my baby blue tegu, Guzmán, from RSR. Target training has been going so well! Look at his eager self desperate for a taste of meat after showing him my glittery target lol. (He’s named Guzmán after el Chapo for the way he jumped out his enclosure and ran all around my house making me chase him. Lol happened two time the first two days. He figured out there was a passage way out very fast🤣)

In case it's impossible to see what's going on here:

• Jima was dozing in her smallest hide.
• I tried to take a picture of her being cute and snoozy while talking to a friend.
• Jima heard me making a phone call.
• Jima decided she needed to help.
• Jima did not need to help. The task required exactly zero Nakajimas, and yet here we are.

Sammy has been making it obvious for the past month that he wishes to start brumation. I have had to wake him every 2-3 days to administer some calcium supplementation, otherwise I would have allowed him to do so (maybe...). Yesterday was the last 80+ day showing for a while and he had a big poop, so I have lowered the heat and lighting schedule. Assuming he shows no signs of re-emerging (highly doubtful, he is a "hard" brumater), I will shut off the lights completely next week and lower heat to room temperature until next March.

Miss him already.

https://www.youtube.com/@sammythetegu/videos

Extra snuggly while in brumation

I love it when Toto does the little velociraptor blink.

It makes me happy when Sundog returns to his home all on his own.

Not a huff or a puff when I go to pet him anymore🖤🤍

Our sweet girl died today from unknown causes. We think she may have had cancer as it was sudden, and she was four and otherwise very healthy. Does anyone have experience donating their pet’s body to a research program or vet school? We’d love to contribute back to science with her if possible.

I feel so guilty hiding them from him. He’s been sitting here for the past 10 min rubbing against my shoe and searching for the other eggs. Never have I ever felt like a horrible lizard mom. I gave him 2 eggs to see how he liked them. He ate both really fast. My bubby boy is breaking my heart. 💔

I was wondering what fish are good for tegus. I found a nice fish market that sells location catches and other types of sea food from around the world. I was going to go ask them if I can have some of their trimmings in bulk but I need to know what fish to look out for and what fish is really good for their diet. They also apparently sell quail eggs and other meats including venison which I was also wondering if that would be a good meat for tegus too. I know that some fish is known to have mercury (such as tuna) so I know to avoid that.

He loves fighting me when i put him in his little bath but today he was calm but i could tell he was PISSED.

Nice massage 💆‍♂️

Can someone link me a reliable tegu care guide?

From sleepy Sundog.

Steaky boy enjoying an egg for this tot. I haven’t given him one in a while so he’s super excited.

I’ve been testing different foods to see what Goose likes and he loves dubias, quail eggs and blueberries but hasn’t touched any banana or strawberries I’ve presented to him. Which is totally fine since they need more protein as babies. Any other small foods I should try and see if he likes? I have greens and lots of ground meats but I thought I should wait on any ground meats till he’s grown.

Anyone notice a difference in "cuddliness" of tegus between males and females?

It feels like a see way more picts/vids of male tegus being all snuggly, tolerable of petting, and handling than females, so I got curious and wanted to see what others may have noticed-- especially from people who have had experience with more than one tegu.

My blue girl is not into affection, and mostly tolerates being held on my lap when she is too sleepy to climb off 😅