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Josephine 11 !!
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Tegu Questions 
I have been researching getting a tegu. I currently have a 3 year old rtb, a 6 month old bd, and a 5 year old leo. I saw a small tegu - it is a yellowish color with black spots. It is at a pet shop which knows nothing about their reptiles and I would like to know if anyone knows what type of tegu this is and maybe the temperment of that type. It is quite sad - they also have a savannah monitor about 3 feet long in a tiny cage - I would love to rescue it - but because of their aggression and being in this small cage, I am afraid that I may not be able to tame it down being that it is not a tiny baby. Thanks for your help. I’ve been looking at the care sheets and the one suggested by people on the forum. I just don’t see any of these yellow with black spotted tegus in photos and am wondering what it is and how it is around humans.
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03/14/08 04:23pm
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Mxracer
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Message To: Josephine 11 !! In reference to Message Id: 1660802
Tegu Questions
its probably a golden tegu and there really agressive
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03/14/08 04:26pm
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#1660996
Josephine 11 !!
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Message To: Mxracer In reference to Message Id: 1660808
Tegu Questions
Even if it’s a baby and I handle it regularly? I don’t want something that will get big and not tame down. I like to tame my critters so that they are handleable - I know they are not tame but docile and tolerant - that is important to me. So not a good idea, huh? This shop does not take real good care of their animals - that’s why I try to get them out of there if I can. Do you know anything about savannahs - this one is probably about 3 feet and crammed into a tiny tank- it doesn’t seem to do much of anything when it’s being looked at - I just don’t want an animal that is always aggressive and never handleable. Thanks for your help.
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03/14/08 07:54pm
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#1661006
Josephine 11 !!
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Message To: Josephine 11 !! In reference to Message Id: 1660996
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Yup - I found a photo finally and although the golden in the photo has more stripes than spots, I think they are one and the same. The black and white is the least aggressive right?
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03/14/08 08:01pm
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Ameivaboy
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Message To: Josephine 11 !! In reference to Message Id: 1661006
Tegu Questions
Quote: Even if it’s a baby and I handle it regularly? I don’t want something that will get big and not tame down. I like to tame my critters so that they are handleable - I know they are not tame but docile and tolerant - that is important to me.
If that is important to you then any teguixin (gold/colombian tegus) are not a good choice for you at all.
Argentine or red tegus would be a better bet (or even a blue) though every animal will have it’s own unique personality.
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03/14/08 10:28pm
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#1661254
Josephine 11 !!
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Message To: Ameivaboy In reference to Message Id: 1661144
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I saw it tonite - and it is definately a golden and definately aggressive little thing! I’m not going to take it - but the shop has it advertised as a black and white.
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03/15/08 12:02am
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Josephine 11 !!
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Message To: Josephine 11 !! In reference to Message Id: 1661254
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Also I appreciate the help - I am not one of those people that will get an animal and then down the road decide it’s too much to handle and try to get rid of it - I take owning my reptiles very seriously and when I get one it is a lifelong commitment
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03/15/08 02:24am
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