At The Beach

Swtbrat · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: At The Beach

Shhhhhhhh don't tell Rascal he really isn't at the real beach.

I have no idea why the pic appears blurred but if you click to enlarge,it seems ok.Anyone know why?

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Brat!
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BeachBabe · Honored Member Joined: Jul 09, 2007 Posts: 201

Awwwwwwwww so cute ! have u ever taken him to the real beach ??

Swtbrat · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

Nope he hasn't even been outside yet.
The closest he gets is sitting in a sunny window.

I read that taking them outside can make them more aggresive and hyper and I don't want that.

I would take him out if I knew he would be ok,but still nervous about that.

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BeachBabe · Honored Member Joined: Jul 09, 2007 Posts: 201

well bobby posted a free roaming tegu post not to long ago and well check it out seth doesnt seem aggresive or hyper . bobby said theres nothing with free roaming tegus

m432 · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject:

When I returned my tegu to the enclosure after being outside for the first time, she was a little uncharacteristic for the next several days. She rearranged everything - moving rocks, tipping over her water bowl and moving her pool around, and trying to tear down the lighting fixtures.

As she makes more trips outside, she exhibits less and less of this behavior. It is not unlike the idea of the pygmy: native to the forest and when taken out of the forest for the first time, sees the open sky and is terrified. He is used to having that protective canopy of foliage overhead (like the walls of the enclosure) and to see all of the world around him open creates a sense of vulnerability. I suspect that the instinctual behavior changes of the tegu are similar.

I think this is a matter of conditioning and what they are used to.

fastbaz · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:41 am Post subject:

i have taken my little tegu outside the last few days and he has enjoyed sitting on my lap basking in the real sun for maybe 1/2 hour smeeling new smells, hearing the birds and other noises.. before he starts to fidget.. put him back in his viv and he just acts normal
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chelvis · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:50 am Post subject:

i've notice that if a baby tegu is taken outside they tend not to act up. Most people wait till their tegus get larger before they take them outside and like 432 said they get use to the protectiveness of their cage. My guy doesn't even flinch when moving from indoor to out and then back in. As soon as he was comfortable with me at around 12" i would take him outside with me to check the mail and let him sun bath in the grass. So its just conditioning.

mike · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject:

I think tegus DO act differently if outside for too long, but it depends on the individual, or the time spent outside. Once, I had some tegus out all day, and after 5 hours one started getting extremely aggressive, I had to use welding gloves to move her. Shortly after that she reverted back to her old docile self.
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TallBaldNTatt2ed · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject:

It definitely is better to get em outside as early as possible. I thought letting Booger sit in the window for a couple months would make it easier to take him outside. The only thing between him and outside was the screen, so he got to smell, hear, and watch everything, and seemed pretty cool with it. However, the first time I took him outside he tried to bite me and my wife...instead of running away, he ran after us.(thankfully i had him on a leash) We decided that afternoon that the risk outweighed the reward, so he's a permanent "house tegu" now.