On 1 April 2010 at 14h00 we observed what appeared to be a hatchling Varanus albigularis Daudin, 1802 (approximately 250 mm total length) feeding on a garden slug of approximately 60 mm total length in a Windhoek garden (Fig. 1). According to Jauch (2002) V. albigularis hatchlings have a total length of between 240 - 260 mm. The V. albigularis hatchling was struggling with the relatively large slug by bashing it against a mica rock, managing to swallow about 50% of the slug after 20 minutes of observation after which the lizard disappeared into the grass.