Tegu photo shoot.

I did a quick photo shoot today of my argentine tegu for a contest on another board. I am not a very good photographer, even in optimal "studio" conditions. lol It was the first time introducing the tegu and tortoise, the gu was well fed and could care less about the tort. The gu is around 30"

Here are some pics. Let me know if you like them.
And the paper tyrannosaurus, yeah, just enjoy him. :)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...r4090/sub3.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...r4090/sub2.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...r4090/sub1.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...0/IMG_5221.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...0/IMG_5273.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...0/IMG_5266.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...0/IMG_5292.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Sam

I love the one with the tegu and the tort. Great looking pics!

That's one handsome tegu. He makes a great model.

Thanks waltah!

When you only have 2 reptiles, you end up babying them. (and taking way too many pics of the same ones)! lulz

Tegus are amazing creatures and yours is deffinitley a cut above. Hopefully one day when I have the money I will own such a remarkable animal myself:please:

Thanks man, tegus rock! Beat any monitor in my book. Much more practical.

yay tongue pictures!! :D :P

You say you aren't much of a photographer, could've fooled me! Especially with that tongue pic, that takes skill. Well, either that or a lot of luck.

How much $ would you say a Tegu is worth when it is a hatchling-adult?

Great shots! Love the one with the T-Rex.

tounge flick shot = HOTM pic

Awsome pics and Tegu!!!!!!!!!

Yah they are great pics.

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Originally Posted by warman0712

How much $ would you say a Tegu is worth when it is a hatchling-adult?

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A hatchling black and white can vary in price. Wild caughts would run around $90 here. But that is just throwing your money away. My tegu is an "extreme giant" From varnyard herps. She cost me$250, because i bought into the hype. Can i tell if it was worth it? I think so, but we will see when she is all grown up. She is very tame, and healthy to boot, i would pay the extra bucks and buy captive bred.

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Originally Posted by SK_Exotics

A hatchling black and white can vary in price. Wild caughts would run around $90 here. But that is just throwing your money away. My tegu is an "extreme giant" From varnyard herps. She cost me$250, because i bought into the hype. Can i tell if it was worth it? I think so, but we will see when she is all grown up. She is very tame, and healthy to boot, i would pay the extra bucks and buy captive bred.

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You can never go wrong with captive bred. Up here in Canada you can get WC Ornate or Nile monitors for $50. I purchased a captive bred (by a Canadian) Ornate for $250 and he was worth every penny.

Wild caught animals should be preserved for breeders looking to expand bloodlines in their stock, and that is it.

Chris

Agreed.

One thing i hate to believe however is this whole "tame parents" stuff.

How valid is it with tegus, monitors, iguanas? Alot of breeders say buy captive bred from my "Tame parents." But i have yet to see an argentine that didnt tame down very well, even the wildcaughts. (that survive.)

LOVE the one with the dinosaur and tortoise.

Thanks, the dino is a papercraft i made.

great pics, what kind of tortoise is that?

That tongue shot is awesome... great shots!

Thanks its a sulcata tort.

I like the first pic, lol. It's like "SUP":gj::D:banana::banana::D

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Originally Posted by SK_Exotics

Thanks, the dino is a papercraft i made.

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Oh, really? That's awesome. Well done on it, too. :D

I snuck into the photo lab on campus to try some photoshop on an image. I have never really tried photoshop, so i was just using quick selection and various color adjustments. Sorry if its less than pro. :)

By the time i was done doctoring this up, i realized that i can make my extreme giant look white like the ones on the breeders website even though she is pretty brown.

Original:
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...r4090/sub1.jpg
Edited: (with text!)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...ngsrfinal3.jpg

I'm considering a B&W myself, especially after your shots!!

A friend of mine has a B&W!!! (nevohraalnavnoj) They are the coolest lizards on the planet! That picture you doctored up to make her white is awesome!

Looks like one heck of a robust lizard. Enjoyed the pics!

Thanks everyone. I just now realized i forgot to mask off her eye. That would have made it much nicer.

She did not hibernate this year. I really wish she did, seeing as she hibernated the first year. Now she is chowing down on a scrambled egg. :)