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These look alright to me, I would though second what @Tiigu pointed out - gloves are a mitigation, not a solution - these could save you in case of an accidental bite, but you should learn your tegu - see HOW it bites - how wide it can open it's mouth, how much it can turn the head versus whole...
Being honest - I am not getting much of threatening behaviour - only had it a couple times - the worst case was when it ran away - it was in my hands, then climbed to the shoulder, stayed on my back and jumped to the floor - then off it went under the enclosure - doors were open there as I was...
I have a blue one approximately your age - got it from a reptile shop where it was living for a while and (surprise, surprise) was fed with tongs. When tegu is fed with tongs continuously - they train themselves to associate tongs with food, if whoever is feeding makes them work for their food -...