EGT small for age?

[Guest]

I received an EGT last July from bobby, and I feel that he's rather small for being a giant. Bobby tried to send me a male, however being about 6 months old (little more than that) he's maybe 15" or so, and he did NOT hibernate. So..... any ideas? Will be grow faster? or what?

 

[brutus13]

Hey we are in the same boat. I bought my female from Bobby last sept. She is only 9oz and 17" long. My All American (aa) is 29" long and 2lbs. He was born in late aug. I called Bobby and he said they all develop in there own time. I think slideboot has one and his is growing like crazy. Here's a pic of mine from today. She finally did her 1st whole shed in 6 months! My aa sheds atleast 2-3 times a month.

Tazz.

Keep me posted on yours and I'll do the same with mine. Hopefully they will take off this summer!

 

[Guest]

Your Tegu looks great .. It seems from what Iv`e seen that the All American is a different breed of Gu .. They grow in spurts and if your Tegu didn`t hibernate that dosn`t mean that he wasn`t thinking about it and his metabolism slowed down ... Summer will come and just watch them eat and grow ...

 

[Bubblz Calhoun]

Just like with any animal doesn't matter what kind you get from the same clutch, litter or what ever. They all develop in their own way and at their own pace. Your 6mth old Extreme maybe smaller or larger than its litter mates. Maybe it hasn't hit its growth spurt yet or maybe it'll just end up on the smaller end of the scale. Male, female, larger or smaller doesn't matter. You just have to be patient, wait, watch and see what happens.

 

[brutus13]

Yeah I'm excited to see what happens this summer. She will take off soon

 

[Kingwolf26]

I just recently posted a post about my tegu being small for its age, also an EGT, and since then he has shot at least 3 more inches and put on more wait. He might be bigger than the bully female, but I dont think I will let her see him till he can kick her ass or deter her from bullying him ever again. I want him to be a surprise to her. So yeah as Bobby told me, is that they grow in spurts and my guy is a 09 and just reaching 3 feet and there are 10's that are already as big as mine.

 

[TEGU_JAKE]

So yeah as Bobby told me, is that they grow in spurts and my guy is a 09 and just reaching 3 feet and there are 10's that are already as big as mine.

My 09 EGT is at 3 feet too

 

[Guest]

I am just tickled that mine is still alive ...