Fairywithboots
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Hello, I’m new here. I’m an experienced reptile and insect owner. I’ve been waiting for a rescue adult tegu my whole life. I’m finally in a position where I can support one. I rescued a tegu from a hoarding situation out of state where they are an invasive species, the state busted the hoarding house and they were going to put them all down. I had to drive across state lines to get her from a fedex site. I picked the one that I did because they were all labeled by numbers except for her. They called her snuggles, they said they did that because she is special and a very friendly loving and affection seeking tegu. I immediately gravitated towards her. The day I received her in the mail my entire house flooded on the first floor and now they have to redo the entire downstairs bathroom right next to where her 8x4 enclosure was being set up. She is now free roaming my room (with access to water With calcium supplements in it, a uv light, a basking light, a soak tub, and plenty of cool down space and a ton of hiding areas I’ve set up for her) I’ve turned my whole small room into a Tegu paradise, It’s miserable to sleep in, I cool it down at night but even the 70s is too hot for me to comfortably sleep. I’ll do it for her tho. After day one I Contacted the rescue with a few questions they then informed me that she has been in the wild for two years was captured to avoid the hunting season in Florida and hoarded in a house and has only been in captivity for a month (this happened after I got her) The first two days she was amazing and snuggly and didn’t mind being touched doesn’t really like being picked up tho. It’s now day 3 and she hates me. When I come into my room she runs and hides. He moves her body when I try and touch her. She still eats but she wants nothing to do with me. I had no idea I was taking in a wild tegu. I feel so bad for her. What can I do?
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