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So bit of a two part question for those that know better than me; I've had Fluffy for about a month and a half maybe. He's (I think he) still a young B&W tegu, under 2ft in length still I'd say. I already love him to death, hes my little buddy and I couldn't have asked for a better pet or baby...
Yeah once he's bigger I would like to set him up so he can come out on his own and just explore at will but because he's so tiny and I have cats I feel better knowing he's with me. He's gotten used to the idea of not wandering far from "dad" which is nice. I eventually want to work on leash...
When you guys take your Tegus out for handling usually how long do you handle them for? I try to keep my handling time relatively limited depending on how he's behaving. If he's okay an having fun I usually keep at it for about 45mins at most at the moment. Today even though he's still shedding...
Just wondering if anyone has ever noticed a lack of wanting to be handled while shedding? My little guy is in the process of shedding for the first time at the moment and for the last two days has shown no interest in being handled. Was just wondering if this is common behaviour.
Thank you very much for the kind words! I'm glad to know I'm doing it right when it comes to bonding with my little buddy. I had another good day of shenanigans with my guy today after work. He seems hesitant to come out when I first come home but he warms up quickly; I work at a pet shop...
He is so cute!! I love how active he is to get out haha. I just got done doing some more training with my little guy, he's alot calmer. Still kinda hesitant to come out at first but I bribed him with some ground turkey to eat shortly after he came up to the edge of his tank on his own and walked...
Just wanted to say thank you again to everyone for your input and advice, me and my little buddy fluffy had our first big break through today! I was going to attempt to let him sit in my tub with some warm water and see if he liked it, he definitely did not enjoy the trip to the bathroom but as...
What are some examples or things you do to interact with your buddy? I spent a good 45mins to an hour just now interacting with him and I feel like I made some good progress, At first i just opened his front sliding door and sat patiently while he got accustomed to me being there, he got brave...
Thanks for the input I have put a shirt in there already to give him my scent and I will definitely adjust his heat accordingly. I changed out the carpet for substrate today and essentially just gently talked to him while trying my best to 'ignore' him. He would go to the opposite side I was...
I feel like there may be some truth to this, I've had him for a week as of today and he's definitely eating which is good, i offered him a small fuzzy yesterday which he devoured with glee. So i'm definitely going to add a lot more meat into his diet. I'm planning on replacing the carpet with...
Hey guys, I'm a relatively experienced reptile keeper; I've had multiple species of snakes including red-tail boas, green tree boas, ball pythons, a veiled chameleon, and king snakes. This is however my first Tegu; it's a young B/W Argentine tegu currently about 18-20" from head to tail...