Searching for a baby a Tegu

[TheVirus]

Hello!! I’m looking for reputable breeders of Argentine B&W Tegus. I need a baby male.

We are starting a small family reptile business and the Tegu will be our star lizard used for education/birthday shows.

I was torn between a rhino iguana and a tegu. I feel the tegu would be a better reptile ambassador. Do you agree? I need a larger “wow” factor lizard, and felt the tegu would handle the stress of noise, people, travel better than a rhino or monitor lizard.

Google gave me large scale reptile businesses. Do you guys know if they are any good? Should i just wait for my local reptile show (NYMetro)?Thanks! Tim

 

[Walter1]

Hector's Habitat is a reputable breeder. Tegusonly traps mostly and some breeding. I have firsthand experience with tegusonly.

 

[TheVirus]

Thanks for the reply. I got a baby from underground reptiles. It should be here in the morning. Im super excited!

 

[Walter1]

Thanks for the reply. I got a baby from underground reptiles. It should be here in the morning. Im super excited!

Wish you well.

 

[BucknerCrestExotics]

Underground is really good for tegus from what I hear so glad you got one there I haven't personally gotten one from them I am hoping this year to get a couple chacoans from them and maybe a payload baby from Rose city reptiles

 

[Dragon392]

I got mine from DynAnimal. Met the owner—nice guy, knowledgeable, and very passionate about tegus. My little guy is healthy, and has beautiful patterns.

 

[Dylan koch]

Great choice underground is amazing!! I breed but wont have babies till next year I currently have Argentine high white reds and a blue 100%het for albino paired with a blue ice 100%het albino so I'm hoping for a few albinos in my breeding next year

 

[Dylan koch]

I personally love blues and think they are best tegu for tameness of the bat with my personal experience mine are sweet hearts but working with my red I think they are currently going through tegu puberty they all the sudden got gruppy

 

[Dylan koch]

But the thing about getting wild caught you dont know their genetics if you plan on breeding. Alot of the so called black and whites truly are hybrids

 

[DHoff24250]

Hello!! I’m looking for reputable breeders of Argentine B&W Tegus. I need a baby male.

We are starting a small family reptile business and the Tegu will be our star lizard used for education/birthday shows.

I was torn between a rhino iguana and a tegu. I feel the tegu would be a better reptile ambassador. Do you agree? I need a larger “wow” factor lizard, and felt the tegu would handle the stress of noise, people, travel better than a rhino or monitor lizard.

Google gave me large scale reptile businesses. Do you guys know if they are any good? Should i just wait for my local reptile show (NYMetro)?Thanks! Tim

I got mine from Steven Atkins at Wildwood Reptiles in Florida. He was awesome to deal with. Got Baku last July and he is awesome. 5 out of 5 recommend.

 

[bocacash]

Hmmmm...unfortunate choice of member name !

 

[Debita]

Maybe you could name it Corona!!

 

[TheVirus]

Hmmmm...unfortunate choice of member name !

Lol! I was going to have my user name Connection Reptiles, but it seems i signed up to this forum like 10 years ago. Clearly I’ve had tegus on my mind for quite awhile.

 

[rantology]

Did you end up getting your baby? Post pics!

 

[TheVirus]

I did!! He walks like he is brolic so we named him Brody.

 

[rantology]

So precious! congrats! Some interesting half-banding patterns there

 

[TheVirus]

He is everything I read he would be. Fast growing, bottomless pit, and skittish!!

He is very food motivated. It’s amazing how much he has calmed and become accustomed to feeding. He will hide until he sees the feeding tongs. Then he comes to me instantly lol.

 

[Walter1]

Remember, he's a funny-looking dog with or without lovingness.

 

[Dylan koch]

Is it's just a black and white? And where do you live btw? The enclosure wont keep humidity

 

[Walter1]

Is it's just a black and white? And where do you live btw? The enclosure wont keep humidity

Me? S-C PA. Three WC Argies from south Florida/ tegusonly.