I have a red tegu (female) who is about 30 inches long in one tank. IM getting a Male B&W in a couple of days. I have a seperate tank for each of them but i wanted to know , Can two tegus of different sizes be housed together, if not how big of a difference should there be???????????????
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Two Tegus Sizes????
DemonBloodMage
Mar 18, 2004 12:44 PM
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boidsntegus
Mar 18, 2004 01:22 PM
I think it would probably be a bad idea. Tegus hatch in the wild at the same time the adults stop eating. That implies that the adults would see the hatchlings as food. Since they are opportunistic feeders, I would probably not take the risk. On the other hand, I have a buddy who introduced a 13" argus monitor to his 3' argus and they got along fine. If you are set on them sharing the same space, get the bigger one nice and full so food is not on its mind, then introduce the smaller one. See if they get along or not, and be prepared to break them up (and probably get bitten). I have never tried this myself, but like I said, it is usually not recommended.
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russ1066
Mar 18, 2004 02:30 PM
My blue female is 3'3" and wieghs 5-6lbs. She lives with santiago my male Argentinwho is 4'3"- 4'4" and wieghs 17- 18 lbs, My blue is the boss and she is alot smaller. It dependes on there personal tempermates. Alsoa baby tegu an a animal close to adult size would not be recomended.The adult may eat the baby. Good luck russ
