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Recent content by Lee W

  1. Lee W

    Uncertain about what to do (doesn't like to be handled)

    Thank you for explaining how you pick yours up, that's super helpful! I've been trying to firmly say "NO" when needed, and it even made her sit in place for a few minutes while I just pet her, though now I think she finds it more confusing than anything haha. Just takes more practice I assume...
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    Uncertain about what to do (doesn't like to be handled)

    Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I can for sure relate to sitting with them for hours watching videos to pass the time haha. I had recently expanded her range of exploring to about the size of a small room, though I'm wondering if I should revert back to a more confined space so...
  3. Lee W

    Uncertain about what to do (doesn't like to be handled)

    Hi Debita! Thank you so much for such a thoughtful and insightful response, I truly appreciate it. I've definitely been keeping in mind not to reward bad behavior, as I haven't let her go back into the enclosure until she sits nicely on my hand. I believe a big issue right now is I only recently...
  4. Lee W

    Uncertain about what to do (doesn't like to be handled)

    Hi everyone! It’s been about a year now since I got my gold tegu, Tengri, and while I’d love to celebrate, I’ve unfortunately been having some troubles. She has become very difficult to handle as she never sits still and hates to be held. I had been taking a pretty slow approach to handling her...
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    Strange lump

    Just to give an update on this; Tengri’s doing fine! The vet said they’re very healthy, they just have an excess of calcium in their body so gotta lay off the calcium powder a bit.
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    Strange lump

    Hi everyone, it’s been awhile! Tengri has been doing great as far as handling goes, however today I noticed a lump on their arm and was wondering if anyone knew what this might be. They haven’t had any trouble walking and have been active as usual. No weird behavior and eating well too. I’ll be...
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    Interesting behavior

    I hope that’s the case! However today I had to do a full clean of their enclosure and boy has it been a day. Unfortunately I had to wake them up to transfer them to another tank so I could clean, which even though they didn’t squirm around, I’m sure it put them on edge. When I put them back in...
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    Interesting behavior

    Wanted to give an update on my tegu, Tengri. They’ve been doing real well! They’ve been learning the routine of things and slowly are becoming more curious. There’s one behavior in particular they do every time I interact with them though, that I found interesting. Often when I put my hand in...
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    New tegu owner here with a few questions

    Ok good to know! That's really interesting that she was more chill because of the male, makes me wonder if our own demeanor in general affects them during that stage. Thank you so much again for the help, I truly appreciate it! Will do! Actually on the topic, they walked up to my hand today...
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    New tegu owner here with a few questions

    Thank you so much! I'll definitely try to keep the cats away. Those tips are super helpful as well, I was hesitant to start handling immediately because I didn't want to risk stressing them out or creating a mistrust so early, but your right this is the best time to do it while they are still...
  11. Lee W

    New tegu owner here with a few questions

    Hello! I recently got my first tegu and have a few questions about them. They are a baby(I wanna say they’re around 8-10 inches long, haven’t been able to handle them yet) gold tegu, don’t know the gender, has been in shed since I got them, and have been with me for about 2 weeks now. They’re in...
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