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Interesting discussion... There's obviously the Pros and Cons of both, but then it all comes down to owner preference at the end of the day.

If the Tegu is near enough adult size and has been owned or a decent amount of time, I couldn't see a drastic change in behavior from occasional live feeding, good exercise and keeps them stimulated...

Personally not a fan myself, with previous reptiles they've always seemed happy enough to stalk a locust around the viv and chase after them when they jump sky high in a bit for freedom.

This however; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g5gQUKTIFw I'm not in agreement with in the slightest ! You can clearly see the hamster getting well involved with it's teeth in a desperate bid for freedom. Where-as it may have been entertaining for the owner; it won't be for either the hamster or the Tegu with it's new extra nose holes.

Rant over. Love from over the pond.

<blockquote data-quote="DavidRosi" data-source="post: 113980" data-attributes="member: 3476">Interesting discussion... There's obviously the Pros and Cons of both, but then it all comes down to owner preference at the end of the day. If the Tegu is near enough adult size and has been owned or a decent amount of time, I couldn't see a drastic change in behavior from occasional live feeding, good exercise and keeps them stimulated... Personally not a fan myself, with previous reptiles they've always seemed happy enough to stalk a locust around the viv and chase after them when they jump sky high in a bit for freedom. This however; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g5gQUKTIFw&nbsp; &nbsp; I'm not in agreement with in the slightest ! You can clearly see the hamster getting well involved with it's teeth in a desperate bid for freedom. Where-as it may have been entertaining for the owner; it won't be for either the hamster or the Tegu with it's new extra nose holes.Rant over. Love from over the pond.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DavidRosi, post: 113980, member: 3476"] Interesting discussion... There's obviously the Pros and Cons of both, but then it all comes down to owner preference at the end of the day. If the Tegu is near enough adult size and has been owned or a decent amount of time, I couldn't see a drastic change in behavior from occasional live feeding, good exercise and keeps them stimulated... Personally not a fan myself, with previous reptiles they've always seemed happy enough to stalk a locust around the viv and chase after them when they jump sky high in a bit for freedom. This however; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g5gQUKTIFw I'm not in agreement with in the slightest ! You can clearly see the hamster getting well involved with it's teeth in a desperate bid for freedom. Where-as it may have been entertaining for the owner; it won't be for either the hamster or the Tegu with it's new extra nose holes. Rant over. Love from over the pond. [/QUOTE]

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