FOUND MY TEGU THAT WAS LOST FOR A MONTH!!!

[skylarlaham]

Hey guys, well I found him!

 

[Utahraptor]

o man I can't believe it! congrats! how did you find him though? is he alright?

 

[HorseCaak]

That is soo rad! How's he look? Bigger? Skinny? DO TELL! Full story!

-BLAIR

 

[Adam87]

wow congrats thats really awsome and yess please tell the whole story

 

[skylarlaham]

Well as some of you may know, I lost my tegu around a month ago. I was taking him outside to his play pen in the sun, and as I was under our orange tree an orange fell from it. It fell around 1.5' from his head and he got spooked, he managed to jump out of my hands and scurry away to some unknown area.
And every few weeks my mom n her boyfriend said they would see him while gardening and that he looked ok.
There are a BUNCH of fruit trees and rich soil filled with worms for him to eat so I figured thats why he might still be alive.
Then today my dog started acting funny and sniffing like crazy next to our pond and pond filter. Our pond filter is in a hole below ground.
He must have fallen in a week or so ago because when they last saw him, they said his was looking pretty fat. But when I saw him he looked super super skinny
I was kinda scared to pick him up because he was EXTREMELY stressed and I didnt want him to bite me lol. So I got a 3" pvc pipe and put it to him. He leaped/crawled in and we put him in a 10 gallon acrylic tank. Then I walked over to my room and plopped him in his 210 gallon home
He was nervous and burrowed. But like an hour later he came out and ate a HUGE amount of chicken lol! Then he went back to sleep.

Oh and he looks around the same size, BUT WAY SKINNIER!

 

[txrepgirl]

Awww. I'm SO happy to hear that you found your Tegu and all turned out well .

 

[HorseCaak]

That's great! I'm so happy for you. Gotta love happy endings.

 

[skylarlaham]

MEE TOOO!
I just hope he calms down and hasnt gotten tooo wild :/

 

[Mkulu]

Thats awesome! Glad for you.

 

[Adam87]

well at least you got him back im sure with some work he'll be all good again

 

[fireimp141]

Well man did you get lucky! In texas he woulda been done, nothing but clay and mosquitos haha.

 

[skylarlaham]

Thanks guys :cheers
Yea im gonna let him be for a day more or two, then try to work with him :yik

 

[txrepgirl]

Your welcome. Please keep us posted .

 

[Herplings]

Great post man. I am sorry to hear you lost him, but getting him back is just amazing.

Keep us posted!

 

[Pikey]

you should give him a week before you start trying to "tame" him again

 

[goodtimes]

RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON!!!! :app CONGRATS fellow tegu parent! I was wondering what came of this. I am sure he will chill out after a bit. I was just gone for three weeks, my lady was taking care of the animals for me while I was gone. Any how long story short. My Kenyan was not in her cage, I found her under the refrigerator. 20 minutes of my lost pet was bad, I can imagine the joy of finding him after a month. RIGHT ON!

 

[skylarlaham]

Well hes doing pretty good!! Ive been working with him, and can handle him fine now (WITH A GLOVE) lol, and will soon try without the glove

 

[txrepgirl]

I'm glad to hear that she is doing good. I just saw your signature and yes, if you don't see the two hemipeneses and don'f feel the beeds ( one on each side under neath the vent ) than you have a female .

 

[skylarlaham]

I'm glad to hear that she is doing good. I just saw your signature and yes, if you don't see the two hemipeneses and don'f feel the beeds ( one on each side under neath the vent ) than you have a female .

Hahaha alright, thanks man. Now all I need to do is get a big beautiful male for her. Too bad I cant find one

 

[anthonybravo]

Congrats on the search! lol
Question on the chicken...how is it cooked? or raw?