Well-fed, older common tegu specimens typically become very heavy-bodied and lethargic, thus much more manageable. To start with, you must build trust with your lizard. Okay so I adopted a gold tegu, he/she is around 18 inches long and semi tame. New imports or nervous specimens will occasionally bite, scratch, and lash out with their tail, like a giant bullwhip. Taming’ Gold/Columbian tegu’s are know to be aggressive but I think that’s mainly down to the owners techniques. The best way to tame a tegu is to get it as a hatchling. On these pages you will find discussions on any and all topics relating to pet tegus (and other large lizards)! I have one of those christmas tree tubs from walmart that was used for a boa constrictor and has mesh top with a ceramic heat emitter on it. Tegu Talk is a community of tegu enthusiasts. It is the same length of 48 inches but is a few inches wider. He came with a 55 gallon tank.. Gold Tegus are terrestrial but they love to dig and explore the environment (so they also climb and swim). You first have to build trust and not rush things, tegu’s are highly intelligent and take time and patients to tame down. He is small and you are very big. Thank you for visiting our site and joining our community. Just wanted to say that a decent amount of your info is accurate, but I had a few big issues with it. Re: My golden tegu care sheet w/ taming tips I made an account just to reply to this thread, because it was frightening that this is the first google result for Golden Tegu care. Taming The Tegu . I hate the tank, its just so narrow and tall and heavy.. Most will not be as ‘tame’ as argentines but they will tolerate handling. Let me first say, put yourself in your tegu's position. Big things eat small things. They’re easier to handle at this size, and are more likely to run rather than bite or tail whip. Argentine tegu hatchlings are only 7-10” (17-25 cm) long, and Colombian tegu hatchlings are even smaller. They are naturally aggressive, but can be tamed through regular interaction and handling, especially if started at a young age. We aim to provide a free resource to tegu keepers around the world.

So in his mind he is thinking you want to eat him.