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I recently got my very first Tegu. He is a beautiful baby red and is both alert and eats like there is no tomorrow. He is about 7 inches long and did loose the very tip of his tail because he was not handled correctly by a friend of mine who has since been schooled on how to handle him properly. He has been eating since i got him and prefers turkey and blueberries and tends to turn his nose to anything else (except his weekly pinkie mouse which he looks forward to every week). He has gained some weight since i took the picture i have attached.
He doesn't like to be handled but doesn't really object to it either. I have a tendency to put my hand on the glass of the tank when he's out sunbathing and he immediately gets up and starts flicking his tongue and my hand and trying to get as close to it as possible. After noticing this i decided to try and put my face up to the glass, he seemed completely unresponsive to this so i decided to simply flick my tongue out to him to see if it would trigger and a response. And it did! he immediately ran up to me and started digging and flicking his tongue out trying to smell me.
I'm curious to see if anyone else has seen this behavior in their Tegus? and also if it is an aggressive behavior? he is not puffing himself up, he just seems to be getting overly excited. And he only does this behavior for me. anyone else who has tried he has ignored.
Thank you :heart:
I recently got my very first Tegu. He is a beautiful baby red and is both alert and eats like there is no tomorrow. He is about 7 inches long and did loose the very tip of his tail because he was not handled correctly by a friend of mine who has since been schooled on how to handle him properly. He has been eating since i got him and prefers turkey and blueberries and tends to turn his nose to anything else (except his weekly pinkie mouse which he looks forward to every week). He has gained some weight since i took the picture i have attached.
He doesn't like to be handled but doesn't really object to it either. I have a tendency to put my hand on the glass of the tank when he's out sunbathing and he immediately gets up and starts flicking his tongue and my hand and trying to get as close to it as possible. After noticing this i decided to try and put my face up to the glass, he seemed completely unresponsive to this so i decided to simply flick my tongue out to him to see if it would trigger and a response. And it did! he immediately ran up to me and started digging and flicking his tongue out trying to smell me.
I'm curious to see if anyone else has seen this behavior in their Tegus? and also if it is an aggressive behavior? he is not puffing himself up, he just seems to be getting overly excited. And he only does this behavior for me. anyone else who has tried he has ignored.
Thank you :heart: