Growth?

[Crisis]

My Chacoan tegu will be 12 months on the 7th. He is only 3ft. Is that normal? He eats very well

 

[Walter1]

I don't think so.

 

[Crisis]

I don't think so.

Then what should I do?

 

[Walter1]

Then what should I do?

I wrote thinking that you thought it was not normal.

3 ft at one yr old is perfectly normal. Some, particularly males, will be a little bigger.

 

[Crisis]

I wrote thinking that you thought it was not normal.

3 ft at one yr old is perfectly normal. Some, particularly males, will be a little bigger.

Oh thank goodness... I would hate to think something was wrong with Delta (my tegu) he seems to be male. Has two large (feels like beeds) on either side of the base of his tail and also he got very... Aggressive? I guess during the breeding season after he brumated. How long does it take for them to really start filling out?

 

[Walter1]

First birthday at 3 ft they hit puberty.

You will see him get a little longer and much heavier (different from fat) with big jowl development a few months thereafter. By 2 yrs old, he'll be looking like a bull in his pasture. Not so good a pic, but that's Oscar laying flat. He's just over 2 yrs old and 18 lbs. his jowls are bigger than you can see. He's friendly but not affectionate. Snowflake, behind him, is genuinely affectionate.

 

[Crisis]

First birthday at 3 ft they hit puberty.

You will see him get a little longer and much heavier (different from fat) with big jowl development a few months thereafter. By 2 yrs old, he'll be looking like a bull in his pasture. Not so good a pic, but that's Oscar laying flat. He's just over 2 yrs old and 18 lbs. his jowls are bigger than you can see. He's friendly but not affectionate. Snowflake, behind him, is genuinely affectionate.View attachment 10763

Wow! And how big is he in length?

 

[Walter1]

You know, I don't know. Once, he was 40". I'll have to measure him for you.

You have a nice lizard. They are a fun species.

 

[Crisis]

You know, I don't know. Once, he was 40". I'll have to measure him for you.

You have a nice lizard. They are a fun species.

Thank you! And they really are. A lot of people describe them as lazy lizards and he really is not... I've never seen a more active reptile haha