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Tegu in same tank with Nile?!

Lexi

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I was on craigslist.come the other day.. and there was a guy who claimed to be a reptile rescuer... he had pictures posted of he reps.. but he had a Tegu mixed with a Nile monitor!!!! In the pic the Nile monitor was standing on top of the tegu all puffed up (neck was puffed out) I just thought it was horrible and i feel the need to vent..cause your not sopose to mix speicies like that (and the tank was so small)..He tried telling me that he tried sperating them and they wouldnt eat! I dont believe that for a secound!
 

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This guy is 110% pure wrong, niles don't even like each other, no alone a seperate species. They also have different needs, this is just crazy.
 

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THANK YOU! i feel 8 billion times better about this now.. cause i argued with him... I told him reptiles arnt like dogs and you cant mix monitors with any other animal!
 

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Lexi said:
THANK YOU! i feel 8 billion times better about this now.. cause i argued with him... I told him reptiles arnt like dogs and you cant mix monitors with any other animal!

Niles can't even be kept with Niles unless breeding. They can and will kill each other.
 

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the dude was from Mass. I would adopt it but i dont have the money right now..plus i dont think he would let me..now that he had an ear full from me!
 

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this is what this guy told me!..

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Wow, I can only assume I am stepping on someones toes. I do not mean to, I have had several people contact me from Mass and recomended I post here and VT. I never said anything about being a non-profit org. I was upfront and honest. I am a breeder of higher end boas, not your everyday pet reptile. I have many years experience and many contacts for unwanted pets. I do not sell my rescues, If I pay $1 for a mouse to feed that snake I charge $1. Most of the rescues come to me needing some type of vet care. A real rescue, please let me know of one.. As far as the tegu and nile, They were rescues from CT. They were raised together along with 2 other monitors and 3 other tegus. They had there own room. The nile is not happy because I am there not about the tegu. She is a typical nile. I seperated the Nile and Tegu but they both refused to feed. They are both in good homes now and seperated but it took 8 months to do so. I rescue everything from ringneck snakes to large gators. I just picked up a 7 foot gator in Mass a couple months ago... I was told by the police agnecy that they had tried to find someone for 3 months that would deal with this ornery gator. Information people, Just ask.. Hell, call me and lets talk or email me.. I am always willing to talk herps and help with anything I can. Sean 518-885-6452
Ohh yeah and the Nile is handelable now and used for shows in NY, MA, and VT...
 

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I had a nile for a couple of months until I could rehome it (it was a rescue) and it was the messiest, most aggressive lizard I have ever dealt with. I know niles can be great animals in the right hands but this one was just so aggressive, and so incrediably messy (feces up the sides of the tank, water bowl knocked over, repeat one hour after I cleaned it up... every single day)

I can't imagine housing it with anything else. I couldn't even stick my hand in the tank without welding gloves. There is no way on earth I would stick another living animal in there with it! That guy can't call himself a rescue if he's putting the animals in an unsafe environment.
 

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It'll be fine until its not, which shouldn't take too long. This is clearly an example of poor husbandry (if you have a football stadium sized tank its still risky).

With such disregard for their well-being, its quite likely that other aspects of their care are also lacking. I'd bet good money these animals don't have proper space, environmentals, diet or UV. Combined with stress, they might lack the will to fight, living together "peacefully" demoralized.
 

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Nyarlathotep said:
they might lack the will to fight, living together "peacefully" demoralized.

Good call, Just like when you go to a reptile show and the animal that was just so laid back gets warmed up, and is hell on wheels.
 

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I will bet when it happens, you will never hear about it. I am not going to say IF, it will happen, if it has not already.
 

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WADAYAMEAN I can't house my Tegu and Guinea Pig in the same enclosure??? They've been best friends for the last... uh few seconds. Oops! :oops:
 

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This is what most call ignorance and desperation for sympathetic praise. "I am a rescuer trying to find good homes for these animals." translates simply to, "I've searched the internet for free exotic pets, in hopes of selling them for what I call an 'adoption fee' in an effort to raise money for my addiction to watching snakes kill mice that are too big for them." People all over the internet are pulling this stuff. I have something going on right now with a similar situation so I will wait to elaborate on it. People are stupid. All of this "tame" crap drives me nuts, just as much as anyone with a small collection of reptiles calls themselves a rescuer. I have saved a few reptiles, and will pick a few up that do not have a home, but I do not consider myself running a reptile rescue. I think people manipulate the term in order to demand false respect. I don't know everyone's story so please don't think I'm calling anyone on this forum a fake. I just know that there are plenty of people everywhere pretending to be so-called rescuers who are just trying to make money. There are rescuers on this forum and I respect you all, but to the rest of the net and your BS, show me a rescue list like jif? And then you'll get some respect.
 

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