Guard mode and the female tegu

[VARNYARD]

Tegu females can often get very nasty after being bred, due to guarding the nest and eggs. Some will even do this after the nest and eggs are removed. Here is a video clip that shows this, note the body posture. I also had to remove the male after this clip was shot, the female tried to attack him as well.
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[Mike]

You remove the mother before retrieving eggs, correct? How do you go about doing that without getting bitten?

 

[VARNYARD]

I eather catch her and remove her from the cage, or use a divider to keep her on the other end of the enclosure.

 

[PuffDragon]

Do males ever exhibit aggression during breeding season? how about guarding the eggs? Do they help with that as well?

 

[Guest]

How about a warm cup of "get the hell out of my goddamn house!"
lol, damn bobby, you are a herper, more guts than brains. she was pissed with a capital P.

 

[VARNYARD]

Most of the time, the males are not welcome around the nest either, I have never seen the males helping with the nest building.

You are also very right, she was not a happy camper, lol.