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The great thing is, you will always be able to get a tegu (assuming you dont move to a place that has banned them). I have lived in a 800sq ft apartment before and while you could probably make it work, a 8x4x4 cage is gonna be a squeeze. And moving a tegu enclosure like that is the stuff of nightmares if you ever move out. I recently got both a tegu and a bearded dragon in the last year... my 2c, I would keep the tegu on the wishlist until you are absolutely positively sure you have the right home for it ... it will make the gu' and definitely you a lot happier that way. Tegus are also not "puppy dog tame" out of the box - thats a terrible buzzword the industry uses. They take work and infinite patience in some cases. They can be volatile while going through puberty so you may not have an animal that you can interact with consistently until they are 1-2 years old even...unless you acquire one as a tamed adult - which is kind of like getting an adult dog and skipping the "puppy" phase and all it's issues.

I can't recommend Bearded Dragons enough though. My 10 month old male tegu is a huge challenge as he enters guberty right now, and my baby beardie is the most affectionate sweet little reptile I have ever seen. They are *amazing* and you can pretty much take them everywhere. Way less stressful than caring for a 'gu and would make a fantastic apartment pet.

<blockquote data-quote="rantology" data-source="post: 175869" data-attributes="member: 10368">The great thing is, you will always be able to get a tegu (assuming you dont move to a place that has banned them). I have lived in a 800sq ft apartment before and while you could probably make it work, a 8x4x4 cage is gonna be a squeeze. And moving a tegu enclosure like that is the stuff of nightmares if you ever move out. I recently got both a tegu and a bearded dragon in the last year... my 2c, I would keep the tegu on the wishlist until you are absolutely positively sure you have the right home for it ... it will make the gu' and definitely you a lot happier that way. Tegus are also not &quot;puppy dog tame&quot; out of the box - thats a terrible buzzword the industry uses. They take work and infinite patience in some cases. They can be volatile while going through puberty so you may not have an animal that you can interact with consistently until they are 1-2 years old even...unless you acquire one as a tamed adult - which is kind of like getting an adult dog and skipping the &quot;puppy&quot; phase and all it's issues.I can't recommend Bearded Dragons enough though. My 10 month old male&nbsp; tegu is a huge challenge as he enters guberty right now, and my baby beardie is the most affectionate sweet little reptile I have ever seen. They are *amazing* and you can pretty much take them everywhere. Way less stressful than caring for a 'gu and would make a fantastic apartment pet.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rantology, post: 175869, member: 10368"] The great thing is, you will always be able to get a tegu (assuming you dont move to a place that has banned them). I have lived in a 800sq ft apartment before and while you could probably make it work, a 8x4x4 cage is gonna be a squeeze. And moving a tegu enclosure like that is the stuff of nightmares if you ever move out. I recently got both a tegu and a bearded dragon in the last year... my 2c, I would keep the tegu on the wishlist until you are absolutely positively sure you have the right home for it ... it will make the gu' and definitely you a lot happier that way. Tegus are also not "puppy dog tame" out of the box - thats a terrible buzzword the industry uses. They take work and infinite patience in some cases. They can be volatile while going through puberty so you may not have an animal that you can interact with consistently until they are 1-2 years old even...unless you acquire one as a tamed adult - which is kind of like getting an adult dog and skipping the "puppy" phase and all it's issues. I can't recommend Bearded Dragons enough though. My 10 month old male tegu is a huge challenge as he enters guberty right now, and my baby beardie is the most affectionate sweet little reptile I have ever seen. They are *amazing* and you can pretty much take them everywhere. Way less stressful than caring for a 'gu and would make a fantastic apartment pet. [/QUOTE]

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