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I remembered seeing a topic that said how to make a tegu leash with one of those clamp things that are on sweatshirts (I forgot the name). I can't find the topic so I thought I'd just ask. My tegu is only a little over a foot long, but I'd like to have one ready. Also, I usually read to put a leash around a tegu's neck because his jowls will keep it from coming off, but as I said my tegu is still small, and I wanted to know where it would be better to put it since he doesn't really have any jowls to speak of. He's still a bit too small to take outside, and may even be too small for a leash, but he seems like he would tolerate one well. I mostly want to put him on one because I'd like to take him around the house (we have a pretty big house) with me but he has a habit of getting down and getting stuck places where I can't get him. Any feedback is appreciated
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It was one of Rollin's posts. I made one, and they work great! (Thanks, Rollin!) What you want is a plastic barrel clasp. They sell them at Walmart, two on a card, on the button kiosk. They also carry the soft cord like you'd find on the sweatshirts.

Pull one end of the cord through the clasp and tie a know so it can't pull through. Pull the other end of the cord through from the same side, and pull until you get a loop big enough to go over the tegu's tail and back legs. Pull it snug, but not tight. You want it right in front of the back legs. You don't want it to constrict the skin, but if you leave it too loose, the little sucker will manage to get a leg free and escape.

Loiosh does not seem to mind it a bit; in fact, he acts like he does not even know it is there. Just don't let your tegu tie you up in knots like mine tries to do.

Leslie