My New Columbian Bruce Leezard

[fortmyersherps]

Got him this past Sunday from a local non chain pet store, he was being sold with one other under black and white tegu. i asked if they were columbian or argentine and was told " the guy we got them from said they were argentine. they deff were not. i should have done more research and encourage everyone else looking at tegus to do the same. im deff not unhappy with the decision, hes a very nice lizard. hes never shown aggression towards me. and he already ate crickets, ground turkey, and strawberries. He is a youngster so hes in a 40 gal breeder with two separate underground caves and lots of thing to explore.

 

[Bubblz Calhoun]

Welcome to the site and congrats on the new addition.
Don't let the mellow vibe fool you just yet. As it starts to settle in that can change in a heart beat and you'll see the other side.

If that's a long rock across the middle make sure it's stabilized to where it can't fall on top of him once he starts digging around and rearranging things. I would also reccomend covering the sides and rear glass so that if or when it does freak out it doesn't try to run through the glass and possibly injur itself.

 

[fortmyersherps]

yea that whole mound is covering a cave, its really stable. safety first for my herps. first tegu tho, i keep cornsnakes aswell. and yeah im gonna cover them for sure. hes starting to settle in and get a daily routine down. which is wake up and climb outta the substrate, bask, run around a little, eat, bask, run around and back to basking until he decides its nap time again. his face is beginning to shed now.