I just thought I'd show off this young girl we'll be taking in on Christmas Eve. My mother is getting her as a gift for my fiance but I'm absolutely in love with this girl. She's honestly a rehome.
Padma is a 2 - 3 year old Columbian Black and White Tegu. Her original family bought her from an expo and didn't handle her a whole lot. They then sold her to the people we're 'adopting' her from. The boyfriend bought her for his girlfriend, who admittedly thought she was going to get those infamous 'puppy tame' tegus you see on youtube. They've been working with her a lot but she's a college student and has realized she just doesn't have the time for Padma, and is also concerned about Padma's fascination for their cat.
Me and my mother visited her last week. While her enclosure could definitely use some improvements, she does have an exceptional diet(what they fed her when we were there was A LOT more diverse than the below picture) and was more than happy to dig in infront of us. She was a little shy and spent most of her time hiding under things in their home.
They say she enjoys sleeping under that heat mat in her tank and using it as a blanket... I just kind of question if she could potentially burn herself with that? Or are tegus smart enough to know when they're getting a little too crispy? I know they're very smart, I grew up with one. They say she knows how to take off the cage clips from the inside of the cage, which I really have no doubt of, lol! Gotta watch this girl real close.
Gonna spoil this girl, I just love her! Can't wait to start working with her.
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