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So I inadvertenty discovered my Argentine B&W LOVES cooked sweet potato. I am assuming this is ok for him as part of a varied diet, but I wanted to check with more experienced Tegu parents...

Also, can juvies be reliably sexed? Is there sexual dimorphism at a young age or can they be probed?

Lastly, while scanning previous threads I noticed some of you keep more than one Tegu together...is this a rare exception, or can it be done fairly easily with size-similar animals in a large, hiding place-rich enclosure?

Thanks in advance!

Here's a couple pics of Inigo for those who care to see:

Mine like sweet potato too.

I don't know about sexing and am new to tegu keeping myself (only had my pair a couple of months), but mine get on brilliantly, theya rea male and female and have been together for the last 15 months without any problems. As far as I can see tegus are quite social reptiles ..

I think the onyl thing to consider if you are going to add another would be size and possible territoriality if yours has been kept on it's own for a while.

carl

I'm unsure of probing in juveniles, but sexual dimorphism usually displays in those >500g. Males have knobby scale bumps on either side of the cloaca, females don't (In Tupinambis merianae at least). Plus, males tend to have larger, longer skulls and bigger jowls.

As far as keeping them together in groups, unless you have a lot of space (I'm not talking aquariums or cages here, I'm talking yards, outdoor enclosures of garden plot size), you would be ill advised to keep any males together. One male with multiple females is usually fine, but two males together will usually end up fighting.