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It is possible to get dogs and tegus to get along. I have a pair of miniature dachshunds and they LOVE it whenever Kodo is out. He is surprisingly tolerant of them, even letting Vienna lick him in the face. He tends to just walk away from situations he doesn't like and most of the time he just ignores the dogs. The only issues are when he's in his tank and a dog gets too close (then the huffing starts) and if the dogs try to goad him into playing (he doesn't understand that) and I can't let the dogs in my room when he's feeding. Any interspecies interaction needs to be HIGHLY SUPERVISED so the animals don't hurt each other. I would wait until your tegu has some size before having a direct, face-to-face meeting with the dog, larger lizards typically have less fear of bigger animals.

[QUOTE="dragonmetalhead, post: 107998, member: 2562"] It is possible to get dogs and tegus to get along. I have a pair of miniature dachshunds and they LOVE it whenever Kodo is out. He is surprisingly tolerant of them, even letting Vienna lick him in the face. He tends to just walk away from situations he doesn't like and most of the time he just ignores the dogs. The only issues are when he's in his tank and a dog gets too close (then the huffing starts) and if the dogs try to goad him into playing (he doesn't understand that) and I can't let the dogs in my room when he's feeding. Any interspecies interaction needs to be HIGHLY SUPERVISED so the animals don't hurt each other. I would wait until your tegu has some size before having a direct, face-to-face meeting with the dog, larger lizards typically have less fear of bigger animals. [/QUOTE]

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