tails

jugde_matt · Member Joined: Jan 29, 2006 Posts: 21

about how long on average does it take for a tegus tail to regenerate? or how fast does a tail regenerate?

bobert · Member Joined: Dec 10, 2005 Posts: 21

My coulumbains took about a week to start to regenerate, shes still in the middle of the regeneration right now. Hope this helps.

Teiidae · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:50 am Post subject:

I think it would depend on how much of the tail was lost in the 1st place, and most likely it will not grow back to full length - One of my Ameivas lost about 4.5 inches of her tail, and it took 2 months to grow back 3.5 inches...
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jugde_matt · Member Joined: Jan 29, 2006 Posts: 21

ok cool... well not cool but yea mine only lost like 2 or 3 inches
thanks for the help

Teiidae · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject:

The cleaner the break of the tail, the better chances of regeneration and it will grow back to look a little different as well - If kept clean and taken care of, this more than likely will hurt your feelings more than the Tegu even expresses any discomfort...
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cereal · Member Joined: Feb 17, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: maine

i was told by a tegu breeder that the tail will not grow back to full length. also it will grow in a darker color. if you have like mine an argentine black and white .. the black stripes will be much thicker on the tail when it grows back

cereal · Member Joined: Feb 17, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: maine

sorry that totaly avoided your questin...... im not sure but from what i have heard they don't grow back full length. give it time bud youl have her\him for a while =)

RainbowParty · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject:

ya, tails will grow back a solid colour (usually black) and lose all the pattern.. they don't get as long as normal, but they still form a smooth point at the end. Also, bones don't regenerate... the tail grows back with cartiledge instead.
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austonhorst · Member Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 44

My male had a regenerated tail, and it looked pretty cool IMO. Although a perfect tegu is always a bonus, the regenerated tail is interesting.
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