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Might not wanna do that.. yet anyways


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Posted by Doug Wyatt on September 15, 2002 at 17:12:59:

In Reply to: This is for James in response to this picture posted by poisonfrog420 on September 01, 2002 at 15:10:06:

Careful with that. Prey too big too early can cause a lot of back problems later on, this is common in monitors and other large lizards that are carnivorous. What happens is basically when the lizard swallows the prey, it puts a lot of pressure on the spinal cord. This can result in paralasis in the hind legs primarily, but of course death is also possible, and it doesn't sound like a good way to go!

So just stick to a varied diet of insects for the time being, your lizard will be big and tough in no time, then you can try the pinkies :)



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