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    heating a tegu cage.

    well hey guys! this is actually my boyfriend so we are talking about the same tegu But the only reason that it stays that warm at night is because we leave his basking light on at night too. we know that we are not supposed to but we haven't found another way to keep it keep it at a decent temp...
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    shedding

    well we have only had him for just over a week so we know he is stressed considering all he does is sleep. I was just wandering if stress may cause to shed?
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    shedding

    do tegus usually shed when they are stressed? Rocky is right now
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    hey guys! so here is what is going on. We are keeping him. we did call the petstore and just like somebody said before they offered to take him back (and refund all the money) or we could pretty much just deal. the guy insists that he is an argintine and that he even took him to the vet when...
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    hey guys thank you so much for all the info and feedback. Well here is what is going on right now. We are busy doing research about the Columbians as we speak. We are not sure about what we are going to do because we did pay alot of money for Rocky (Thats his/her name for now. The name he...
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    VARNYARD, I emailed you a while back talking about buying this lizard and asking a few questions about your Argentine black and whites. Now that we have been suprised about the species of the lizard we have now I am pretty sure that I want to purchase one from you. I was looking forward to...
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    the guy i bought him from raised him from a baby and as far as i can tell he honestly thought he was an Argentine. The only thing I am concerned about is its health because i know that the two species have different diets and other requirements. I also might be concerned about price differences...
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    lol feel free to tell me a little bit about the columbian black and white.
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    no stripe one scale you guys are so right! wow i know nothing about the columbians. i dont even know what they eat! i was being so careful, i did so much research. that sorta sucks oh well geuss i gotta do some more research.
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    yeah lol we fell in love with him and are very excited about it we know that he can get to be five feet long and we are thinking about how we are gonna build his new cage but the tank is fine for now. i just checked on him an he finally moved. i just put a blanket over half his cage and i am...
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    sorry there are alot of questions mixed in there.. any answers?
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    at least the guy said he was a arg b&w hmmm here are some pics in good lighting (from before we got him. i have only had him for two days and he is pretty freaked out so i am trying not to handle him much) what do you guys think? sorry bout all the questions i just really want to be a...
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    the guy we bought him from has a uv light for him and i am going to call him about it on thursday, can he wait that long? we have a digital theremomitor w/ a probe for him but i am unsure of how to use it. do i leave it in all the time or just to check temps everyonce in a while i bought a...
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    new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

    this is a pic of his tail which we are worried about. He has lost it before. and the tip of it is very dry could it be that its old skin that he tried to shed but didnt have a humid enough enclosure? another pic of him/her and from what i have read bout sexing, he is too small to sex...
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