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My best advice. Research, research, research. I know care sheets give varying information, but look around enough and you will get a pretty good general idea.
A couple things. An argentine tegu needs an enclosure of 8 feet by 4 feet. That's big. The enclosure needs to be setup in a way that it maintains humidity and heat. The climate should be a non-factor. Argentine tegus are generally pretty docile with regular interaction, but there is never a guarantee when it comes to reptiles.

I'm much less familiar with the Columbians so hopefully someone else will chime in. They are significantly smaller and typically a bit more skittish initially.

[QUOTE="psychocircus91, post: 144969, member: 4140"] My best advice. Research, research, research. I know care sheets give varying information, but look around enough and you will get a pretty good general idea. A couple things. An argentine tegu needs an enclosure of 8 feet by 4 feet. That's big. The enclosure needs to be setup in a way that it maintains humidity and heat. The climate should be a non-factor. Argentine tegus are generally pretty docile with regular interaction, but there is never a guarantee when it comes to reptiles. I'm much less familiar with the Columbians so hopefully someone else will chime in. They are significantly smaller and typically a bit more skittish initially. [/QUOTE]

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