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    Need help with baby gold tegu

    HELP!!! (I’m very new to this site btw) About less than two weeks ago, I got my first tegu, Sammy, a Colombian gold tegu, and I’ve been having some trouble with him recently. I am not an intermediate or experienced lizard handler, but I did all my research and got the proper necessities for him...
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    Advice for 7 mo old blue tegu

    Hi, About 3 weeks ago, I brought home a 7 mo old blue tegu. Initially, he was very tolerant of me, feeding from tongs, letting me get close, etc. In the last week, I moved him into a larger enclosure and now he hides if he sees me across the room. I'm not totally surprised or concerned about...
  3. RexTheGuardian

    Need Help Taming A Golden Tegu

    Hello everyone, I have had a baby Gold Tegu for about 6 months, and I'm having trouble with him. The store I got him from didn't know much about where he came from, he was originally housed with six larger siblings before I picked him up. His tank has reptile dirt substrate and plenty of hiding...
  4. Andrewpo

    Body language

    Hey everyone first time tegu owner lover her already she was wc about three weeks ago now. I am being consistent with interacting with her i know she is scared most of the time but i can tell she is slowly coming around. Had one question was just petting her back and she stood up and arched her...
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    New Tegu... Need help with taming :)

    Hi, I’m Evelyn and I’m a first time tegu owner. I recently got my b&w about 2 days ago, he’s eating fine but I’m having trouble starting to tame him. Pretty sure hes around 4 months old and he was pretty grumpy yesterday when I tried to say hi, he reacted aggressively. He huffed and puffed a bit...
  6. WaterRaven

    No touch, I peench.

    Hey guys :) I wrote a post a little while ago wondering if my black and white Argentine tegu, Tabucca, was going through some kind of a teenage phase, since then I am happy to report she's really turned around. She goes easily into the bath now and doesn't flail and death roll and while she...
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