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leash training
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Both. We only use a leash in public, mostly just in case they get startled and decide to run off (it's never happened). And so people feel safer because they're "restrained".
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Younger ones will probably do death rolls until he's pooped. Our adults never did.
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How old do they have to be to start leash training? Thanks
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Ours were adults and we didn't have much resistance. For a juvi I'd guess whenever you feel you can hold them well enough to get the harness on. It won't be easy and you don't want to loose their trust.
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He gotta learn sometime!Schnab said:Yeh, trying to leash train a juvie just dosen't sound too promising. That's why I'm gonna wait a lil bit.
DaveDragon said:He gotta learn sometime!Schnab said:Yeh, trying to leash train a juvie just dosen't sound too promising. That's why I'm gonna wait a lil bit.
I'd start as soon as you can get the harness on him......make sure he's close to some 'cover'. I think they freak out because they feel exposed and vulnerable if they are in a wide open yard.
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ptviperz said:I'd start as soon as you can get the harness on him......make sure he's close to some 'cover'. I think they freak out because they feel exposed and vulnerable if they are in a wide open yard.
WHOA!! Don't try it in the yard! Try in his enclosure or in a Tegu proof room (bathroom). For a few minutes only, just get him used to it being on and learn it's not bad. Taking a young Tegu outside (who's never been outside) is a sure way to get him to freak out.
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It's a little cold and snowing outside! And they're sleeping alot lately.nivek5225 said:I would love to see a vid of someone with their tegu on a leash... Especially one of your blues Dave!!!
when i took my male out side he filped out ran and tryed to bite me i got him and took him in the house and he was fine. i never took him outside again. so is this the way hes going to act again being that that was last summer and hes almost a year older?
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The B&W you bought from us did the same thing when we brought him out at about 2 months old in a container. He acted like he was on fire!!! A year later he was alot bigger and more curious than fearful. We still used a leash since he had only been out once before. Use the leash just in case he gets startled and bolts! Our adults have never had that problem but they were 3 or older. I have no idea if they had ever been outside before.shabazz said:when i took my male out side he filped out ran and tryed to bite me i got him and took him in the house and he was fine. i never took him outside again. so is this the way hes going to act again being that that was last summer and hes almost a year older?
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We buy these at our local pet store for twice as much!
http://www.reptilesupply.com/product.php?products_id=1709
http://www.reptilesupply.com/product.php?products_id=1709
I tried one of those and for most lizards work well,(not great) I made my own harness from basically 2 of those. Kinda tricky but i use the leg straps for both front and back legs. My Tegu was a master at finding a way to escape from just the single front leg pair. I am still not sure why he/she cant or does not try to escape from the double set i use at this time. What i did was the front set goes on as normally would around the front legs, Then i put on the back ones as if thay to were front legs, I have a small string that is tied to the top (tegus back) of each harness tying them together. loose enough to get a finger between the lizards back and string. I am not sure exactly why it works so well and the tegu seems comfortable and walks around just fine. probably sounds more gody then it is but i works. Also the leash part that you hold is cut off on the back set. Another thing is to that my tegu is almost 3 feet long and around 4 inches wide so its not a little guy anymore.
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PICS???!!!mr.tegu said:I tried one of those and for most lizards work well,(not great) I made my own harness from basically 2 of those. Kinda tricky but i use the leg straps for both front and back legs. My Tegu was a master at finding a way to escape from just the single front leg pair. I am still not sure why he/she cant or does not try to escape from the double set i use at this time. What i did was the front set goes on as normally would around the front legs, Then i put on the back ones as if thay to were front legs, I have a small string that is tied to the top (tegus back) of each harness tying them together. loose enough to get a finger between the lizards back and string. I am not sure exactly why it works so well and the tegu seems comfortable and walks around just fine. probably sounds more gody then it is but i works. Also the leash part that you hold is cut off on the back set. Another thing is to that my tegu is almost 3 feet long and around 4 inches wide so its not a little guy anymore.
