Paratoxins
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So, as my new member post indicated, I'm a new tegu owner to an adult rehome.
I need some trust building tips that you all may have to offer. I'll tell you about her history. As far as what has been told to me, she was initially bought at an expo by a family who did not handle her often and fed her live(so she has a thing for any sizable prey item that moves, including cats, which I take precautions on). As such, she's not terribly used to being handled, but she has never bitten anyone. At any rate, then this young couple, I assume, had seen the many popular tegu videos on youtube and thought it was really awesome how puppy tame and affectionate they were. They found Padma, and adopted her from the family that bought her at the expo... Well... then they realized Padma was not the tegu that they saw in the youtube videos, and, thus, the process begins again. This time she has found us, and we're determined to be her forever home. She's only 2 years old. I've, by far, been handling her every day for a little while. She eats every other day, per what her schedule was previously. What are some other trust building methods, if any, besides daily handling?
This was her enclosure prior to coming to our home. She had a very thin layer of cypress mulch and a heat mat to lay under, and a dog bowl for water.
She now lives in a custom I made, 6ft long, 2 ft wide, and stands about 3ft tall... though I still feel like she needs more space, I'll probably upgrade soon.
I also posted pictures of her on another forum, that I will not name, but there was conflicted answers on what people said. From what I heard from the prior owners, the owners before them decided, themselves, that she was a he... and she was an Argentine... then they took Padma to the vet, the owners prior to us, and their vet said that Padma was female and was a Columbian... Then all the conflicting information on the other forum, leaves me very confused on her gender and species. I don't mind either way, it's just nice to know.
As far as inspection, I couldn't help but notice she had a scrape when she got home. Is it anything I should be concerned about? Was it just where she was bumping her nose into things or did she burn herself?
You can see the cut I was talking about at the tip of the nose.
I need some trust building tips that you all may have to offer. I'll tell you about her history. As far as what has been told to me, she was initially bought at an expo by a family who did not handle her often and fed her live(so she has a thing for any sizable prey item that moves, including cats, which I take precautions on). As such, she's not terribly used to being handled, but she has never bitten anyone. At any rate, then this young couple, I assume, had seen the many popular tegu videos on youtube and thought it was really awesome how puppy tame and affectionate they were. They found Padma, and adopted her from the family that bought her at the expo... Well... then they realized Padma was not the tegu that they saw in the youtube videos, and, thus, the process begins again. This time she has found us, and we're determined to be her forever home. She's only 2 years old. I've, by far, been handling her every day for a little while. She eats every other day, per what her schedule was previously. What are some other trust building methods, if any, besides daily handling?
This was her enclosure prior to coming to our home. She had a very thin layer of cypress mulch and a heat mat to lay under, and a dog bowl for water.
She now lives in a custom I made, 6ft long, 2 ft wide, and stands about 3ft tall... though I still feel like she needs more space, I'll probably upgrade soon.
I also posted pictures of her on another forum, that I will not name, but there was conflicted answers on what people said. From what I heard from the prior owners, the owners before them decided, themselves, that she was a he... and she was an Argentine... then they took Padma to the vet, the owners prior to us, and their vet said that Padma was female and was a Columbian... Then all the conflicting information on the other forum, leaves me very confused on her gender and species. I don't mind either way, it's just nice to know.
As far as inspection, I couldn't help but notice she had a scrape when she got home. Is it anything I should be concerned about? Was it just where she was bumping her nose into things or did she burn herself?
You can see the cut I was talking about at the tip of the nose.
