colepinter
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Hey guys, i ordered a tegu from bobby hill last year i dont remember when, it was alittle before halloween, so im assuming ive had him for around a year now.. I ordered a male extreme giant, but it wasnt a hatchling, no more green on its head, so i dont know how old, but still young. im assuming my tegu is around a year and a half old at most. Take good care of him, keep the temps good, humidity good, large cage, hides, etc. But im starting to wonder if its not a him ??? (bobby hill, if your reading this, its the tegu that had the knick in its tail that you sent me, you said that was the only male you had left.. remember??) anyway if you are reading this, i was wondering if you could remember if you probed this one ?? i dont see any bumbs on its tail, and it doesnt seem to have jowls yet. It seems to have a extra nice roll of skin on its neck, but its not filled in with fat or anything. He also seems to have slowed down eating lately for no reason at all, a bite of food every few days, and stuff, its that time of the year some people told me even though hes indoors, they still know ?? but hes shedding now, so im sure thats another reason. Either way, hes healthy, not worried for him yet. Can some people possibly tell me just how long it took their male to develop jowls ??? what is the longest time it takes for some males to develop jowls???? I only bought this one, with the knick in its tail, because it was a male and i wanted a male... a bigger lizard.. and it was the only one he had left that year.. wound up getting dried gangrene in the tail because of the knick in it, vein closed and had to bring him to the vet and spend 590 bucks i would have just bought one of the other females if i knew this would happen, and then it still turns out to not be a male !!! he/she is still my best buddy though.. i just wanna find out if its male or female.. cause if its female, i still wanna get a male..im used to larger monitor lizards, last one i had was a asian water monitor.. female tegus seem sorta dinky. help me out if your reading this bobby ! i wanna know if you probed.. and people if your reading this, help me out, let me know how long jowls took to fill in. and also.. how many years before tegus stop growing usually ? i know most reptiles never really stop growing, but slow down, so really im asking, how many years before your tegus slowed down their growth ??? ? thanks people.