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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: New tagu
Hello all!
I just joined today hopping to get help if needed on my new baby tagu i just got. He is 12 inches overall and not snappy.(hope he stays that way)
If any of you could tell me what not to do or good things to do to make him feal at home here please inform me as i have not had a tagu before. I do have a cross bread agama that is handleable and not to jumpy.
Joined: Mar 25, 2005 Posts: 1354 Location: Denver, CO
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject:
Welcome to theTegu - What kind of Tegu is he/she - There are some care sheets in "Helpful Info", that may answer many of your questions... _________________ 1.0.0 Ball Python "Albino"
1.1.0 Ball Python 100% "Het Albino"
1.2.0 Ball Python "Pastel"
1.0.0 Ball Python "Cinnamon Pastel"
1.0.0 Ball Python "Spider"
0.2.0 Ball Python "Normal"
Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 521 Location: Chicago, IL
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject:
Welcome! Um that care sheet Teiidae gave you is a great source of information, I don't know if it says it on there but, make sure if your tegu is in hiding, you do not take him/her out of it. If you do, this will just show your tegu that he/she has no where that they can ever go to get away from everything. good luck, and ask as many questions as you need, just try to be more specific so we can help you better. _________________ -Art-
Welcome. My guess would be a colombian? Compare with the pictures on the care sheet. Do you have any pics? _________________ 1.0 Argentine B/W Tegu (Dante)
0.1 Red Tegu
it's Tegu (TAY- goo), not tugu or tagu. just an fyi. my columbian hides a lot in his tunnels, etc. he does not use the rock and wood hides i provide. he prefers to tunnel. the way i find him is to gently poke at the substrate until i hear, " hufff - hufff". a lot of columbians will hide until the coast is clear, then come out to bask and eat if you're not around.
Joined: Feb 20, 2006 Posts: 43 Location: Las Vegas, NV.
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject:
Dustan,
With Columbians, you never know . It may not be settled in to its new surroundings yet or use to having you around. If thats the case it's going to hide until it does on the other hand, that may never change maybe thats what it likes. Only time will tell. My columbian Spaz doesn't care, she's all over the place sleeping, basking...what ever. Depends on her mood and what she likes I guess. She's not called Spaz for nothing .
The huff huff sounds like him but he doesn't seem to mind me holding him already. It feel asleep on my hand the other night so it must feel some what comfortable
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. It may not be settled in to its new surroundings yet or use to having you around. If thats the case it's going to hide until it does on the other hand, that may never change maybe thats what it likes. Only time will tell. My columbian Spaz doesn't care, she's all over the place sleeping, basking...what ever. Depends on her mood and what she likes I guess. She's not called Spaz for nothing 
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