Ha! When I got my first tegu, it was a hatchling black and white who promptly went into hibernation the first week I had her. Frustrating! But they are cheaper to feed when you only have to feed them half the year!

Thanks, and I'll get more pics, trust me.

The rope harness doesn't hurt her at all. It's a leash made for toy dog breeds, very soft. In addition, tegus have very tough skin. At any rate, she's not exactly staked out on a rope.. I held the leash so that if she should happen to try to dart off, she can't. Sometime soon I'll have to make her another harness, she has to get a new one every year from outgrowing them.