How cute are those spots white tummy with black spots on the bottom and black spots with white polka dots on top. Weight wise he looks good to me, eventually they develop a bit of a tummy, just make sure it doesn't get excessive young or not. Like everything else we all have different opinions so you'll get different answers about his weight but truth be told a lot of captive reptiles both young and old are over weight. That extra weight can affect young tegus just the same as older ones.
I keep mine on the slim side, I go by:
Plump tail base. They can only store so much fat in their tail before it starts to build up in other places.
Their abdomen is not dragging on the ground when they walk. Sometimes after a heavy meal I'm fine with that, but any other time no dragging.Unless they're doing it on purpose.
Neck definition between their head (jowls for older males) and shoulders / chest. Shouldn't just be a roll from the head to the chest, pretty much from any angle especially with males and jowls there should still be a tuck between the jowls / head to the shoulders /chest.
I've seen pics of tegus with rolls that extend from their neck, down their back and into their tail, both standing and laying down which is just ridiculous. But unfortunatly not surprising since some people care more about how big their animals are.
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