Argie B&W Tegu

[ladywhipple02]

I've been collecting data on these. I don't have any room---let alone money---for one right at the moment, but I've been interested in getting one for awhile.

I was just wondering if anyone has experience with these guys, if you know anyone that has one, and also if you know any breeders? I've been trying to look for people that specifically breed them, but they seem to be few and far between.

Thanks!

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

I've been collecting data on these. I don't have any room---let alone money---for one right at the moment, but I've been interested in getting one for awhile.

I was just wondering if anyone has experience with these guys, if you know anyone that has one, and also if you know any breeders? I've been trying to look for people that specifically breed them, but they seem to be few and far between.

Thanks!

Only breeder I know of is Burt and Agama International. He's the only one I know of. Hope this helps

[ladywhipple02]

Yeah, I was looking at his site and reading his info. Good stuff! If I can swing it, I'll try to purchase from him... he's got the best name in Tegus, I believe---or, at least, one of the best names.

[Shelby]

Tegus are wonderful lizards. If worked with, they can become quite tame, and they are extremely intelligent critters. They seem to enjoy human interaction once they are accustomed to it, and I have read of people with tegus that like to be petted and scratched.

There are three species considered to be of pet quality.. of course the argentine B&W, the blue tegu (which comes in an albino morph as well) and the red tegu.

The B&W is larger than the blue tegu, and requires both meat and fruit in it's diet.
The red tegu is the largest and requires the most fruit in it's diet.. especially as it gets older. They can grow to 4' and 20lbs, males being much larger.
The blue tegu is the smallest of the three and requires no fruit in it's diet - only meat and feeder insects.

It is generally held that tegus benefit from UVA/UVB lighting and without it can have health problems. They also love to dig and require a deep cage as well as one with a lot of ground area.

I hope this info helps a bit.

These guys breed blue and B&W tegus. http://www.bluetegu.com/

[Colin Vestrand]

i have one... have had him for all of two weeks, ha. i had done a ton of research, then i kind of talked myself out of getting one. then i went to a reptile show and a guy had a ton of the reds and a couple b&w's. so i got one and i love him... he's so tame it's ridiculous to think how he's going to be (possibly) a 4.25' 25 lbs monster someday.
as far as room goes, a lot of their size depends on hibernation. if you hibernate them tehy grow fairly slowly, but if you don't, you could have one go from 10" to 3' in a year!

thetegu.com is a great resource - not trying to say bp.net isn't sweet, but there's so much good info over there.

[SiscoReptiles]

I think this explains all you need to know about tegus. (its a rather large video if you have a slow connection)

http://www.thetegu.com/public/tegu-attention.mpg

(Edit: If you right click on the link and "Save Target As..." you can see the download progress.)

Rick