Hi everyone,
I have a question about my young tegu. I have only had her a few weeks now, I got her around Thanksgiving so it's been about four or five weeks since I brought her home. She's small, probably about 6-8 months old.
She was a bit nasty after we got her home. Lots of huffing and puffing and whipping her tail. She has calmed down a bit, let's me pet her and put my hand in the cage and whatnot. She also has let me pick her up and carry her around. I let her free roam around my room when either I or my boyfriend are home and she likes to explore. I want her to sleep in her cage though, and here is my problem.
She's VERY angry when woken up. And she likes to hide behind my radiator and it's hard to get her out without her turning aggressive. I understand she probably feels scared and backed into the corner but I don't want her sleeping back there.
She's also always hissy and mad when woken up in other situations. Is this something that she will grow out of with more taming or should I avoid disturbing her sleep forever? She only seems aggressive when woken up.
I've been spending time with her everyday and so has my boyfriend. We really want her to be a big friendly lizard, we have a whole room planned out for her when she grows bigger and are really committed to her.
Some days she is great and seems to be taming very well but other days she is a little demon.
She also has attacked socks and blankets, is this normal? I have to admit it's cute but it's something I would like to nip in the butt soon,because it won't be cute when she is big.
I have a question about my young tegu. I have only had her a few weeks now, I got her around Thanksgiving so it's been about four or five weeks since I brought her home. She's small, probably about 6-8 months old.
She was a bit nasty after we got her home. Lots of huffing and puffing and whipping her tail. She has calmed down a bit, let's me pet her and put my hand in the cage and whatnot. She also has let me pick her up and carry her around. I let her free roam around my room when either I or my boyfriend are home and she likes to explore. I want her to sleep in her cage though, and here is my problem.
She's VERY angry when woken up. And she likes to hide behind my radiator and it's hard to get her out without her turning aggressive. I understand she probably feels scared and backed into the corner but I don't want her sleeping back there.
She's also always hissy and mad when woken up in other situations. Is this something that she will grow out of with more taming or should I avoid disturbing her sleep forever? She only seems aggressive when woken up.
I've been spending time with her everyday and so has my boyfriend. We really want her to be a big friendly lizard, we have a whole room planned out for her when she grows bigger and are really committed to her.
Some days she is great and seems to be taming very well but other days she is a little demon.
She also has attacked socks and blankets, is this normal? I have to admit it's cute but it's something I would like to nip in the butt soon,because it won't be cute when she is big.
