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Originally Posted by Batch
There is and always have been more than one way to skin a cat.
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I don't know about that; the guys at the table next to mine in my vertebrate anatomy lab deviated from the lab manual and mangled the cat's pelt to the point where it didn't fit back on properly so several areas were desiccated to the point of making multiple lab assignments impossible to complete.
As for this whole monitor thing; regardless how prepared you might be to care for one, I'd hesitate to recommend monitors to anyone unless they have a passion specifically for monitors. Granted, I have no personal experience with them. But my research into them has indicated that they are a special class of pet and are extremely demanding. I can't comment on whether you'd be able to provide the correct care, but I can say that you've listed several potential candidates for a new pet and that tells me that you do not have a particular preference for monitors. I feel that you would receive the same rewards for caring for a tegu that you seem to hope to receive from a monitor. Yes, they are quite different animals, but if what you want is a big pet lizard and you haven't got a particular passion for monitors, then a tegu would satisfy that. Tegu are still quite demanding animals, but seem to be more forgiving and less dangerous. And if you got a yearling you wouldn't be dealing with bugs. I wouldn't recommend powdered/pelleted/whatever synthetic diets though simply because they are very generalized and none are specifically aimed at a certain species. Besides, making tegu meals is fun!
That said, if you just want a new pet that's easy to care for, the PTS or Leachie would be the way to go. Tegus are awesome if you want something big and can provide everything it needs.
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