveear |
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building a tegu tank ?
by aaronb716 - Jan 25, 2005 10:34 PM |
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Jan 27, 2005 07:59 AM by BillyBoy |
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UVA-UVB bulbs
by Adrien - Jan 24, 2005 11:49 AM |
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Jan 25, 2005 12:08 AM by Adrien |
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Picture of my B7W eating fruit
by ta2edskin - Jan 23, 2005 02:31 PM |
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Jan 23, 2005 06:53 PM by ta2edskin |
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Day-by-Day diet for Red Tegus????
by srsnakes - Jan 22, 2005 12:32 PM |
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Jan 23, 2005 09:12 PM by srsnakes |
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How often should I feed?
by Amos - Jan 19, 2005 07:51 PM |
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Jan 22, 2005 09:58 AM by attentiveear |
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A few Questions:
by dmlove - Jan 18, 2005 06:16 PM |
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Jan 18, 2005 08:20 PM by attentiveear |
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Gold female adult or sub-adult wanted????
by attentiveear - Jan 18, 2005 12:34 PM |
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Jan 19, 2005 09:40 AM by attentiveear |
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baby gold tegu diet question
by newagewanda - Jan 17, 2005 01:32 PM |
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Jan 18, 2005 12:58 PM by newagewanda |
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tegu introductions?
by antares - Jan 16, 2005 10:41 PM |
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Jan 17, 2005 12:19 PM by russ1066 |
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Lunchtime
by beardiedragon - Jan 16, 2005 09:33 PM |
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Jan 16, 2005 10:45 PM by antares |
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Cage companys
by ta2edskin - Jan 16, 2005 05:45 PM |
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Retained shed
by dmlove - Jan 15, 2005 10:07 AM |
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Jan 19, 2005 07:18 PM by charky2002 |
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what do i do now?
by nomadr - Jan 14, 2005 08:54 PM |
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Jan 16, 2005 10:37 AM by attentiveear |
