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hey everyone. was just wondering if you guys could give me some info on gold tegus. i was in a local pet store yesterday and they had one. i happended to ask one of the employees how his temperment was and she said he was friendly. i held him for a few minutes and he was jut that. from what i understand golds usually arent that friendly. i would like some basic info on them especially how big do they get, i also was wondering if when he gets bigger he could be housed with my blue or will there be too much of a size difference? thanks for the help. while i'm posting is anyone going to the show in buffulo ny tomorrow?

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Danielle
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Golds are not easy to tame, but if you found one that is already tame at a pet store, it will not be the same when you get it home, I have tons of teeth marks on my hands from a gold Tegu! I can't same to get him tame. I have no problem with my black and white. Email me if you have any questions on the care of golds or any Tegu! Free advice can't hurt!!

I think that if this gold (aka colombian black and white) is already fairly tame at the pet store, then you have a pretty good start. However, you do have to understand that it probably won't act this way initially when you get it home. I worked with Blake (colombian) for a month at the pet store that I worked at before I bought him. He was so well behaved there that I could let anyone handle him once he was out of hig cage. Once I got him home though, he had to readjust to new surroundings and a very different environment. Now of course, he's my little angel.

I can seriously let pretty much anyone hold him, although he does tend to wiggle with new people. I think that if you're willing to put in the time to allow him to readjust to the new environment at your house and you're patient, I think it's totally worth while.

I honestly didn't find Blake that difficult to tame. He still to this day is a little testy when I'm getting him out of his enclosure, and he definitely doesn't like being rudely awakened, but he's a very sweet lizard!

Lindsay

If you didn't already, you also might want to check the temps at which the store is keeping him. I've noticed more than a few pet stores keep their reptile temps quite a bit too low. Cool reptiles are usually calmer reptiles...until they warm up.