Tegu is being aggressive

[verohaydee312]

Hey guys I need a little help. My tegu is being aggressive and I need advice on how to tame him. Thank you.

 

[Zyn]

Watch Kevin from nerds water monitor taming videos the same principles apply. Also is he being outright aggressive or food aggressive. Do you pick him up in the same spot that you feed him. He may just not want messed with going into brumation we need more information to accurately assess the behavior situation.

 

[verohaydee312]

It’s when I’m going to feed him.

 

[Zyn]

Then it’s food aggression and semi normal get a plate or a snake him and kinda nudge him away. But like I said Kevin with NERDs video will cover all this they are great videos

 

[verohaydee312]

I just tried to pet him and he launched at me, even jumped

 

[Zyn]

He thinks you’re food pretty much tru coming at him when he’s sleeping or after a meal

 

[verohaydee312]

I will try today the fist thing and see if that works.

 

[Member1421]

Try putting something in the enclosure he might lay on a lot of the time so you can take him out without having to grab him, then perhaps feed him outside the enclosure in a bin or on the counter. I use a large piece of cork bark he likes to lay on and when he is on it I remove him with the cork bark to avoid grabbing at him.

 

[verohaydee312]

I think he was mad cause he was going into brumation and I kept bothering him. How long do they normally stay in brumation?

 

[Zyn]

2-3 months