Does your Tegu like to swim?

aznboi409 · Member Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 47

I have an 12in Aregentine Tegu. He still have alittle green on him. I have heard that other people's tegu likes to swim and enjoy soaking in the water. Everytime I try to give my tegu a bath, he always at the wall of the tub trying to get out. I put him in warm water. Does your Tegu likes to swim? Why does my tegus tail always viabrate? Anyone know?

Teiidae · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:30 am Post subject:

My Argentine is very content in water - My Black hates it and will frantically try to climb or jump out - My Gold and my Ameiva are kind of split on it - Sometimes they will sit their content for 15 minutes, however sometimes they want out from the second I put them in...
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Jordan · Member Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 42 Location: BC, Canada

My colubian hates being put in tub an throws a nasty fit. but then angaian hes always throwing a fit or trying to bit someone.

zarnach · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject:

Mine loves it, x he hardly fits in the tub anymore. Perhaps a childs swiming pool in in order..ha ha
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ElliotJasChief · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:46 am Post subject:

all my tegus tolerate soaking in a shallow tub. I've tried putting almost all of them in the pool to see if they want to actually swim...my conclusion is that tegus do not like swimming.

I read that flooding is one of the most common natural disasters in argentina...perhaps that leads to the tegus natural aversion to deep water!
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elchupaneebrae · Member Joined: Dec 14, 2004 Posts: 70

my tegu enjoys a good soaking in the tub, and enjoys it when one end is deep enough for a good full out swiming, maybe hes just wierd though.
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beardiedragon · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:18 pm Post subject:

Most of my guys love the water. I often find them soaking in their tubs.

Fred goes swimming in our pool in the summertime. He floats around on a pool raft and when he is ready he dives in and swimms around. He will sometimes just go to the bottom and stay there for a while. When he is done he will swim over to the steps and climb out, kay by the side of the pool and sun bathe.
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