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    female argentine black and white tegu for sale

    Guys I don't know the first thing about shipping reptiles or I would gladly do it.
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    female argentine black and white tegu for sale

    I hate to do this but I have to sell my black and white tegu female. She is a 2009 varnyard baby so about 4 years old now. She is a typical tame and intelligent tegu I just cannot take care of her anymore because I am going to college.. I am asking 200 for her obo. I just want her to go to a...
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    Would this enclosure work?

    How long do you spend at both houses? My parents are divorced as well but I only go to my dad's house every other weekend. I can leave her on her own when I go to my father's house(her enclosure is at my moms house).
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    Experience from raising tegus

    I agree with everything everyone has said. As mentioned remeber your tegu is an individual. It will not like or dislike the same things as other tegus. Most tegus love rodents but my female just isn't crazy about them. I have learned her favorite food are eggs. She could refuse every type of...
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    Is this normal?

    I believe the white stuff is urates or the equivalent of our pee. It's perfectly normal. And it's fine if the poop comes out liquidy or if they poop more than once in one day. just their digestive system doing it's job.
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    Should I take the dirt bak out of Kimo's enclosure?

    Hmmm... It sounds a bit like tegu puberty to me. Tegus get a little moody when they hit about a year old. That's the only thing I can think of hopefully someone else can chime in. Don't remove the dirt. Especially if it makes him feel comfortable. Tegus find comfort in burrows.
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    Im so glad my tegu has low food cost.

    ^In the wild tegus probably eat much more food items that fill every nutritional "niche". I didn't know MBD was reversible. I always thought once they had it there was not turning back. Do you mean they were able to live a normal life or they recovered to looking normal? And I thought MBD was...
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    Note to self...

    My basking spot is made of slate rocks. By her constantly climbing up and down on the basking spot it keeps my tegus nails worn down. There is also other things in the cage to wear down her nails like the branches and mulch help a little when she is digging. I have clipped my tegus nails but it...
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    are insects necessary?

    Keep the fish and chicken raw but always cook the eggs. My tegu eat's most things and has always loved insects. Even now at 3ft I will still buy superworms with her. But really you can feed whatever you want as long as you keep a varied diet. You will find that everybody here probably feeds...
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    New tegu owner

    Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you are doing everything right,. No matter how old a new animal is you should always give it a week or two to get accustomed to its new enclosure. Then you can begin the taming process. As for what age you need to start building the new enclosure... that...
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    Calcium supplement?

    It's not a calcium supplement it's a vitmin supplement. Usually used to dust insects and what not. I would look for repti-cal. It is what I use and other members here as well.
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    when is it ok to try and handle

    It is also nice to just sit right infront of the cage when he is out. Things like reading or watching tv so he gets used to your presence.
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    Do Tegus need attention?

    Tegus are not like birds who NEED attention. If you were to leave them in a large outdoor enclosure and just provide everything they need without handling them then they will thrive. They just won't be tame toward people. Tegus are great in that they become very used to their owners which allows...
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    Hi I'm new here :)

    Welcome to the forum! As mentioned the forum is filled with info so just have a look around. If you are going to use the tube lighting use a reptisun 10.0. The best uvb bulb you can get are MVB(mercury vapor bulbs). They are a little more exspensive but they are better for your reptile and...
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    bathing

    I only give my tegu a bath when I either want her to use the bathroom or when she is shedding.
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