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Joined: Apr 19, 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Lake Worth, Florida
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject: WHAT KIND IS BEST???
Hi im Sara and I was wondering what the best kind of tegu to have as a pet is? I cant get one for a year or 2 but I was wondering so i no which one to reaserch. I heard that the Argentina Tegus are good but i want 2nd opinions . Also i would like to know all the different kinds, how big they get and what there tempermant is like. Thanks for your help.
Joined: Dec 18, 2007 Posts: 874 Location: Eddington, Maine
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:
most of them are really tame. all can be tame. with proper handling and "training" arg. b.w. or blues are prolly one of the best choices.. id say.. reds have some shedding problems, colombians get a bad name from people.. i myself have one and shes a sweet heart. wouldnt hurt anyone.. args get the biggest about 4.5 foot. there are giant white heads that get over 5 foot i have been told... they all are great pets and love people.. for the most part.
glad to see that ur doing research before getting one. hope u the best. _________________ 0.1.0 Colombian Tegu
1.0.0 Arg. Tegu
0.1.4 Bearded Dragon
0.1.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Kingsnake
0.0.1 Painted Turtle
0.1.1 Spotted Pythons
1.2.0 Tokay Geckos
2.3.0 Leopard Geckos
Joined: Dec 18, 2007 Posts: 874 Location: Eddington, Maine
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject:
to me that looks like a babe colombian black and gold.. but it could be a baby arg.. when they are babies they are green and black. yeah that guy that is selling that one is in fl. r u? _________________ 0.1.0 Colombian Tegu
1.0.0 Arg. Tegu
0.1.4 Bearded Dragon
0.1.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Kingsnake
0.0.1 Painted Turtle
0.1.1 Spotted Pythons
1.2.0 Tokay Geckos
2.3.0 Leopard Geckos
Joined: Apr 19, 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Lake Worth, Florida
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:
umm...lol...well i already have 2 bearded dragond, 1 leopard gecko, 2 fish, and 2 dogs...lol...that and the money issue...but I said id pay but still no go...shes stuborn...im still tryin though...
Joined: Dec 22, 2007 Posts: 126 Location: Southern Missouri
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:
Black and Golds can be very tame, they just need alot more love and time. Argentines are just alot more out-going. My next addition will be a red. My Arg. black and white is more like a cat than a lizard. Very smart. Meanah is a good referance for the possibilities of a black and gold as a pet. _________________ 1.0 African Rock Python
0.1 Savu Python
1.2 Cornsnakes
0.0.1 Diadem Ratsnake
0.0.1 California Kingsnake
0.0.1 Argentine b/w tegu
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon
2.1 leopard Geckos
0.1 wife
1.1 Children
Joined: Dec 18, 2007 Posts: 874 Location: Eddington, Maine
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject:
they are really great animals. you can see what i have in my signature.. below. i love reptiles. they are so fun..
well i hope that u can get her to break.. haha tell her the situation with the one u want to buy _________________ 0.1.0 Colombian Tegu
1.0.0 Arg. Tegu
0.1.4 Bearded Dragon
0.1.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Kingsnake
0.0.1 Painted Turtle
0.1.1 Spotted Pythons
1.2.0 Tokay Geckos
2.3.0 Leopard Geckos
Joined: Apr 19, 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Lake Worth, Florida
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject:
trust me she knows...i told her...and all she said was that she would help find someone to buy it...she drives me nuts sometimes...she cant even give me a logical reason y she wont let me get it...she said i dnt help around the house enough...and i even said i would take care of it and she wouldnt have to touch it...like i said with my gecko and ive stuck by that...but she wont budge...
Joined: Dec 18, 2007 Posts: 874 Location: Eddington, Maine
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:
ok so i take it ur in school? tell her that the only way u will do any homework is if she lets u get it. haha. use something like that. but then she still prolly wont be to happy. idk.. Bribe her? haha _________________ 0.1.0 Colombian Tegu
1.0.0 Arg. Tegu
0.1.4 Bearded Dragon
0.1.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Kingsnake
0.0.1 Painted Turtle
0.1.1 Spotted Pythons
1.2.0 Tokay Geckos
2.3.0 Leopard Geckos
Joined: Apr 19, 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Lake Worth, Florida
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject:
yea im 16...lol...but yea right...ive used every excuse in the book over the past 16 years to get her to get me a pet...at one point we had around 36, most of them were mice cause we bred 2 of them...lol...so yea anything i try she'll prolly just say that "u said that when we got......" so yea...lol
Joined: Dec 18, 2007 Posts: 874 Location: Eddington, Maine
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject:
tell her u will get rid of something? _________________ 0.1.0 Colombian Tegu
1.0.0 Arg. Tegu
0.1.4 Bearded Dragon
0.1.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Kingsnake
0.0.1 Painted Turtle
0.1.1 Spotted Pythons
1.2.0 Tokay Geckos
2.3.0 Leopard Geckos
Joined: Dec 18, 2007 Posts: 874 Location: Eddington, Maine
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:
well tell her u would.. haha she might allow it then.. but then again she could say well get rid of it first... so idk... all id say is try ur hardest.. and then some.. but idk.. wishing u the best of luck. _________________ 0.1.0 Colombian Tegu
1.0.0 Arg. Tegu
0.1.4 Bearded Dragon
0.1.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Kingsnake
0.0.1 Painted Turtle
0.1.1 Spotted Pythons
1.2.0 Tokay Geckos
2.3.0 Leopard Geckos
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. Also i would like to know all the different kinds, how big they get and what there tempermant is like. Thanks for your help.
