TeguNovice
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I'm getting a Colombian Tegu but I've heard they aren't as friendly as the Argentines. How are your colombian's personalities?
TeguNovice said:I'm getting a Colombian Tegu but I've heard they aren't as friendly as the Argentines. How are your colombian's personalities?
TeguNovice said:I'm getting a Colombian Tegu but I've heard they aren't as friendly as the Argentines. How are your colombian's personalities?
Gandolf38 said:Ok, to everyone who makes the generalizations about Colombians--don't. At least not for the black&white colombians. The golds seem to be aggressive by nature, but if I had listened to all the naysayers when I got my B&W Colombian 10mos ago, I would have really missed out on my sweet pet. I had so many negative comments from people, that I almost sold him instead of sticking in there with him--I chose to give him the benefit of the doubt and gave him love, patience, & attention. They may require a little extra work in the beginning, but handled daily, and on their own terms, they can become a loving pet. I have 3 pets, a sweet Colombian boa, a red argentine tegu, and my Colombian B&W, and my Gabriel( the B&W ) is my favorite.
I really wish any comments about Colombians would be restricted to only those people who have personal experience with them as PETS; not ones that friends of friends own, or vendors at reptile shows, or ones that are at the pet store that one works at, or even breeders that simply breed and sell, not keep their animals as pets.
A disservice has been done to Black & White colombian tegus by people who only know them on a second hand basis. That's my 2 cents, for what it's worth.
Gandolf38 said:My point in all this is just to say that they have a very bad rap, and potential owners should be made aware of all the success stories as well as the difficulties
Gandolf38 said:Ok, to everyone who makes the generalizations about Colombians--don't. At least not for the black&white colombians. The golds seem to be aggressive by nature, but if I had listened to all the naysayers when I got my B&W Colombian 10mos ago, I would have really missed out on my sweet pet. I had so many negative comments from people, that I almost sold him instead of sticking in there with him--I chose to give him the benefit of the doubt and gave him love, patience, & attention. They may require a little extra work in the beginning, but handled daily, and on their own terms, they can become a loving pet. I have 3 pets, a sweet Colombian boa, a red argentine tegu, and my Colombian B&W, and my Gabriel( the B&W ) is my favorite.
I really wish any comments about Colombians would be restricted to only those people who have personal experience with them as PETS; not ones that friends of friends own, or vendors at reptile shows, or ones that are at the pet store that one works at, or even breeders that simply breed and sell, not keep their animals as pets.
A disservice has been done to Black & White colombian tegus by people who only know them on a second hand basis. That's my 2 cents, for what it's worth.
slideaboot said:Gandolf38 said:My point in all this is just to say that they have a very bad rap, and potential owners should be made aware of all the success stories as well as the difficulties
Absolutely! I agree. Like I said...you've done something that not a lot of other folks have been successful with. The more that people like you with these stories share their experiences and the details of those experiences, the more likely people will be to try and attempt to repeat the results.