baby red tegu

[bxsrt8mag]

hello guys need some help i just got a baby red tegu on Sunday at the white planes show. how soon should i start handling him alot i have pick him up at least 3 times a day petting him he acts alil scared when i go in to take him out. i just wanted know as a new owner how should i go at it. thanks for any help that i get

[DZ Reptiles]

I'm not all that familiar with Tegus, or lizards in general. But did you give him time to get settled into his new home?

[bxsrt8mag]

yeah his frist day i left him alon made sure water and temp was good its just going to take time im kool with that. i have ball pythons to so i thought they might be as shy as they are in the beginning .

[LOSTCOAST_BALLZ]

congrats red tegus are my favorite liz. really aweosme lizards. congrats. dont know to much about them other than thats my favorite hahaha.

[DZ Reptiles]

Let's get some pics of the lil guy

[Strange_Evil]

You should give him a week to settle in before you handle him, baby red tegus tend to be more on the shy side.Try offering him food now probably some ground turkey and a pinkie and then leave him alone and let him adjust for a few days.Then try handling just take it slow each day handle more and more if he lets you until he calms down.It will take time to calm down but with much devotion it can be done.

Here is a helpful link on basically all thing Tegu's can eat just in case you were wondering!

http://www.tegutalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=1353

[bxsrt8mag]

http:///www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...9694.637658276

hers a pic of him

[BPelizabeth]

Bobby at Varnyard and I had a 2 hours convo when I was thinking about getting a tegu. A great idea he had was put him in a box...watch TV or a movie and just keep your hand in the box. Let him come to you. Also you can give him little treats by hand that will help as well. He also has a specific diet that is awesome. I followed this when I was taking care of my friends tegu. You make a months worth and put it into baggies and freeze it. So so much easier....I even do this for my BTS now.

These are Bobby's sites...
http://www.varnyard-herps-inc.com/
http://www.tegutalk.com/portal.php

these site will help you immensly with your tegu and I can tell you.....if you have any questions give him a call. He is one of the most stand up guys I have ever ever met. He will spend as much time as needed to get you on track. I cannot say enough positive things about this guy!!!

[bxsrt8mag]

Bobby at Varnyard and I had a 2 hours convo when I was thinking about getting a tegu. A great idea he had was put him in a box...watch TV or a movie and just keep your hand in the box. Let him come to you. Also you can give him little treats by hand that will help as well. He also has a specific diet that is awesome. I followed this when I was taking care of my friends tegu. You make a months worth and put it into baggies and freeze it. So so much easier....I even do this for my BTS now.

These are Bobby's sites...
http://www.varnyard-herps-inc.com/
http://www.tegutalk.com/portal.php

these site will help you immensly with your tegu and I can tell you.....if you have any questions give him a call. He is one of the most stand up guys I have ever ever met. He will spend as much time as needed to get you on track. I cannot say enough positive things about this guy!!!

yeah im going to give him some time and i think he will settle down thanks for the advise

[bxsrt8mag]

i put a shirt in his cage so he can get use to my scent i think he might like it lol
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php...9694.637658276