Not sure what just happened..

[Nikki Gregory]

So I’m sitting here with Diesel like everyday, and he was crawling over my shoulder flicking my face with his tongue and out of nowhere nipped my face so then I put him back in his enclosure. He’s never done that before. He’s nipped at my hands while In his enclosure and shedding (He gets moody when shedding) but usually when out of his home he is super chill. So I’m not sure how I should take this :/ any suggestions?

 

[rantology]

Age? Any other changes that are recent?

 

[Nikki Gregory]

Age? Any other changes that are recent?

Hes about 6-7 months and no on any changes ‍

 

[rantology]

seems a bit young for puberty so I'd guess probably not that (yet). They go through personality fluctuations on their road to adulthood, so it could be a variety of things. Odd that it happened outside of the enclosure though, they usually get the most aggressive in "their territory"...especially when you introduce them to anything new/ new enclosures

 

[Nikki Gregory]

seems a bit young for puberty so I'd guess probably not that (yet). They go through personality fluctuations on their road to adulthood, so it could be a variety of things. Odd that it happened outside of the enclosure though, they usually get the most aggressive in "their territory"...especially when you introduce them to anything new/ new enclosures

Yea I have read a bit on their puberty stage (not super excited about that lol) But the only think I can think was maybe smelt food on my breath. Ugh. I hope it’s not a bad bonding sign

 

[BucknerCrestExotics]

He was tasting you. Sounds wierd but they are just figuring you out

 

[Catnlion]

Think about this and see if it fits.

When you see something you want to check out what do you do. You pick it up, look at it and maybe taste it. Not think about your dog. What does he do? He smells it and uses his hand, aka his mouth, to feel it and taste it. So how does your Tegu check something out?

 

[Andrewpo]

If he trys to bite your hand ball your fist bite your toung and let him he’ll relize your not what he should be chewing on guy i bought mine from told me this he said hes done it many time they bite you then they relize hey i cant eat this and i cant do that to try and defend myself

 

[Mikeiam]

If he trys to bite your hand ball your fist bite your toung and let him he’ll relize your not what he should be chewing on guy i bought mine from told me this he said hes done it many time they bite you then they relize hey i cant eat this and i cant do that to try and defend myself

What if the tegu could do some damage if u just let em bite mines almost a year an a half

 

[AlphaAlpha]

If you still have a face left? I would say its just testing and experimental behaviour........ like a toddler pushing boundaries to see what the consequences were.

 

[Nikki Gregory]

If you still have a face left? I would say its just testing and experimental behaviour........ like a toddler pushing boundaries to see what the consequences were.

Lol I do have a face. I didn’t feel teeth but he was instantly put back in his enclosure and left alone. He hasn’t done anything like it since but I also am cautious with him around my face lol