I need help from someone who knows firsthand the various tegus......PLEASE!
I have been doing research for several weeks on which reptile I want to adopt as the next member of our family. I believe after reading about at least 50 plus options, I am leaning towards a Tegu. Of course that only gets me in the ballpark. Now which Tegu?
The things that matter most to me are:
1. Disposition. I want one that is easy to tame, intelligent, LEAST AGGRESSIVE, and calm. I am married and have a 6 yr old girl, and a 3 yr, and 3 month old boys. I dont want to worry about its interaction with my family being dangerous just like any other pet. I have had alot of contradicting info on which Tegu is #1 in this catagory. I am becoming very aware of the ignorance and sometimes grossly uninformed pet community, and also the bias of some breeders who want sell what the got. The disposition is the most important factor to me. So I need accurate info.
2. Size and Appearance. I like the look of the blue, red or albino's but I would prefer maybe not the largest tegu out there. So considering the disposition being the most important factor I guess I am wondering if the B&W Argentine has a superior disposition than I would go that way, but if there is no difference than can I get the look I like and the personality? I hope I don't sound like a jerk. I am just taking this committment very seriously both for my families sake and for the new reptile. I am not looking for for just some entertaining animal behind glass, I am looking foe years of enjoyable interaction with a great new family member. Thanks for any direction in advance.
Also, I own a pacman frog but this is my first big reptile.
I have been doing research for several weeks on which reptile I want to adopt as the next member of our family. I believe after reading about at least 50 plus options, I am leaning towards a Tegu. Of course that only gets me in the ballpark. Now which Tegu?
The things that matter most to me are:
1. Disposition. I want one that is easy to tame, intelligent, LEAST AGGRESSIVE, and calm. I am married and have a 6 yr old girl, and a 3 yr, and 3 month old boys. I dont want to worry about its interaction with my family being dangerous just like any other pet. I have had alot of contradicting info on which Tegu is #1 in this catagory. I am becoming very aware of the ignorance and sometimes grossly uninformed pet community, and also the bias of some breeders who want sell what the got. The disposition is the most important factor to me. So I need accurate info.
2. Size and Appearance. I like the look of the blue, red or albino's but I would prefer maybe not the largest tegu out there. So considering the disposition being the most important factor I guess I am wondering if the B&W Argentine has a superior disposition than I would go that way, but if there is no difference than can I get the look I like and the personality? I hope I don't sound like a jerk. I am just taking this committment very seriously both for my families sake and for the new reptile. I am not looking for for just some entertaining animal behind glass, I am looking foe years of enjoyable interaction with a great new family member. Thanks for any direction in advance.
Also, I own a pacman frog but this is my first big reptile.
