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Hi there, I've been reading a lot of threads on here but this is my first post. Finally got around to making an account lol
I recently got my Black and white tegu about a month ago. I was told she's a yearling but she seems a little small to be a yearling. Also was told she was a male, but she's a female. (Got her sexed)
Anyways I adopted her from someone who kept her in a sideways chameleon cage with a full grown tegu (no humidity or ubv). (The owners ubv was "broken"..)and by the looks of it and from what the lady had told me, mine always hid under her flat rock. I'm assuming that the larger one may have fought or ate most of the food too. My tegu has a strong feeding response. You never have to ask twice if she wants food. Since I've had her she's a little more filled out and has her very own enclosure.
I just want to know from other tegu owners if I'm doing things alright. I'm still in the learning process of working with my tegu but did do lots of research before I got mine. Just not a whole lot on younger tegus. The one I was originally going to adopt was the full grown black and white tegu, but I felt that this little one really needed a better home.
Starting off the changes made since I got her:
She has her own enclosure
With coconut/cypress mulch
Her Temps are good
She has a warm side and a cool side with a bathing tub
I mist her tank every 3 hours except for at night when I'm asleep.
I feed her outside of the tank unless it's a treat (usually a blackberry)
She eats ground turkey or ground chicken, occasionally a pinkie, and fruits/veggies with calcium supplient.
Since I've got her I've hung out by her enclosure regularly. And organize or pretend to organize her bedding and plants so she gets used to me being in her house. My tegu will come out and watch or sniff me.
When I first got her she would charge my hand acting like she was going to bite me. Kind of freaked me out at first. But now I can have my hand in there and she won't do much unless I move my hand to fast she might flinch. She does hiss when I'm in her cage but it's if I pet her. I have put articles of clothing in her enclosure and leave it over night so she can become more familiar with my scent. Whenever I'm walking about and she sees me she will poke her head out from under her hide or come all the way out to sit under her heat lamp and watch as I go about my day. When she comes out I sit next to her glass and she will act like she's trying to sniff me. Is this a sign that she's starting to get comfortable with me?
Other techniques I've tried is sitting in the bathtub with her. She will wander then eventually climb on me and fall asleep. But if we are in any other room she just wants to wander.
She's very wiggly whenever I take her out at first.. She doesn't bite but she wiggles around very fast. Is there any way I can make it more comfortable for her? I keep my hands directly under her so she's not just hanging and she doesn't slip out. But I don't squeeze but I do have a slightly firm grip to keep her from falling. I try keeping her close to my chest too. Eventually she will climb onto me and I support her bottom and back.
I really wanna form a close bond with my tegu and make sure she's comfortable and happy with me.
How long does it normally tame to build trust and form a bond with a tegu if worked with on a daily basis?
Any advice tips or other techniques would be appreciated
Thanks
I recently got my Black and white tegu about a month ago. I was told she's a yearling but she seems a little small to be a yearling. Also was told she was a male, but she's a female. (Got her sexed)
Anyways I adopted her from someone who kept her in a sideways chameleon cage with a full grown tegu (no humidity or ubv). (The owners ubv was "broken"..)and by the looks of it and from what the lady had told me, mine always hid under her flat rock. I'm assuming that the larger one may have fought or ate most of the food too. My tegu has a strong feeding response. You never have to ask twice if she wants food. Since I've had her she's a little more filled out and has her very own enclosure.
I just want to know from other tegu owners if I'm doing things alright. I'm still in the learning process of working with my tegu but did do lots of research before I got mine. Just not a whole lot on younger tegus. The one I was originally going to adopt was the full grown black and white tegu, but I felt that this little one really needed a better home.
Starting off the changes made since I got her:
She has her own enclosure
With coconut/cypress mulch
Her Temps are good
She has a warm side and a cool side with a bathing tub
I mist her tank every 3 hours except for at night when I'm asleep.
I feed her outside of the tank unless it's a treat (usually a blackberry)
She eats ground turkey or ground chicken, occasionally a pinkie, and fruits/veggies with calcium supplient.
Since I've got her I've hung out by her enclosure regularly. And organize or pretend to organize her bedding and plants so she gets used to me being in her house. My tegu will come out and watch or sniff me.
When I first got her she would charge my hand acting like she was going to bite me. Kind of freaked me out at first. But now I can have my hand in there and she won't do much unless I move my hand to fast she might flinch. She does hiss when I'm in her cage but it's if I pet her. I have put articles of clothing in her enclosure and leave it over night so she can become more familiar with my scent. Whenever I'm walking about and she sees me she will poke her head out from under her hide or come all the way out to sit under her heat lamp and watch as I go about my day. When she comes out I sit next to her glass and she will act like she's trying to sniff me. Is this a sign that she's starting to get comfortable with me?
Other techniques I've tried is sitting in the bathtub with her. She will wander then eventually climb on me and fall asleep. But if we are in any other room she just wants to wander.
She's very wiggly whenever I take her out at first.. She doesn't bite but she wiggles around very fast. Is there any way I can make it more comfortable for her? I keep my hands directly under her so she's not just hanging and she doesn't slip out. But I don't squeeze but I do have a slightly firm grip to keep her from falling. I try keeping her close to my chest too. Eventually she will climb onto me and I support her bottom and back.
I really wanna form a close bond with my tegu and make sure she's comfortable and happy with me.
How long does it normally tame to build trust and form a bond with a tegu if worked with on a daily basis?
Any advice tips or other techniques would be appreciated
Thanks
