That's great you're giving him time outside to get natural sunlight. Just make sure you're keeping a fluorescent UVB bulb on him inside as well during the day. It's very important to help his bones develop correctly. Also, it won't stress him out too much to handle him frequently while he's still young. So try to make a habit of that. Otherwise, handling him as an adult will be very difficult. I have to wear gloves with Gus because he started biting. One method I've used for taming la
I bought a golden tegu 6 months ago. It was 10 inch at the time and has grown to 22 inch now. I keep it on the front porch, in a large cage, where it gets good sunlight for at least 2 1/2 to 3 hrs a day, plenty of shady area and a good size water bowl to soak in, and I don't handle it so it won't get stressed. I feed it once a day eggs mixed with ground turkey and grind up the shells as well. I live in Fl and we have very few days under 70 so it will only be inside the house maybe 3 or 4 wks.
Unfortunately, most domesticated reptiles will never grow to their full size due to their enclosures. I made this video over 2 years ago and he's maybe an inch bigger than what you see here. In the wild, he could probably grow to almost 3', but in captivity he barely breaks 2' head to tail.
Yes, they are jumpers. That's why I had to get my Gus a 180 instead of a 125. When I would open the top of my 75, he could jump out no problem. You gotta watch out for that, tho. If your tegu is still aggressive as an adult, he'll clear his tank and immediately try to run off!
Dude, I never knew golds were jumpers. My black and white never jumped but I got a baby gold and he's jumping all over the place like a crazy thing. I thought he'd grow out of that! Gus never did?
Why would you suggest beginners get anoles? Anoles are not for beginners. Most beginners want to handle their animals and for that, anoles are impossible. Anoles can also be hard to get to eat, they require humidity, and UVB lighting. I recommend a garter snake, a leopard gecko, or a bearded dragon as a beginner reptile. Great video!
dude i hate people like that they like large lizards and snakes but when they see them eat wat the normally eat the freak out like that is the most cruelest thing u can ever see
Yeah... because humans are so much better than that. People raise livestock for the sole purpose of killing them for their meat. Now that's cruel...
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a psycho tree-hugger, but I am an animal enthusiast, and I think the cruel thing is keeping animals locked up until they're fat enough to kill and make a profit.
The only meat I refuse to eat is veal. That's just horrible... :'(
they dont raise them to be fat they raise them to be strong so they give them steroids cause when u eat a peice of steak or something u dont want to eat a lot of fat and no meat do u and i eat all meat even veal
I'm the same way. I hate it when my mom makes veal for dinner. Killing baby animals before they even have a chance to grow to adults. Horrible. It wouldn't be so bad if cows weren't intelligent animals, but they are! I mean killing a mouse is fine, their brains are so simple they work by instincts, they have no intelligent thought. But killing baby cows? No!
I have already moved him into a 180 gallon tank. A 125 would have been plenty suitable enough except he and most gold tegus are able to jump pretty high. The 180 is tall enough that he can't jump out.
It's plenty big enough for him at the moment. If you read the description...you'll see that I've acknowledged the fact that it's going to be too small and will be moving him to a larger tank soon enough.
@ewokvn
That's great you're giving him time outside to get natural sunlight. Just make sure you're keeping a fluorescent UVB bulb on him inside as well during the day. It's very important to help his bones develop correctly. Also, it won't stress him out too much to handle him frequently while he's still young. So try to make a habit of that. Otherwise, handling him as an adult will be very difficult. I have to wear gloves with Gus because he started biting. One method I've used for taming la
Kenshinsgirl18 5 months ago
I bought a golden tegu 6 months ago. It was 10 inch at the time and has grown to 22 inch now. I keep it on the front porch, in a large cage, where it gets good sunlight for at least 2 1/2 to 3 hrs a day, plenty of shady area and a good size water bowl to soak in, and I don't handle it so it won't get stressed. I feed it once a day eggs mixed with ground turkey and grind up the shells as well. I live in Fl and we have very few days under 70 so it will only be inside the house maybe 3 or 4 wks.
ewokvn 5 months ago
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how can you tell the difference between male and female ?
marquan33 6 months ago
@mrblackshadow12
Unfortunately, most domesticated reptiles will never grow to their full size due to their enclosures. I made this video over 2 years ago and he's maybe an inch bigger than what you see here. In the wild, he could probably grow to almost 3', but in captivity he barely breaks 2' head to tail.
Kenshinsgirl18 8 months ago
is he full grown?
MrBlackshadow12 9 months ago
Took us a month to tame ours to the stage of freely climbing my hand.
I'll attach the vid!
whiteyr44 1 year ago
@YShennanBot
Yes, they are jumpers. That's why I had to get my Gus a 180 instead of a 125. When I would open the top of my 75, he could jump out no problem. You gotta watch out for that, tho. If your tegu is still aggressive as an adult, he'll clear his tank and immediately try to run off!
Kenshinsgirl18 1 year ago
how big is your tank
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harobmx100 1 year ago
Dude, I never knew golds were jumpers. My black and white never jumped but I got a baby gold and he's jumping all over the place like a crazy thing. I thought he'd grow out of that! Gus never did?
YShennanBot 1 year ago
Why would you suggest beginners get anoles? Anoles are not for beginners. Most beginners want to handle their animals and for that, anoles are impossible. Anoles can also be hard to get to eat, they require humidity, and UVB lighting. I recommend a garter snake, a leopard gecko, or a bearded dragon as a beginner reptile. Great video!
StrangeWorld18 2 years ago
dude i hate people like that they like large lizards and snakes but when they see them eat wat the normally eat the freak out like that is the most cruelest thing u can ever see
dinomanj 2 years ago
Yeah... because humans are so much better than that. People raise livestock for the sole purpose of killing them for their meat. Now that's cruel...
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a psycho tree-hugger, but I am an animal enthusiast, and I think the cruel thing is keeping animals locked up until they're fat enough to kill and make a profit.
The only meat I refuse to eat is veal. That's just horrible... :'(
vdastampede 2 years ago
they dont raise them to be fat they raise them to be strong so they give them steroids cause when u eat a peice of steak or something u dont want to eat a lot of fat and no meat do u and i eat all meat even veal
dinomanj 2 years ago
I'm the same way. I hate it when my mom makes veal for dinner. Killing baby animals before they even have a chance to grow to adults. Horrible. It wouldn't be so bad if cows weren't intelligent animals, but they are! I mean killing a mouse is fine, their brains are so simple they work by instincts, they have no intelligent thought. But killing baby cows? No!
StrangeWorld18 2 years ago
Gourgous lizard.
PsychoKittyNet 3 years ago
how big will tank need to be as he gets bigger?
dogzjc123 3 years ago
I have already moved him into a 180 gallon tank. A 125 would have been plenty suitable enough except he and most gold tegus are able to jump pretty high. The 180 is tall enough that he can't jump out.
Kenshinsgirl18 3 years ago
It's plenty big enough for him at the moment. If you read the description...you'll see that I've acknowledged the fact that it's going to be too small and will be moving him to a larger tank soon enough.
Kenshinsgirl18 3 years ago
quite small tank.
Tupinambinae 3 years ago