Hello Everyone!

[Munea]

I'll start off with the fact that I do not own a Tegu at the moment, nor can I. I have plans to, when the time is right and I most importantly have the space for one. I watch a lot of videos about Tegus on YouTube, and learning how they communicate whether they are comfortable or not. Strangely enough, it has also given me some insight as to my leopard gecko's clues for me. I like to make sure that when I touch and pet her, that her eyes aren't closing, for instance. I've had her for almost a year and she's fat and happy.

I don't know what got me into reptiles. I suppose my allergies to pet dandruff kind of brought me here. As a kid I feared snakes slightly, however seeing how they act off the internet while growing up, it really helped me think of them as little cutie patooties. A python's puppy face, a western hognose's upturned snout. I'm definitely getting a snake one day.

I do have a question about tegus... do both genders get the ridiculously adorable puffy cheeks, like on MacGyver the Lizard? Only males? Females too?

 

[Walter1]

Hi Munea- i bet you'll be a good tegu keeper. You seem conscientious and know to look for behavioral cues. The big jowls are developed only in males. They are territorial and will fight with other males. Females also favor these big males for breeding.

 

[Munea]

Thank you, you're too kind! You see, I tried googling for images on this for a comparison, yet whenever I searched for adult females, of course images would be showing adult males with their huge jowls instead, I guess. If anything, I really like to research any questions I have on the pet I plan on having (my leopard gecko is a prime example of that... look at her, she stands up so well!) and this forum seems to have everything I want to know, especially when it comes to a list of foods. It was also nice to see that tegus also eat crickets and dubia roaches. d:

To be honest, my boyfriend is worried that I'm gonna make our house into a zoo. I'm sure he won't mind! (Just kidding, I'm not gonna do that lol)

 

[Cactus Jones]

Thank you, you're too kind! You see, I tried googling for images on this for a comparison, yet whenever I searched for adult females, of course images would be showing adult males with their huge jowls instead, I guess. If anything, I really like to research any questions I have on the pet I plan on having (my leopard gecko is a prime example of that... look at her, she stands up so well!) and this forum seems to have everything I want to know, especially when it comes to a list of foods. It was also nice to see that tegus also eat crickets and dubia roaches. d:

To be honest, my boyfriend is worried that I'm gonna make our house into a zoo. I'm sure he won't mind! (Just kidding, I'm not gonna do that lol)

I'll start off with the fact that I do not own a Tegu at the moment, nor can I. I have plans to, when the time is right and I most importantly have the space for one. I watch a lot of videos about Tegus on YouTube, and learning how they communicate whether they are comfortable or not. Strangely enough, it has also given me some insight as to my leopard gecko's clues for me. I like to make sure that when I touch and pet her, that her eyes aren't closing, for instance. I've had her for almost a year and she's fat and happy.

I don't know what got me into reptiles. I suppose my allergies to pet dandruff kind of brought me here. As a kid I feared snakes slightly, however seeing how they act off the internet while growing up, it really helped me think of them as little cutie patooties. A python's puppy face, a western hognose's upturned snout. I'm definitely getting a snake one day.

I do have a question about tegus... do both genders get the ridiculously adorable puffy cheeks, like on MacGyver the Lizard? Only males? Females too?

So do Leo's need a heat pad and a light?