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Paraguayan Red and White Tegus?

Byrns149

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So i was looking on a breeder site and i found these guys. I cant find anything on the internet about them. What is the difference between these guys and Argentines? I know they are captive bred because i saw a video of him cutting open the eggs. Im looking into buying one since theyre only priced at $200.
 

Rhetoric

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You're always allowed to mention names, companies, breeders, etc. The care is the exact same. As far as I know its the exact same species as the argentine reds.
 

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They are the same species and scientific classification. Word is they came from a different locality and the name was added as a marketing enhancement.
 

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That ^ ^ ^ it's just marketing, like their Blues, Platinum or what ever. Since their Argentines are about what 100 or 150, the Paraguays are 200,.. how much will the Chacoan Reds be.
 

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I just got a paraguay red and white from underground today. and i tell you beautiful tegus. And i do see the difference from argentine reds. This guys have more white on them and if you look at the video of them bigger you can tell the difference. I feed her today turkey and she ate with no problem. she let me handle easily she moved a lot but she wasn't crazy. One of the tamest lizards i ever handled and she just a baby. So i am expecting for her to get better and better. She hiding right now sure she sleeping. I would really suggest getting one from them. I was not going to get red one because personally not a fan of then reds but read that white came more out of these tegu more and i am so glad i did get her!!! I promise you that you won't be disappointed!!
 

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I have one :) and another member does too what's strange is mine and the others are really tame and calm as well. I do like the pattern on these more than other reds but who is to say they came paraguay?
 

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I had a red from varnyard that had a bright red color and alot of white that intensified as he got older, i just dont buy into the whole locale thing with tegus when theres no proof
 

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That's my only thing as well. Common names can be really confusing. It sounds as if they are trying to pass it off as a morph, or new species/subspecies to me. I've talk to them at such and they are nice guys and have nice looking tegus. It's nothing personal, just my opinion.

I saw a vendor at the Daytona show that had some imported baby reds. Each one had nice color and spectacular pattern. They were quite tame as well. I think people get used to a certain look because tegus are imported from a particular area and then the breeders in the US use the pairs each year. When something new comes in, it seems so unusual.
 

JohnMatthew

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prtrex said:
I just got a paraguay red and white from underground today. and i tell you beautiful tegus. And i do see the difference from argentine reds. This guys have more white on them and if you look at the video of them bigger you can tell the difference. I feed her today turkey and she ate with no problem. she let me handle easily she moved a lot but she wasn't crazy. One of the tamest lizards i ever handled and she just a baby. So i am expecting for her to get better and better. She hiding right now sure she sleeping. I would really suggest getting one from them. I was not going to get red one because personally not a fan of then reds but read that white came more out of these tegu more and i am so glad i did get her!!! I promise you that you won't be disappointed!!
Nice sales pitch senor(ita) 1 post.. :D
 

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