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Thank you so much for the added info about lacerta's and ackies. I've had experiences with them, but brief. Never owned them. I had the wrong impression that Lacerta's might be more hyper than ackies. Something else that might be helpful. Find a rescue and go visit the different ones and adopt. If there is nothing near to go visit, then maybe consider an adult lizard. I say this because I'm finding out that tegu's can vary in energy level or temperament. They are very much individuals like parrots, even if you raise them to be a "certain way" since birth. I guess its an intelligence thing? It'd be unusual, but for example, you might find an unusually super hyper tegu that never settles down and is a handful or you might find a super calm/tame other kind of lizard thats supposed to be hyper. It's always nice to know what you are getting, especially if you are new at it. Juts something to consider if you are nervous.

<blockquote data-quote="Rebecca Stout" data-source="post: 149065" data-attributes="member: 5055"><p>Thank you so much for the added info about lacerta's and ackies. I've had experiences with them, but brief.&nbsp; Never owned them.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had the wrong impression that Lacerta's might be more hyper than ackies.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Something else that might be helpful.&nbsp; Find a rescue and go visit the different ones and adopt.&nbsp; If there is nothing near to go visit, then maybe consider an adult lizard.&nbsp; I say this because I'm finding out that tegu's can vary in energy level or temperament.&nbsp; They are very much individuals like parrots, even if you raise them to be a &quot;certain way&quot; since birth. I guess its an intelligence thing?&nbsp; It'd be unusual, but for example, you might find an unusually super hyper tegu that never settles down and is a handful or you might find a super calm/tame other kind of lizard thats supposed to be hyper.&nbsp; It's always nice to know what you are getting, especially if you are new at it.&nbsp; Juts something to consider if you are nervous.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Rebecca Stout, post: 149065, member: 5055"] Thank you so much for the added info about lacerta's and ackies. I've had experiences with them, but brief. Never owned them. I had the wrong impression that Lacerta's might be more hyper than ackies. Something else that might be helpful. Find a rescue and go visit the different ones and adopt. If there is nothing near to go visit, then maybe consider an adult lizard. I say this because I'm finding out that tegu's can vary in energy level or temperament. They are very much individuals like parrots, even if you raise them to be a "certain way" since birth. I guess its an intelligence thing? It'd be unusual, but for example, you might find an unusually super hyper tegu that never settles down and is a handful or you might find a super calm/tame other kind of lizard thats supposed to be hyper. It's always nice to know what you are getting, especially if you are new at it. Juts something to consider if you are nervous. [/QUOTE]

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