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I'm trying to compile any and all information I can find on Blue Tegu's.
Feel free to add your own experiences.
I think alot of the info out there is related to them being imported from Columbia and assumed to be a version of the Columbian Tegu. This is obviously incorrect because the scalation virtually matches the Arg B&W.
I've heard from a reliable source (trying to confirm from a few other sources) that all of the Blue Tegu's in existence are related to the 6 Blue Tegus that were imported 6 to 7 years ago and bought by Ron St. Pierre. He has selectively bred them, but it is inevitable that a certain amount of inbreeding has occurred due to the limited gene pool. This has been said to have resulted in some birth defects and vision problems. Unfortunately the limited gene pool makes it very difficult to breed for desirable characteristics, like disposition.
Ron St. Pierre has told me they breed in the early summer, not the spring like reds and Arg. B&W. That would explain why the only Blue's available this year were advertised last month. I've heard they are hard to breed. That would explain why I've only seen 2 places offering them for sale, presuming they all came from the same clutch.
Please add your own knowledge (please confirm with a reputable breeder, not restate a care sheet from "ReptiDrone" or other "hear and repeat" web sites) and personal experiences.
List: their sex, where you got them, when they were hatched, what you fed them as babies, foods they eat as adults, food they won't eat, hibernation (yes/no/partial??), behavior, disposition, length, weight, color (pictures?), etc (add your own categories).
The more reliable information we can share, the more we will all understand about them.
Feel free to add your own experiences.
I think alot of the info out there is related to them being imported from Columbia and assumed to be a version of the Columbian Tegu. This is obviously incorrect because the scalation virtually matches the Arg B&W.
I've heard from a reliable source (trying to confirm from a few other sources) that all of the Blue Tegu's in existence are related to the 6 Blue Tegus that were imported 6 to 7 years ago and bought by Ron St. Pierre. He has selectively bred them, but it is inevitable that a certain amount of inbreeding has occurred due to the limited gene pool. This has been said to have resulted in some birth defects and vision problems. Unfortunately the limited gene pool makes it very difficult to breed for desirable characteristics, like disposition.
Ron St. Pierre has told me they breed in the early summer, not the spring like reds and Arg. B&W. That would explain why the only Blue's available this year were advertised last month. I've heard they are hard to breed. That would explain why I've only seen 2 places offering them for sale, presuming they all came from the same clutch.
Please add your own knowledge (please confirm with a reputable breeder, not restate a care sheet from "ReptiDrone" or other "hear and repeat" web sites) and personal experiences.
List: their sex, where you got them, when they were hatched, what you fed them as babies, foods they eat as adults, food they won't eat, hibernation (yes/no/partial??), behavior, disposition, length, weight, color (pictures?), etc (add your own categories).
The more reliable information we can share, the more we will all understand about them.