How Would You Define "Dog-Tame"?

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There's been a lot of talk about Tegu's becoming "dog-tame". I've seen Juancho's video of him eating cherries on youtube, and this specimen definitely appears to be very tame to say the least - although I thought it was discouraged to hand-feed these guys? Anyway, is it true that Tegu's will go out of their way to get the attention of their owners? Are they really this friendly?

I had an iguana as a kid that would allow me to pick it up and pet it but that was the extent of our "socialization". Are B&W's really more affectionate in general than other reptiles? Would love to know what "dog-tame" means. To me, it means your lizard would come to you when called by name and want attention. Am I right about this?

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[VenomVipe]

Thats pretty close to how tame they get. Have you seen Bobby's tame tegu videos?

 

[carcharios]

I haven't seen that one yet. Can you direct me to the link? Would love to see it.


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[VenomVipe]

Sorry to stupid to do that but here you go <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/varnyard" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">www.youtube.com/varnyard</a><!-- w --> or you can go to varnyard-herps.com and click at the top our videos or something like that. Now tell me they dont get tame! LOL

 

[VenomVipe]

Oh it autimaticly makes a link! Now I know.

 

[Zelandeth]

Here's a couple...

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I think the level of "tameness" varies a lot form tegu to tegu and depending how they've been brought up - but personal experience has shown that they do indeed get to know people, and will respond to their name, and will actively seek out attention. There are a lot of people who say lizards don't get tame, a lot of people haven't spent any real time in the company of a very tame tegu!

 

[i0r]

If you wanna see just how tame an ADULT WILD CAUGHT became after only 2 months in capture, watch this one.
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She's much tamer now. Will do a new vid when she wakes up.