Just adopted my first tegu

[Beastly]

I've got a blue tree monitor, a pair of breedin bearded dragons, two tokay geckos, and now my first tegu. She's a b&w 2 to 3 months old. I love this forum since I found it, full of helpfull info and experienced owners.

 

[Bubblz Calhoun]

Welcome and congrats on the new tegu . I deleted one of your posts since it was a duplicate.

 

[Beastly]

Welcome and congrats on the new tegu . I deleted one of your posts since it was a duplicate.

Thanks, still getting used to the site.

 

[KritterKeeper]

Welcome =) Is your new tegu a colombian?

 

[Beastly]

Welcome =) Is your new tegu a colombian?

No, it's an Argentine b&w about 16 inches long. I figure she is 3-4 months old but not sure. Someone dropped her off at a local pet store and they know we adopt all types of reptiles, so they called us to see if we would take her and I did. She is very tame, just having a hard time getting her to eat. She is very active so she's not going into hibernation. It's probably just all the excitement she has had. I've had her bout a week now. Still not quite sure on age but the more I search the forum, the more educated I become.

 

[KritterKeeper]

Ah ok ..just figured it was the one in your profile pic and it looks colombian from what i can see..

 

[Beastly]

It is in fact the one in my profile pic, how can u tell the difference between the two?

 

[KritterKeeper]

Can u post the pic on here so I can see it full size?

 

[SnakeCharmr728]

you have a colombian

 

[SnakeCharmr728]

difference

 

[TeguBuzz]

Welcome to the forum, and that is indeed a Colombian!

 

[RickyNo]

I'm really interested in seeing that blue tree monitor. I was thinking about breading them. Lets see that tank setup!

 

[Beastly]

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This is my blue tree monitor, Beast. They were just discovered in 2001 and there is practically no info on them anywhere. I've found very few articles related to either the green or blue tree monitor The green tree monitor was discovered in 1833 on the same island as the blue. An island called Batanta island just off the coast of New Guinea. He eats insects, ground turkey and chicken and he loves top shelf cat food but that's a treat. Their cousins, the black tree monitor and the yellow are both from different islands themselves but still in the same island chain. When I got Beast he was dehydrated, septic, had mouth rot and was just in very poor health ($650 vet bill a week after I got him). I put 60 grams on him in the first month after two rounds of antibiotics that I had to inject into his neck every 3 days. Now he is healthy and happy, not to mention fast as lightning. Lol. He is only bout 3 1/2 feet long and streamlined body style for running through trees. They will forage on the ground but are primarily tree dwellers. They are one of only a few lizard spec ies that can curl their tail all the way to tip. They also use it for hanging from tree limbs to catch prey, not to mention slap me with. The tail is 2/3 of it's total length. As u can see from the pics, he has razor sharp talons and huge feet for his body size. I didn't realize when I bought him that he was wild caught and not captive bred like they told me, so needless to say , he is WILD! As I get more pics I'll send them to ya. I only have a few recent pics cuz I lost my phone and just replaced it.

 

[Beastly]

Can u post the pic on here so I can see it full size?

The hide she is on is bout 14 inches long and 10 inches wide, but u can see from the pic of her on my arm she is still a baby. She's very docile and calm, she'll even climb up on my shoulders and go to sleep behind my head while I sit on the couch.

 

[RickyNo]

Wow man thanks for the info! Great pics I want to start breeding them next year. Where did you get yours? Backwater reptiles have them for 1800...

 

[Beastly]

Wow man thanks for the info! Great pics I want to start breeding them next year. Where did you get yours? Backwater reptiles have them for 1800...

Actually we got him at S&S in Houston for $350. They have a green one but it looks very sickly, worse than what mine looked like when I bought him. The owners of S&S actually gave us a store credit for the $650 vet bill we incurred from him being so ill when we bought him. They have some amazing reptiles in their shop including a golden tegu and several high end ball python morphs. We picked up a tiger morph with the store credit we had for only $320. I'll post a pic on here of her. She is also known as a desert enchi. Every where on the net the blue tree monitors are sold in pairs for at least $1800 and when I saw their price on the one I bought, I knew something was wrong with him so I took him to the vet asap and discovered how sick he really was. Luckily we caught it in time. Good luck on breeding, only 2 U.S. zoos have successfully done so. The trick to successfully breeding them is attention to detail when it comes to their setup and giving them enough space since they are solitary reptiles.

 

[RickyNo]

Woww only 2! That just breaks my heart I was looking forward to that lol. I can still try lol. so why do they sell them in pairs if they are solitary animals? I thought they were 1800 for just 1.beautiful snake by the way, if I ever do get a snake it will be a emerald green tree boa.

 

[Beastly]

Woww only 2! That just breaks my heart I was looking forward to that lol. I can still try lol. so why do they sell them in pairs if they are solitary animals? I thought they were 1800 for just 1.beautiful snake by the way, if I ever do get a snake it will be a emerald green tree boa.

The only blues I've found on the net were in pairs for some odd reason since they are solitary animals. They only have at most 5 eggs and the incubation period is 6 months. I believe they are pregnant with eggs almost 3 months, so your looking at 8-9 months of just a gestation period basically. The Europeans have had alot more success at breeding them because of their attention to detail.

 

[TeguBuzz]

Nice blues, and I'm not at all surprised by the condition they (S&S Exotics) let the monitor the monitor get to. At least they gave you store credit, but I am no fan of them - I've seen their store in person and the living conditions are appalling for everything they sell.

I look forward to seeing pictures of the enclosures you plan to house the monitors in, as I'm sure the aquariums I see in your pics are only short-term. I'm a monitor fanatic so it's great to have you here.

 

[AssassinExotics]

Yeah your animals look awesome the tree monitors are awesome that would be another specie I would want to work with they're very cool. Also your Columbian looks awesome as well I'm glad you have them all good homes