I bought a Red Tegu ( as a stub tail ) a little over a month ago and i guess hes about 5-6 months old, and he just shed of his last bit of green (cb - so either captive bred or born i dont really know), and within this month i have never actually tried to hold him or anything, just giving him food in his cage and letting him get used to his surroundings... but i noticed he is EXTREMELY skittish, just recently he stopping running away from basking when i enter my room ( the cage is in my room and im always in there and he usually watches me play videogames) but whenever i place my hand in the cage (like changing water, misting, or putting in food) he starts spazzing out and kinda dashes away even tho i am at least a few feet away from him.
I've been reading online and saw that a lot of people prefer to feed their tegus in a separate bin...he is pretty big, so today i tried to pick him up.... big mistake on my part.... now i dont reach from above or quick movements, i actually lay my hand on the dirt and tried to slide under him.. as i did that he tried to run so fast his fat tail slapped me and he looked like a blur to me.. so i tried again even slower and he ended up almost jumping out the cage and i got startled AND he ended up crapping on me...
So after the crap i gave up and yea... now my real question is Are these tegus really that shy? Should they be fed in seperate Container? and how should i approach this tegu with handling?
I will post pics of him and the cage tommorow, as he only comes out of his burrow for a few hours a day for food
I've been reading online and saw that a lot of people prefer to feed their tegus in a separate bin...he is pretty big, so today i tried to pick him up.... big mistake on my part.... now i dont reach from above or quick movements, i actually lay my hand on the dirt and tried to slide under him.. as i did that he tried to run so fast his fat tail slapped me and he looked like a blur to me.. so i tried again even slower and he ended up almost jumping out the cage and i got startled AND he ended up crapping on me...
So after the crap i gave up and yea... now my real question is Are these tegus really that shy? Should they be fed in seperate Container? and how should i approach this tegu with handling?
I will post pics of him and the cage tommorow, as he only comes out of his burrow for a few hours a day for food