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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:50 pm Post subject: First Tegu black and gold
juss wanted to get as much info on him as i can
i got him already pretty large i haven't measured him
hes still young tho a year if that
anyone who could gimme a hand with info care sheets photos of other golds would be great.thx
Joined: Mar 25, 2005 Posts: 1354 Location: Denver, CO
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject:
Welcome to theTegu - Here is a link to the Colombian Black care sheet - Same would apply for your gold - There are plenty of pics in the photo albums to browse
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject: I would like to chat with anyother black and gold owners
I would like to chat with anyother black and gold owners
i want to provide my blk&gold with the best care i possibly can
i read alot of them being very mean and aggressive
Joined: Mar 25, 2005 Posts: 1354 Location: Denver, CO
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject:
I've kept both a Colombian Black, and a Gold as well - I think they were more defensive than aggressive in a sense that, although I was bitten by my Black, He felt cornered under the tv stand and bit in defense.
What I'm getting at is, the Colombians "for the most part" IME never attacked my hand, however would see my hand as a threat that they did not trust - Get a little too close to their comfort zone, and they would react.
My Gold would throw a tizzy anytime my hand was in the enclosure - huffing, whipping, snapping, running - However was quite manageable outside of the enclosure - You could scoop him up, set him on your leg, pet him and he was cool - Put him back in and leave your hand there for a few seconds, and the threat was there.
My Black was the opposite - Stick your hand in there and he was chill "although we would keep a watchful eye on one another".
Once he was out of the enclosure, and time to get him back in - You could not get near him without him freaking out, so getting him back in was a task...
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Joined: Mar 25, 2005 Posts: 1354 Location: Denver, CO
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject:
I've used cypress, repti-bark, and eco-earth on them with no problems, I prefer cypress out of the three.
When they got bored with chasing bugs, my Gold would eat turkey with fruit, insects, snails, mixed in with the turkey as well as rodents - My Gold was never introduced to eggs... _________________ 1.0.0 Ball Python "Albino"
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- Get a little too close to their comfort zone, and they would react.
