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new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please
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you guys are so right!
wow i know nothing about the columbians. i dont even know what they eat! i was being so careful, i did so much research. that sorta sucks oh well geuss i gotta do some more research.
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lol feel free to tell me a little bit about the columbian black and white.
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sillysallie said:
Sally, if he was sold to you as an Argentine, I would return him, he is not an Argentine. However, if you would like to keep him, we will be more than glad to help you with him.
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VARNYARD said:
the guy i bought him from raised him from a baby and as far as i can tell he honestly thought he was an Argentine. The only thing I am concerned about is its health because i know that the two species have different diets and other requirements. I also might be concerned about price differences because as far as i can tell Columbians are cheaper because of the almost complete halt on importing the Argentines. I am leaning toward keeping him though because he/she really has a cool personality so far. We fell in love with him not knowing what he was at all. i am not sure yet what I am going to do.
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VARNYARD,
I emailed you a while back talking about buying this lizard and asking a few questions about your Argentine black and whites. Now that we have been suprised about the species of the lizard we have now I am pretty sure that I want to purchase one from you. I was looking forward to everything I learned about the Argentine black and whites and now that I dont have one I am pretty sure that I would like to. So I was wondering have your lizards mated or laid any eggs yet?
I emailed you a while back talking about buying this lizard and asking a few questions about your Argentine black and whites. Now that we have been suprised about the species of the lizard we have now I am pretty sure that I want to purchase one from you. I was looking forward to everything I learned about the Argentine black and whites and now that I dont have one I am pretty sure that I would like to. So I was wondering have your lizards mated or laid any eggs yet?
I wouldnt let him go for more than a few days without uv. if you are going to get the uv bulb on thursday I would say thats ok but I have never let my tegu go with out for more that a day total.
leave the temp probe in all the time.
he or she should be out of site for it to feel the security that a hide instills make sure your Cypress mulch is deep enough for it to dig in and cover its body with
I am 90% sure its a Colombian tegu.. what do you think?
COLOMBIAN TEGU
ARGENTINE TEGU
leave the temp probe in all the time.
he or she should be out of site for it to feel the security that a hide instills make sure your Cypress mulch is deep enough for it to dig in and cover its body with
I am 90% sure its a Colombian tegu.. what do you think?
COLOMBIAN TEGU
ARGENTINE TEGU
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I think bobby does have some eggs being incubated at the moment, but he will have much more in the near future
that is indeed a columbian tegu and they're known to be carnivores, your best chance of getting him to eat healthy is feeding him good sized mice lots of worms, and other kind of meat product like ground turkey, etc
he will probably grow up to the size of 3 feet average and will need a 6x3x3 enclosure that will hold humidity pretty well
that is indeed a columbian tegu and they're known to be carnivores, your best chance of getting him to eat healthy is feeding him good sized mice lots of worms, and other kind of meat product like ground turkey, etc
he will probably grow up to the size of 3 feet average and will need a 6x3x3 enclosure that will hold humidity pretty well
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There is a ton of information on Columbians on this site, you will just have to dig. Their requirements are almost identical to argentines except they have no interest in anything that isn't breathing or at least was breathing at one time. I have a Columbian that I've been spending a lot of time with just to squash people's dislike of them. There is no doubt that they are "wilder" than argentines, but are simple to acclimate to captivity (not tame..) and can be wonderful pets. Don't sell him short just because he's a Columbian.
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hey guys thank you so much for all the info and feedback.
Well here is what is going on right now. We are busy doing research about the Columbians as we speak. We are not sure about what we are going to do because we did pay alot of money for Rocky (Thats his/her name for now. The name he came with). We paid $300.00 for him, a 48 gallon tank, a half log, and three dishes. I am thinking that we got ripped off, do you think the same? If you guys could tell me if you think that they really ripped us off we will go in and talk to the store because I honestly think this has all been a mix up. The owner of the store has raised rocky from a baby. I think he honestly didn't know.
I would also like to know about if any of you have gotten your tegus as adults and how they react to a new home. Rocky just buries himself into his bedding and sleeps all day.
Well here is what is going on right now. We are busy doing research about the Columbians as we speak. We are not sure about what we are going to do because we did pay alot of money for Rocky (Thats his/her name for now. The name he came with). We paid $300.00 for him, a 48 gallon tank, a half log, and three dishes. I am thinking that we got ripped off, do you think the same? If you guys could tell me if you think that they really ripped us off we will go in and talk to the store because I honestly think this has all been a mix up. The owner of the store has raised rocky from a baby. I think he honestly didn't know.
I would also like to know about if any of you have gotten your tegus as adults and how they react to a new home. Rocky just buries himself into his bedding and sleeps all day.
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Yea that's a little steep, but it saddens me to think that the store will probably give you two options, give it all back and they'll give you the money back, or "tough sh**". It would be nice just to get some of the money back and be able to keep him... Too many Columbians meet the exact same fate and go back to the store for yet another buyer who get sold something they don't get. Hmph.... sad and frustrating. I got my Col from Ben and I think we paid 65$ shipped?
