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To be honest, im not sure why mine is the way he is. When i got him, i never left him alone. I took him from his hide, I was always watching him, i hand fed him for a while. I was just always bugging him. I plan on taking him outside, he's reached a good size that i dont think i'll lose him...
I got my male from a pet store. He was in really Really bad shape, and lost a few nails because of his poor care. He was about a month old when i got him and i handled him several times a day. Now he's comming up on a year and relatively tame, I handle him daily. Whenever i stick my arm in his...
I don't know a whole lot about tegus but i dont think it was the food. He probably just needs time to get used to you, he is probably defensive because your strange to him.[hr]
But i could be wrong, tegus seem to be different than monitors.
Thats actually not bad. Although you may want to start looking into something for when he gets bigger. It seems i've gotten off topic. For the gulping and what not, i wouldn't worry too much about it. And don't let it keep you from feeding mice. I dont see any problems with the enclosure other...
It seems to me that his enclosure is too small. Although im really no good with aquarium sizes i think he should be in something bigger. What are the estimated measurements?
I occasionally hand feed mine. He's pretty chill, never tries to bite me. Although he isn't too nice around other people. I personally think that hand feeding doesn't cause too much aggression. some are just born mean.
What do all the symbols mean beside posts. Some have rainbows others have faces, i don't get it. And im sorry if this isn't the right place for this question
I've had a similar problem. Would definetly be nice to know what's happening. He was doing the strange gulping bit and he sneezed every once in a while. It kinda went away on it's own, but every once in a while he will do it again. I hope someone here has a solution for you. If I might ask, what...