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 #2238434


Tangolovetegu
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 Just bought a Golden tegu, need some help.

I just bought it back, and i started off to feed it with some chicken and water, and it is about 40cm long from head to tail. is it an adult??

Also how can i manage to handle it more easily. How can I tame it well. really need some advice .

Thanks
09/28/11  08:05am

 #2238442


Canadiangirl
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   Message To: Tangolovetegu   In reference to Message Id: 2238434


 Just bought a Golden tegu, need some help.

Do you mean inches?? Columbians get to be around 3-3.5 feet in total length. If your gold is not tame by now you will have your work cut out for you but it can be done. You need to give her some time to get used to her new home. During this time try to "tidy" her homestead by changing her water, spot cleaning etc do what she will let you do but dont push her now. Columbians tend to be more skittish then argentine’s so that is what makes it a bit harder. You may want to wear welding gloves for now to avoid you pulling back if she does go for you. Set up a routine, and be consistant. Avoid live food, and avoid the gold seeing you put food in the enclosure. Some don’t feed in the enclosure and instead take the tegu out to feed. I feed in the enclosure but on slate tile to avoid substrate ingestion. When you do think she has settled in start getting her out each day and offer a "safe" place. I used to take by tegu into the bathroom and let him roam, I would sit on the grount and play around on my laptop. This way she can check you out on her terms and not your. I would do this each day, you can also use this time to offer her a nice warm bath every other day or so.

It will take time but I know alot of people with very tame columbians, even more so then their Argentine tegus!! Keep us posted on how it is going.

Vanessa
09/28/11  12:22pm

 #2238533


Tangolovetegu
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   Message To: Canadiangirl   In reference to Message Id: 2238442


 Just bought a Golden tegu, need some help.

well, thank you for your advice, i will try it out. thus is chicken breast ok??
also its 40cm long ,so i guess its pretty small , i guess it’s theｓａｍｅ　ｓｉｚｅ　ａｓ　ｍｙ　ｆｏｒｅａｒｍ　ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ　ｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｔａｉｌ．



09/29/11  12:05am

 #2238540


DitzeeDotz
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   Message To: Tangolovetegu   In reference to Message Id: 2238533


 Just bought a Golden tegu, need some help.

I have a Golden B&G also :)

Chicken gizzards, ground turkey, mice/pinky rats, meal worms, dubia, ect. Make sure you have a calcium supp. as well

Advice: Don’t mess with her until she’s ready. Don’t dig her out when she’s burrowed. When you do take her out, take her out where she won’t hide under something you can’t move. Lol

I’ve been trying the shirt-with-my-scent on it idea but im tired of doing laundry.

I take my tegu and stick her in my shirt now. It’s gonna take a while. Mine has good days and bad days where she either wants to come out or dispises the sight of me.



09/29/11  01:23am

 #2238547


Tangolovetegu
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   Message To: DitzeeDotz   In reference to Message Id: 2238540


 Just bought a Golden tegu, need some help.

Thanks a lot both Vanessa and Dotz , btw, do they drink much. Mine doesn’t seem to drink much. Do i have to change the water everyday.

Besides, it ate a lot . however it open its mouth and touge pretty often even tough i just feed her few minutes ago.

Are these normal behaviours?
How long should i wait before the 1st time of handling ??


Tango
09/29/11  04:07am

 #2238626


DitzeeDotz
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   Message To: Tangolovetegu   In reference to Message Id: 2238547


 Just bought a Golden tegu, need some help.

Tazia didn’t start drinking til the 3rd day I had her, then she drank alot.

Yeah change the water every day, put a big enough water container in her cage that she can wade in it.
If your tegu is opening her mouth when you go by her, that means she wants you to leave her alone.
If she’s just opening it and sticking her tongue out she could be dehydrated, make sure you mist her to keep the humidity. 65-80 is what I keep mine at.

Or hungry! I feed mine twice aday. They eat a tonnn!

I take mine out twice aday to eat but holding wise, I didn’t take her out to explore for about 4 days.



09/29/11  04:31pm

 #2238709


Tangolovetegu
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   Message To: DitzeeDotz   In reference to Message Id: 2238626


 Just bought a Golden tegu, need some help.

Thanks, so should i splash some water on her body , is this size of bowl ok for her water supply??


DO i need to offer extra cacilum or chicken breast is ok??
09/30/11  08:38am

 #2238735


Canadiangirl
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   Message To: Tangolovetegu   In reference to Message Id: 2238709


 Just bought a Golden tegu, need some help.

I would offer a type of water dish that is a bit more shallow but larger for the tegu to get her whole body in to soak. If you are feeding meats that do not contain bone then yes you do need to add calcium. Whole prey items are a great source of calcium and other nutrients...rodents, chicks, chopped chicken necks are all good sources of both protein and calcium. Make sure you offer variety in your tegus diet, you don’t want her to become dependent on one food source.



09/30/11  01:38pm


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