Steven.
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Guess this is the new thing to do on the forum lol. This Thread is gonna be for Blue, my male blue tegu. All questions, comments, help, pictures etc. will be posted here by me and fellow forum members.
This is Blue Beard. He got his name because my family thinks that tegus get there names from the color of the beards aka jowls lol. So since he's a blue, you got it, he gonna get a BLUE beard lol. Anyways he a great little guy, born on aug 7 2012 no bigger than 7 inches. I've had him since the 18th, so this would be a one week update. What can i say, he's a baby lol. He runs into the every side of his 40 gallon when someone enters the room and he still pretty energetic when you first pick him up. But after like a couple of seconds he calms down and then he finds a spot to sleep.. Such as..
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Lol. He's my buddy. I offer him food everyday but he seems to eat every other day. So far i gave him ground turkey and crickets. And i've had no issues with that. I also hold him for about 30 minutes to an hour a day before i go to work. Then my brother and my mom hold him throughout the day as well. So he definetly getting his handling, it easier now becuase he small and calms down quick. He bask for about 20 mintues every hour for 8-9 hours a day and when he's not basking, blue is digging up his eco earth or sleeping in my vest. I wear a vest every niight before i got to bed and when i wake up i do my morning duties in it and when i change for work i put in the enclosure for him. He loves it. He sleeps in it, takes his daily naps in or on it or he'll just drag it to the hot side and chill there. Everyday he get a new one. I'm depending on the running around when someone comes in the room to go away by itself, i dont think theres much i can do about that. I also pratice calling his name for everything.."hello blue", "come on blue", "food time blue", "go to sleep blue", "stop running around blue",etc. lol.. Hopefully that will help him know his name. I haven't tried any other taming methods yet, usually when i hold him i let him free roam on me and he ends up sleeping somewhere. Also i noticed when i keep him in my hands for long, he goes belly down and arms and legs back. So i guessing he pretty comfortable in my hands. I don't want to rush too many things on him since he still new to everything. But if anyone has any suggestions, lemme know.
[size=large]Feel free to comment, Ask question, or shoot your concerns. Let this be a learning experience for all beginners and way to through info back and forth to other experienced member on tt. Thanks.[/size]
This is Blue Beard. He got his name because my family thinks that tegus get there names from the color of the beards aka jowls lol. So since he's a blue, you got it, he gonna get a BLUE beard lol. Anyways he a great little guy, born on aug 7 2012 no bigger than 7 inches. I've had him since the 18th, so this would be a one week update. What can i say, he's a baby lol. He runs into the every side of his 40 gallon when someone enters the room and he still pretty energetic when you first pick him up. But after like a couple of seconds he calms down and then he finds a spot to sleep.. Such as..
OR
Lol. He's my buddy. I offer him food everyday but he seems to eat every other day. So far i gave him ground turkey and crickets. And i've had no issues with that. I also hold him for about 30 minutes to an hour a day before i go to work. Then my brother and my mom hold him throughout the day as well. So he definetly getting his handling, it easier now becuase he small and calms down quick. He bask for about 20 mintues every hour for 8-9 hours a day and when he's not basking, blue is digging up his eco earth or sleeping in my vest. I wear a vest every niight before i got to bed and when i wake up i do my morning duties in it and when i change for work i put in the enclosure for him. He loves it. He sleeps in it, takes his daily naps in or on it or he'll just drag it to the hot side and chill there. Everyday he get a new one. I'm depending on the running around when someone comes in the room to go away by itself, i dont think theres much i can do about that. I also pratice calling his name for everything.."hello blue", "come on blue", "food time blue", "go to sleep blue", "stop running around blue",etc. lol.. Hopefully that will help him know his name. I haven't tried any other taming methods yet, usually when i hold him i let him free roam on me and he ends up sleeping somewhere. Also i noticed when i keep him in my hands for long, he goes belly down and arms and legs back. So i guessing he pretty comfortable in my hands. I don't want to rush too many things on him since he still new to everything. But if anyone has any suggestions, lemme know.
[size=large]Feel free to comment, Ask question, or shoot your concerns. Let this be a learning experience for all beginners and way to through info back and forth to other experienced member on tt. Thanks.[/size]
