Black Nose?

[Adam87]

Ok so feb of last year 2010 i got my first tegu from bobby i asked for a argentine black and white tegu but i think i might have gotten a black nose tegu instead hes remaining at 3ft and hasnt really grown much in the past couple months haha can anyone comfirm or deny this .

Here is some pictures to compare

My tegy Buddy

and this is Bobbys Black nose

Notice the markings on the face and back most black and white tegus have alot more white especailly on the face and on the top of the head.

 

[TheTeguGurl]

Yes I would say that is a black nose.. I have a female black nose too.. and she looks alot like yours and Bobbys

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[Adam87]

thanks alot... now is he going to stay the same size or is he going to get any bigger and is the care any different because Ive been caring for him as a black and white Im sure its pretty much the same i just want to make sure and thanks again

 

[reptastic]

Definately a black nose, yep they are still just normal b/w's so their care is still the same, i agree with sarefina looks like a female, as far as size its hard to say did he hibernate, i had a black nose female that would have hit 50" had she not droped some of her tail but she didnt hibernate nor brumate

 

[Adam87]

yea that crossed my mind as well as to if he was a she. When i first got him he hibernated but not this season. I kept all temps the same and let room tempature do the rest

 

[reptastic]

So she is an '09 tegu, if so you should probably see some growth this summer

 

[TheTeguGurl]

the only thing i have found with my black nose that diff with the other two tegus is that she has a harder time shedding, and she is more of a picky eater then the rest! they grow and act the same as the other.. With her being female she is alot more relaxed

 

[reptastic]

I noticed that too about the shedding when nero got to her adult size but as a hatchling i had no problems, as far as food she was a beast lol only food she wouldnt take was fruits an veggies but everything else got demolished

 

[Adam87]

yea shedding has never been a problem except the tail at the base other than that he sheds like a snake pretty much haha and as far as eating he will eat fruits but only if there mixed in plus i dont buy fruits and veggies as much as i use too cause i dont have an iguana or a beardie any more just the tegu and the Sav but thanks for your help in comfirming it at least

 

[TheTeguGurl]

My black nose is housed with another tegu and he sheds like a champ. she just has a harder time its werid..

 

[teguboy77]

Nice tegu i like the black nose on it good luck.

 

[TheTeguGurl]

Can't wait too see what a black nose and a white face extreme babies will look like

 

[Adam87]

yea he is tame but is very testy when you pick him up or go into the enclosure. He will huff and puff and when i pick him up he thrashs alot but once i put him on my chest he calms down, but he needs to realize hes not a hatchling any more and needs to stop climbimg on top of my head haha

 

[Hippo]

i hope bobby doesnt get mine mixed up with a black nose and gives me the wrong one : (

 

[VARNYARD]

A black nose is a normal, it is just a color phase, nothing more. As for size, 3ft is not bad for a tegu that is not one year old yet. I do not think a tegu is fully mature until they reach five years old.

 

[james.w]

Not to disagree with Bobby, but I believe this Tegu is coming up on 2 yrs of age. From the OP it seems it was a 2009 hatchling. 3' is still not a bad size, he will grow.

 

[VARNYARD]

Not to disagree with Bobby, but I believe this Tegu is coming up on 2 yrs of age. From the OP it seems it was a 2009 hatchling. 3' is still not a bad size, he will grow.

Correct, the poster said Feb, that makes it not quite two years old.

 

[Adam87]

thats what i figured it was just a color phase i was just making sure but thanks bobby i still love him just the same and at least now i know how old he is now too haha