Greetings from West Michigan 
My name is Stefanie, and along with my roommate Sophia, I have recently purchased my first Tegu! :woot
We have a wide variety of other animals (Beardies, Blue tongued skinks, Iguanas, snakes, and a LOT of Tarantulas!) So we're not new to the world of reptiles, but we ARE new to Tegus!
We've named him/her Atreyu, and so far it's very sweet and eats great!
However, we are unsure as to whether or not it is a Columbian or an Argentine (or other?). I was hoping that if I posted a few pictures somebody could enlighten us? We have looked all over this site, along with plenty of "google images," and so far it's just too confusing! We haven't been able to come to any real conclusion! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
I've known "a bit" about Tegus from research over the last few years, but never had the opportunity to purchase one. So the other week, my friend (my Tarantula breeder) called me and said he had acquired several baby "Black and White" Tegus from a friend that was suddenly relocated out of state, and asked if I would be interested in taking one. Obviously I said yes...but that's just it, all the information he was given was that they were "Black and White" Tegus...and if I've read correctly on some of the other threads here, that doesn't exactly narrow it down to one type.
I tried to find a thread on here specifically FOR identifying Tegu types, and I am sure there IS one, but I had no luck finding it?
So I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this here, but we'd really like to know! I've done a fair amount of research and it seems as though an Argentine is the kind we should hope for! However, if I HAD to make a guess....I would say ours may just be Columbian (based on certain pictures)? :chin
Thanks in advance!
~Stef
My name is Stefanie, and along with my roommate Sophia, I have recently purchased my first Tegu! :woot
We have a wide variety of other animals (Beardies, Blue tongued skinks, Iguanas, snakes, and a LOT of Tarantulas!) So we're not new to the world of reptiles, but we ARE new to Tegus!
We've named him/her Atreyu, and so far it's very sweet and eats great!
However, we are unsure as to whether or not it is a Columbian or an Argentine (or other?). I was hoping that if I posted a few pictures somebody could enlighten us? We have looked all over this site, along with plenty of "google images," and so far it's just too confusing! We haven't been able to come to any real conclusion! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
I've known "a bit" about Tegus from research over the last few years, but never had the opportunity to purchase one. So the other week, my friend (my Tarantula breeder) called me and said he had acquired several baby "Black and White" Tegus from a friend that was suddenly relocated out of state, and asked if I would be interested in taking one. Obviously I said yes...but that's just it, all the information he was given was that they were "Black and White" Tegus...and if I've read correctly on some of the other threads here, that doesn't exactly narrow it down to one type.
I tried to find a thread on here specifically FOR identifying Tegu types, and I am sure there IS one, but I had no luck finding it?
So I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this here, but we'd really like to know! I've done a fair amount of research and it seems as though an Argentine is the kind we should hope for! However, if I HAD to make a guess....I would say ours may just be Columbian (based on certain pictures)? :chin
Thanks in advance!
~Stef
