I'm a newbie in the world of Tegus. I would like to know which species of Tegu remains the smallest? Also which one would be the best "pet" I guess you could say. I would love to get a larger lizard but I do not like savanah and nile monitors, and I am firmly against Iguanas. Thanks for the help
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Smallest Tegu?
monocledcobra
Nov 14, 2005 05:17 PM
Replies (3)
krn
Nov 14, 2005 08:39 PM
THe smallest tegu i believe is the gold tegu, which also has the worst atitude. Argentine black and whites make good pets as well as blue tegus, which i have. Acquire a tegu at a younge and form a trusting bond with it, tame it. black and whites are larger than blues. They will both make good pets if you work at it. These can be costly with food caging lighting etc. Think before you buy. And if you do decide to buy good luck.
russ1066
Nov 15, 2005 10:39 AM
The Smallest True Tupinambis is the ,Tupinambis longilineus from brazil. I think they dont get much bigger than 12-18". They are also very rare and will never be seen in the pet trade.
krn
Nov 15, 2005 12:24 PM
Yes your right but realistically speaking seeing that i have never heard of any one breeding this species fo tegu i told him the gold tegu.
