Tegu found in the wild - Florida

[snakecharmer3638]

Tegus will be next on the list.

http://www.justnews.com/news/23499587/detail.html

[PYMOM]

Here they go again

[jfreels]

Florida should really start an "exotic for cash" program like with guns. They didn't even mention that it could have...*gasp* escaped!

[Vypyrz]

The tegu is known to go inside gopher-tortoise burrows and dig out mice and tortoise eggs. They are omnivorous and have a taste for native plants and small rodents, which are food for Florida snakes and raptors.

I'll bet they would find a nest of Burmese Python eggs tasty as well, but they won't ever say that...

[Elise.m]

Well if they do take action, lets hope it's quick and they don't ignore it like they did with the Burmese. Then it won't turn into a huge deal.

[twan]

Thats not good for the tegu. I plane on getting 1 i guess i gotta heary up and do so.

[Lucas339]

Florida should really start an "exotic for cash" program like with guns. They didn't even mention that it could have...*gasp* escaped!

we already have a amnesty day several times a year.

[jfreels]

Good to know.