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ive posted on here a few times but i have a taming and tail drop question. ive had my argentine b&w tegu for about 5 weeks now he had recently shed and is eating very well. but he still tail whips when i try to pick him up.he doesnt try to bite just whip the crap outta me. ive thought about just sneaking up on him but i dont think that will help the situation much, whichs bring me to my next question do tegus dropped theyre tail very easy? your advice is appreciated
-brandon

no, they don't drop their tails. for a tegu to lose it's tail it would have to be cut off or ripped off some how.

That's reassuring, I've always been a little worried about my tegus loosing a tail. Now I'm surprised how many tegus I've seen with regrown tails. If you watch Berts video it seems like a large part have regrown tails, I wonder if this is because he doesn't sell the ones with regrown tails so that's what's left.

Brandon, whether or not they have a fracture plate in their tails I'm not sure. I know they can regrow tails that have been lost(but not with the same color). But I'd be careful he doesn't hit it on any sharp objects. Steve