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Lizards have very delicate toes and it's not uncommon for them to get caught on all sorts of things. Wire mesh is a particularly bad culprit. Claws/talons are different from nails because they have a bone underneath the keratin sheath known as the ungual; as long as the ungual is still there the claw will regrow. If the ungual is missing or overly damaged, the claw won't regrow. Having 19 out of 20 claws won't impede your tegu too much, I think. I know a fellow who adopted a tegu who has no front toes whatsoever (he was the victim of majorly bad husbandry ) and he moves around perfectly fine.

[QUOTE="dragonmetalhead, post: 98007, member: 2562"] Lizards have very delicate toes and it's not uncommon for them to get caught on all sorts of things. Wire mesh is a particularly bad culprit. Claws/talons are different from nails because they have a bone underneath the keratin sheath known as the ungual; as long as the ungual is still there the claw will regrow. If the ungual is missing or overly damaged, the claw won't regrow. Having 19 out of 20 claws won't impede your tegu too much, I think. I know a fellow who adopted a tegu who has no front toes whatsoever (he was the victim of majorly bad husbandry :() and he moves around perfectly fine. [/QUOTE]

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