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I've been on forums long enough to realize that there will always be an opinion.
I have also been on long enough to know that how these opinions are relayed, tend to come off harsh and lead to a forum battle
I get the sense of pretentiousness as you all here have known and grown with Tegus for years.
I will not answer the question, as you can see I ignored it the first time around.
Why?
Whether you are incorrect, or correct on your assumption, your tone effectively set the tone of the future of the correspondence
If you were truly concerned, you could have sent a PM, rather than set the stage for an attack.
I see you're a Mod... I've been on enough forums to know that OFF TOPIC debates are frowned upon and are somewhat "troll-y", I'd think you see that as well... and you bringing it up, when this thread is purely about my admitted ignorance in the matter of drowning, will not benefit the subject at hand.
Lastly, I don't answer to anyone
If I ASKED in the forum, something relevant that would warrant such a question, sure... (i.e Tegu not shedding properly...tegu biting another tegu etc)

That would be like you having a picture of your Tegu because you wanted to show off some rare color-which was what the tread was about (and let's assume you have kids) and your infant child is in the background
and i say... I KNOW YOU DONT HAVE YOUR TEGU OUT WITH YOUR INFANT CHILD BACK THERE...
I don't see how that would contribute to anything positive, or even be relevant to the topic

So, anyone googling whether or not "tegu can swim" "tegu holding breath" "tegu drowning" please know that yes, they can and will drown despite what other "informative" sites say

<blockquote data-quote="Al914" data-source="post: 145412" data-attributes="member: 5006">I've been on forums long enough to realize that there will always be an opinion.I have also been on long enough to know that how these opinions are relayed, tend to come off harsh and lead to a forum battleI get the sense of pretentiousness as you all here have known and grown with Tegus for years.I will not answer the question, as you can see I ignored it the first time around.Why?Whether you are incorrect, or correct on your assumption, your tone effectively set the tone of the future of the correspondenceIf you were truly concerned, you could have sent a PM, rather than set the stage for an attack.I see you're a Mod... I've been on enough forums to know that OFF TOPIC debates are frowned upon and are somewhat &quot;troll-y&quot;, I'd think you see that as well... and you bringing it up, when this thread is purely about my admitted ignorance in the matter of drowning, will not benefit the subject at hand.Lastly, I don't answer to anyoneIf I ASKED in the forum, something relevant that would warrant such a question, sure... (i.e Tegu not shedding properly...tegu biting another tegu etc)That would be like you having a picture of your Tegu because you wanted to show off some rare color-which was what the tread was about (and let's assume you have kids) and your infant child is in the backgroundand i say... I KNOW YOU DONT HAVE YOUR TEGU OUT WITH YOUR INFANT CHILD BACK THERE...I don't see how that would contribute to anything positive, or even be relevant to the topicSo, anyone googling whether or not &quot;tegu can swim&quot; &quot;tegu holding breath&quot; &quot;tegu drowning&quot; please know that yes, they can and will drown despite what other &quot;informative&quot; sites say</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Al914, post: 145412, member: 5006"] I've been on forums long enough to realize that there will always be an opinion. I have also been on long enough to know that how these opinions are relayed, tend to come off harsh and lead to a forum battle I[I] get[/I] the sense of pretentiousness as you all here have known and grown with Tegus for years. I will not answer the question, as you can see I ignored it the first time around. Why? Whether you are incorrect, or correct on your assumption, your tone effectively set the tone of the future of the correspondence If you were [I]truly [/I]concerned, you could have sent a PM, rather than set the stage for an attack. I see you're a Mod... I've been on enough forums to know that OFF TOPIC debates are frowned upon and are somewhat "troll-y", I'd think you see that as well... and you bringing it up, when this thread is purely about my admitted ignorance in the matter of drowning, will not benefit the subject at hand. Lastly, I don't answer to anyone If I ASKED in the forum, something relevant that would warrant such a question, sure... (i.e Tegu not shedding properly...tegu biting another tegu etc) That would be like you having a picture of your Tegu because you wanted to show off some rare color-which was what the tread was about (and let's assume you have kids) and your infant child is in the background and i say... I KNOW YOU DONT HAVE YOUR TEGU OUT WITH YOUR INFANT CHILD BACK THERE... I don't see how that would contribute to anything positive, or even be relevant to the topic So, anyone googling whether or not "tegu can swim" "tegu holding breath" "tegu drowning" please know that yes, they can and will drown despite what other "informative" sites say [/QUOTE]

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