My new Columbian

[StewS]

Hi all! I'm a new Columbian Tegu owner. Just got it last week. Thought I'd share some pics of my baby.

So far it has not shown any signs of aggression. Was wondering when/ roughly what size will they lose the gold/yellow coloration ?

 

[skippy]

i think the golds keep their color stew...

good to see you on here BTW :mrgreen:

 

[PinkPunisher]

Welcome!

To my understanding Goldens don't lose their colouration. I always wanted to get one but I'm afraid to put any more weight on the floor of my room.

I currently have a 40 gallon and 20 gallon fish tanks weighing about 650 pounds in total. I also have a 8'x4'x4' cage for my tegu that probably weighs at least 250-300 pounds including the substrate. So as you can see I'm slightly paranoid to add anymore weight to the 900-950 pounds sitting in my room... did I mention my room is on the second floor! :shock: :bolt

 

[TEGU_JAKE]

i had the same coloration and mine stayed that color just got a little darker

 

[StewS]

Kewl! I like the gold- glad to know they keep it! :mrgreen: Thanks for the quick replies guys!

 

[Jer723]

do you have any updates by chance. he is pretty. whered u get him i was thinking myself about getting a gold in the future.

 

[throneofjade]

Welcome

 

[Lovestegus]

Beautiful color I've never seen a tegu that gold

 

[JohnMatthew]

Very nice columbian, grats!

 

[StewS]

do you have any updates by chance. he is pretty. whered u get him i was thinking myself about getting a gold in the future.

I got this guy at the San Francisco Bay Area Tarantula Society Meet at Concord. They had a few reptile vendors there at the meet selling snakes and other stuff.
This is a recent pic taken a few days ago.

ETA: Taken today

 

[Jer723]

ok well ium nowhere near san fran. lol does anybody know where you could get a nealthy c.c.b gold tegu?

 

[Richard21]

I don't think anyone has bred Columbians succesfully. So it must be a W.C or Farm raised/import.

 

[BOOZER]

baby col. have such a animated look in their face! very cool.( gotta get me another)

 

[GOT_TEGUS]

StewS welcome to tegu talk.. good lookin teguixin

 

[whoru]

thats what my baby looked like when she was little wow how they grow so fast

 

[repcoop18]

hey guys i also just got a new tegu, yesterday i got a columbian tegu it was in the pet store with no uv and it was only fifty.it is pretty cool but i somtimes has ramdom bursts of speed and he opens his mouth somtimes and he is a baby if you all want cheak it out go to youtube and look up my username and it is my newest video also with my new carpet in it
my username is reptilelova4life

 

[Crusher08]

Wow dude. Didn't know you were the kid that I heard about who keeps his tegu in the cold @55 bathroom. I don't give a crap if you got lights hanging up for her; there are chemicals, and s**t in there that can make her very sick! Not to mention, you take dumps in there. Would you like living in someone's friggin bathroom???

Just saw your videos -- someone aught to put you in a bathroom.

 

[TeguKid80]

Sooo rep coop is the new tegu also in a bathroom? Or did you choose a kitchen sink or the oven?

 

[Meg90]

Seriously....You got a new python and a new tegu and your female is STILL in the bathroom???

IE you don't care enough to spend the time and money to build her an actual enclosure, but you run right out and buy more animals? So sick.

 

[TeguKid80]

Yeah Meg look at the new Carpet Python's cage....