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Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 63 Location: nottingham
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject: my new tegu
havnt decided on a name 4 him yet kids are arguing on what to call him lol dino came up in names lol at first i got a bit panicky due to him having the runs but he seams to have settled in quiet well he lets us take him out the tank and hold him just trimmed his claws think i was shaking more than him scared of hurting him just making him scrambled egg test him out on what he likes he's already had a pinky and a couple of peice's of orange well im going to go take sum pics and see if i can upload them built the tank did a few more bits to it today will put up pics of it too
Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 972269 Location: Central Maine
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject:
I can't wait to see the pictures. Just go into the Tegu Gallery and make your own album. Directions can be found in the "Helpful Info" section. If you run into problems just let me know and I will help.
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 613 Location: The Netherlands
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:19 pm Post subject:
little cute tegu..
Hes adorable!
And that realy looks like a fun play cage
Could you please make some more pictures of it? _________________ 1.0.0 T.rufescens
0.1.0 T.merianae
1.0.0 Testudo horsfieldii
1.0.0 Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
0.0.1 Ceratophrys ornata
0.0.1 Geocholone elegans
0.0.1 Python regius
2.0.0 Mustela Putorius Furo
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Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 63 Location: nottingham
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject:
well what a experiance ive just had lmfao, let do doo's, out kids named him after a sweet lol, went in kitchen to get some munch heard him scrambling across floor thought to myself whats he up too? he gone behind the back of widescreen t.v effort on my own moved t.v 2 one side he runs other way moved it back he runs other blimey he fast gotta laugh the way it happened he gazed up as if to say na not having any of it
Heh, if theres a space (or even if there isnt!) a tegu will find a way I let mine roam the corridor which is long and quite bare, and he still manages to get himself wedged under the few items of furniture that are there. We have a wicker stand with drawers in it that he used to be able to crawl under when he was smaller - hes way too big now, but that still wont stop him. Ah well. So long as theres nothing that can fall onto him or whatever then its usually ok.
Actually, I remember reading someones account (cant remember who, so if irts one of you guys, sorry!) about their tegu climbing up a bathrobe that had been hung up on a wardrobe or something; the guy was searching everywhere for it, and he finally found it at the very top of the hanging robe trying to figure out where to go next. Wonderful story, and it really teaches you how inquisitive these animals can be
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 998 Location: South Florida
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:
Could be. Argentines in captivity seem to lack the black snout although this is not uncommon in the wild. Agama has some Argentines with the black nose. This is just another reason why Myself along with many others believe the blues are just the tropical Argentines. _________________ John Light
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Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 63 Location: nottingham
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:04 pm Post subject:
black snout ? y's this? yep ita a argentine b/w well ya learn something new everyday it aint totally black its kinda tinted if u see on the photo album so y's this then? just curious now uve mentioned it
wanna know everything love my tegu
Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 972269 Location: Central Maine
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:09 am Post subject:
Generally a blue tegu and argentine black and white tegu look alike. The main difference is in adulthood. The Argentine is generally larger and the blue tegu is smaller. When really young the blue tegu has a lot of brown/tan to it, that turns white and the Argentine black and white has green instead, which turns brown/tan, then white. Adult blues, specifically the males, visibly appear to have a blue tint (hence the name) but the blue tint sometimes never really seems to happen.
If you have an adult tegu that is black and white and has two loreal scales (see Argentine vs Colombian in 'Helpful Info'), its either a blue tegu or an argentine black and white tegu. The only way to tell the difference is in mature adulthood size. The blue will get upto, but not generally over, 3.5 feet. The Argentine black and white can reach upto 4.25 to 4.5 feet.
Now, the 'burnt' looking nose. This is a cause of a lot of confusion, so I will try to clear that up.
Our captive bred stock comes from other captive bred stock, that comes from other captive bred stock that was imported years ago. So, the original Argentine black and white tegu stock probably had very few black and white tegus with the burnt nose feature. Most of the original blue tegu stock probably had the 'burnt' looking nose. Thus most of the 'burnt' looking tegus are blues. This has caused many people to use this as a trait to determine if you have a black and white tegu or a blue tegu. This is not a 100% reliable method. I will admit that if your tegu has the 'burnt' look, it is indeed highly likely to be from blue tegu stock, but this is not a guarenteed way to determine which you have.
Now, to recap, the only 100% ways to tell a blue tegu from an argentine blue tegu is from the color from hatchling to young juvenile. If it is green, it is an Argentine black and white. If it's brown/tan and was never green, then it's a blue tegu. The other way is by the fully mature adults size. Under 3.5 feet in adult maturity is likely a blue tegu (but perhaps a stunted Argentine black and white) but if it's over 3.5 feet, its an Argentine black and white tegu.
Hopefully that clears up some confusion without causing more..
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kids are arguing on what to call him lol 
he gone behind the back of widescreen t.v 
moved it back 
I let mine roam the corridor which is long and quite bare, and he still manages to get himself wedged under the few items of furniture that are there. We have a wicker stand with drawers in it that he used to be able to crawl under when he was smaller - hes way too big now, but that still wont stop him. 