Very first Tegu! So happy!

I'm so stoked to announce that we have brought home our very first tegu! It's a little Argentine Black and White male we've decided to call Romeo. He's absolutely beautiful and I couldn't be happier with him. I even cried a few times since I still can't believe we have him. Getting a tegu is something I've wanted to do for a loooooooooooooong time. Now that we have the resources to care for one we didn't waste any time picking up this little guy.

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He's on a mix of aspen and eco earth but I plan on switching him to a mix of pure cypress and eco earth in August. Sketch plans for an 8x5x4 enclosure are being worked on whenever I have time. I think he's going to grow into an amazing adult :)

EDIT: whoops, those were my wm'd photos for another forum. Sorry folks!

I think my heart just exploded. So adorable. Thanks for sharing :)

It's totally beautiful! Congrats on your new pet!!

Congrats. Spend lots of time with him while he is young so he gets nice and tame. I rescued my Tegu from someone who never handled the poor guy and it has been a struggle dealing with a three foot semi - aggressive lizard with razor sharp teeth, but he is slowly starting to come around.

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I think my heart just exploded. So adorable. Thanks for sharing :)

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Originally Posted by Klagid

It's totally beautiful! Congrats on your new pet!!

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Awww, thank you both!

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Originally Posted by pmarks

Congrats. Spend lots of time with him while he is young so he gets nice and tame. I rescued my Tegu from someone who never handled the poor guy and it has been a struggle dealing with a three foot semi - aggressive lizard with razor sharp teeth, but he is slowly starting to come around.

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Thanks! And yeah, that is definitely something I'll be working very diligently on. In fact, we had a handling session today and it went very good! He only tail whipped me once, spent some time climbing my hands, and then sat in my lap for a few seconds. I find him easier to handle after he's had breakfast and is full of food.

Here's a few pics I snapped of him after he finished eating:
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Congrats nice looking guy you have there. I got my lil girl a few months back...they are such awesome animals...she was a terror at first but she is starting to calm down...i cant want till she gets some size on her! A helpful hint make sure you are diligent on keeping your humidity up...my lil girl is having a rough time shedding even at a constant 65%

That's not a heat rock is it?

I can't wait to have a tegu. I just adore them. Great pictures!


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Congrats nice looking guy you have there. I got my lil girl a few months back...they are such awesome animals...she was a terror at first but she is starting to calm down...i cant want till she gets some size on her! A helpful hint make sure you are diligent on keeping your humidity up...my lil girl is having a rough time shedding even at a constant 65%

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He is quite the looker! At first I thought I'd have a problem with the humidity but it's been staying around 70 to 75 with daily mistings.

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That's not a heat rock is it?

I can't wait to have a tegu. I just adore them. Great pictures!


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Oh nonono, just a small piece of slate I found at a garden center. It holds heat very well!
And thank you! :D

This little guy just finished shedding this morning and looks great! I had to help get off some pieces at the tip of his tail but he was a very good sport about it.

After that he got breakfast and I snapped some nice tongue shots!
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And here's some pics of him with a full tummy
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Yesterday I replaced most of his aspen with eco earth and I think he's enjoying it. There's lots of little holes all over his cage :)

Tegu's are awesome man congrats! If you havn't seen it check out the video of a tegu sleeping on a big albino burm. Its under Brian Gundy's youtube channel.

Nice pickup, enjoy him!

Baby Romeo weighs 55 grams today! He weighed 44 grams last Wednesday.
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He's learned pretty quick that crawling onto my hand means going to a place where there's food so now every morning he's eager to climb right up my arm :D

Here he is in my hand after he got to explore the master bathroom. This was the first time he was let down to walk around.
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And here's two of my favorite pics I snapped a few days ago
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My baby boy is doing really well and I couldn't be happier!