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RE: Choosing Tegu

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Posted by: laurarfl at Tue Jun 16 09:44:12 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by laurarfl ]  
   

Personally, I would buy an Argetine from Varnyard. He has great tegus selectively bred for temperament and you won't be getting ripped off.



Otherwise, the Argentine hatchling usually has a greenish head and two loreal scales between the eye and the nose (as a rule). The Colombian feels smoother and has one loreal scale (as a rule). The Argentine also has a thick horizontal stripe along the shoulder.



Google some images to get familiar. There are a lot of stories of pet stores selling the wrong type of tegu. I'm sure some are rip-off scams and some are just cases of mistaken identity.

   

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