Hi

My name is Flavia and I have 13 lizards, among them one tegus, only one, which i bought last year.

As im Brazilian and BW Tegus are from Brazil too they are very easy to find in the wild.But i bought mine from a licensed pet shop.


Well, although i have had my tegus for only one year now he is by far the tamest of my lizards. He is the only one who struggles to come closer to me.My other lizards only accept to be handled but prefer to be left alone in their cages.

For instance, when im reading in my bed at night, my tegus ( his name is Crock) tries hard to climb my bed sides to be able to join me in my bed or in the sofa.When he finally climbs the bed he wants to see what im doing, whether im reading a book or playing computer games at my laptop.Then he takes a nap on my stomach and i can hear him snoring.Just like a dog or a cat!

Well, talking about tegus food, i used to have a hard time choosing him food he likes.Then i decided to try cat food and he ADORED it! I m buying him Whiskas, the soft pellet and he is eating as an ogre!

Is cat food bad to tegus? The brand i buy is cooked in steam so not so much fat inside.

Thanks Flavia

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