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Hi Ben, you know Bear.
overall temperament I will say is very good. can be moody some times. large, large food response. when he is hungry he will go for anything that moves so I suggest using tongs. extremely powerful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when he was a baby he used to try and intimidate me. he would open his mouth and try to bite, whip his tail (that's a hard hit ...ouch !) and then he would make these really loud hollow sounding hisses.
and again I went in and picked him up and then he just stopped soon after I got him and I could hold him and he would lay on the sofa. he only response well to me though. he gets easily stressed if he does not see me (like when I went on vacation for 10 days) he did not eat or anything for the sitter I had for all of them.
now he's older I guess about 3yrs and he has become very independent. he does not like to be held anymore. they really like to hide alot. I guess to sum it up I would say moody and not social.
you know Ben if you can dedicate alot of your time to the savy he will make a good pet. Bear started to change after everybody else was moving in and I did not devote as much time to him.
Joined: Apr 30, 2008 Posts: 393 Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject:
Ben, You have been in this forum probably longer than I have. If you are really deciding between a sav and a tegu.... I will let you know that savs can reach 6 feet in lenght and are known for turning on there owners just like the Iguanas. there is a reason why they are so cheap to purchase. Here is a good rule of thumb If you have time to tame a sav for two hours a day then you will have a great pet but that is two hours for about a year strait. Now tegus? As muchas I see you in this forum, I think you know which pet would be the best.
Joined: Nov 04, 2007 Posts: 940 Location: Canada, Québec, Pointe-Calumet.
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:50 pm Post subject:
lol 6 feet? Never heard of it.
I visit many forum, and I never read comment about Sav turning up against their owner. Just like Tegus, they are suppose to be skittish and jumpy when baby and calmer after a year or when they reach maturity.
As for the time, I have plenty of time to spend which both of them. I only have one herp (a Beardie) and he/she is very sweet, so all my time would be spend with the new one.
However, do you have any experience with Savy monitor?
Also, maybe that I have been on this forum for a long time, but I am still thinking about choosing the best one.
thank you! _________________ Ben
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imo, the savy and tegu make good pets. you must give your time with both of them. I have heard of plain old mean tegus and savs as well as good tegus and savs.
the only big difference I see is the tegu is definitely more social. savs like to hide.
I'm going to take a chance here and walk on some egg shells when I say it would appear the tegu is more intelligent.
Joined: Apr 30, 2008 Posts: 393 Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject:
I have been around herps for 15 yrs trust what I say If you think it can be as nice as that beardie... :lol: If you have a sav it is way more advanced in taming. Tegus in my experience is the easiest to tame in the big lizard category.
yea, from my experience sav's are naturally mean and you have to get them nice whereas tegus are naturally nice and you have to try to get them mean. _________________ 1.1.0 Arg B/W Tegu Joker n Groxy
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