Tegu

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Whats the average price a tegu would cost? Could i get some basic info on them? Thanks.

Chris

-Hope i dont seem lazy- LOL sorry but its cause my parents(roll eyes) are sending me to bed, Haha! I am hoping for info to "appear" when i wake-up in the morning. Thanks again.

[JeffT]

Im not 100% sure but I think its around $140 or in that area, I saw a bunch at the last show here in Calgary. I would love to get one but they're just too big for me right now.

[Bartman]

I bought a black and white tegu from pcpc and it had a price tag of 160..after a lil bargening i got it to 130 ;) Depends on what kind..i know red tegus are over 200..black and whites are anywhere from 100-200..all depends

[chuck911jeep]

A tupinambis merianae, the real Argentina black and white tegu are approximatly between 150 and 300$. If you want some info, you can send me an email and i will tell you what you want to know....

[chuck911jeep]

Bartman, sorry to tell you this again but what you bought is a columbian tegu or a gold tegu, not the real black and white tegu

[Bartman]

it wasnt a gold tegu...

[V.hb]

I Gotta agree with chuck, it looks golden to me as well.. But i never saw it in person either, photos can be decieving.

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

How big of an enclosure do they need? Can they be kept in a fasion very similar to a monitor? Well probably because they are so closely related but anyways. Thanks.

[chuck911jeep]

you can keep an adult Argentina Black and white in a 6'x2' but the bigger is the better

[skinheaddave]

Originally posted by Bartman
it wasnt a gold tegu...

How many loreal scales does it have?

Cheers,
Dave

[Bartman]

2..and from the pics ive seen that means its columbian..right?

[skinheaddave]

Argentine have two, Columbian have one. A little research also indicates that there should be a skin difference. Does your tegu have beaded skin or smooth skin?

Cheers,
Dave

[chuck911jeep]

can you show us is side head Bartman?

[Bartman]

I dont have him anymore so it doenst matter to me that much but yes i do have a picture...and id say his skin was smooth but i can be wrong..i dunno, imo it was smooth but i dont know how the beeded should feel sooo...
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1953headshottaz.JPG

[Bartman]

He was also in terrible condition when i got him, but i didnt realize because i didnt know to much about how to pick out a healthy one. The guy i gave it to said he had soft jaw and he was always to crazy to pick up and check out so i didnt see this until i tried to trade him for a sav. I ended up buying the sav and got a lil of the price chopped and gave the tegu away because i didnt want to keep it..