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Tupinambis is a lizard genus which belongs to the family of Teiidae. These large, South American lizards are commonly referred to as tegus. Tegus are usually primarily carnivorous, except for T. rufescens and T. merianae. Tegus fill the same ecological niche as monitor lizards and are an example of convergent evolution. Most tegus are opportunistic feeders, accepting a wide variety of foods. Tegus' diets can consist of crickets, mealworms, an occasional mouse, fish, hard boiled eggs, chicken, etc. Certain fruits and vegetables may be offered as well (for example, strawberries, mangoes, papaya, banana) but usually will only be eaten by the red or Argentinian black and white tegus. The Colombian tegus tend to be almost entirely carnivores/insectivores. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Tegus. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

Topic	Replies	Last Post
Lets get it on by kushfeind - Oct 30, 2008 09:27 PM	0	No replies
Looking to get a Tegu by povmichael123 - Oct 26, 2008 05:30 PM	6	Jan 27, 2018 01:17 AM by trickyname
Just got this guy. New to tegus by jeffk - Oct 13, 2008 07:12 PM	4	Oct 15, 2008 07:37 AM by laurarfl
"sub tail" argentine b&w tegus?????????? by opklm - Sep 27, 2008 01:42 PM	2	Oct 10, 2008 09:30 PM by minicopilot
Wall Street Journal remembers Bert by Amazonreptile - Sep 23, 2008 01:35 PM	1	Oct 19, 2008 12:23 PM by minicopilot
i was wondering by mike1234 - Sep 12, 2008 10:55 PM	5	Sep 15, 2008 07:08 AM by laurarfl
My new baby photo! A Brazilian tegus! by Flavia Guimaraes - Sep 12, 2008 08:33 AM	0	No replies
Tupinambis teguiximTupinambis merianae by Flavia Guimaraes - Sep 10, 2008 03:20 PM	3	Sep 12, 2008 08:24 PM by Bill S.
Pot training my new tegus by Flavia Guimaraes - Sep 10, 2008 02:47 PM	1	Sep 10, 2008 03:43 PM by laurarfl
I bought my 1st tegus! by Flavia Guimaraes - Sep 09, 2008 08:34 AM	4	Sep 10, 2008 02:03 PM by Flavia Guimaraes
Tegu Basics by rappstar609 - Aug 13, 2008 02:01 PM	2	Sep 10, 2008 02:19 PM by Flavia Guimaraes
A pioneer lost by PHNubila - Aug 12, 2008 09:02 AM	4	Aug 16, 2008 03:17 PM by monitormanUK
pig blanket heaters by danbristow - Aug 11, 2008 02:54 PM	2	Aug 17, 2008 08:42 AM by danbristow
BERT LANGERWERF by Timo_Langerwerf - Jul 21, 2008 01:07 AM	18	Sep 01, 2008 08:47 AM by minicopilot
TEGU 102 by oregonherpaholic - Jun 24, 2008 09:57 PM	4	Sep 01, 2008 11:17 AM by minicopilot
Hide Box by JustinM. - Jun 17, 2008 09:32 AM	2	Jul 16, 2008 12:13 AM by tegu21
Red Tegu pricing questions by gordano - Jun 16, 2008 04:39 PM	1	Jun 23, 2008 03:27 PM by laurarfl
Blue Tegus and Albino Blue Tegus by fortheloveofherp - Jun 13, 2008 09:02 AM	3	Jul 01, 2008 09:44 AM by TheSerpentsCoil
outdoor cages by argus333 - May 14, 2008 08:18 PM	7	May 23, 2008 06:59 AM by laurarfl
How much does a blue tegus cost? by steven85 - May 11, 2008 11:37 AM	1	May 13, 2008 06:50 AM by laurarfl
thinking about getting a tegu.... by collaredsguy - May 10, 2008 10:50 AM	3	Jul 16, 2008 12:30 AM by tegu21
argentine tegu vs. colombian tegu? by cesktw0 - Apr 27, 2008 11:08 PM	1	Jul 16, 2008 12:36 AM by tegu21
Difference between m/f when...pooping? by Scirocco - Apr 22, 2008 05:51 PM	6	May 01, 2008 06:24 AM by laurarfl
disappeariong act by mike1234 - Apr 21, 2008 02:54 PM	1	May 02, 2008 05:43 AM by laurarfl
fruit eating problem with b&w arg. by shuggie728 - Apr 13, 2008 07:14 PM	2	Jul 16, 2008 12:41 AM by tegu21
O.K. FOOD!!! by JustinM. - Apr 03, 2008 04:17 PM	7	Sep 08, 2008 02:23 PM by gisherps
Trying to help with tegu feeding problem by mfoux - Mar 25, 2008 10:40 AM	1	Mar 25, 2008 12:31 PM by laurarfl
Tegu eating tail by ucsda - Mar 23, 2008 08:43 PM	2	Mar 24, 2008 10:34 AM by ucsda
Yahoo! by Ophidiophile - Mar 11, 2008 09:58 PM	3	Apr 21, 2008 02:52 PM by mike1234
Little whiteish bugs all over my tank??? by mista24 - Mar 03, 2008 10:47 PM	3	Mar 04, 2008 12:51 PM by laurarfl
Several Tegu Questions by Bones82 - Feb 19, 2008 06:14 PM	9	Feb 25, 2008 11:09 PM by michaelgroscoe
Ne Ideas? by Dydy4jamaica - Feb 04, 2008 06:25 PM	8	Feb 12, 2008 12:40 PM by crimsonwolf1313
B&W tegu by IdoTHATforME - Dec 30, 2007 12:27 AM	4	Dec 31, 2007 03:10 PM by laurarfl
how to hibernate? by akita - Dec 26, 2007 12:28 AM	1	Dec 31, 2007 07:39 AM by laurarfl
How to sex a Tegu? by rockratt - Dec 21, 2007 11:15 PM	4	Dec 22, 2007 07:33 PM by rockratt
Tegu Identity by fhayden1 - Dec 13, 2007 10:14 AM	8	Dec 31, 2007 07:45 AM by laurarfl
Housing Pics / Directions? by thesamuraigeisha - Dec 12, 2007 04:21 PM	3	Dec 14, 2007 04:42 AM by fhayden1
Blue and Blue X Red Hybrids by EricIvins - Dec 08, 2007 04:18 PM	1	Dec 08, 2007 04:19 PM by EricIvins
Becoming a breeder??? by icedearthgoddess - Dec 06, 2007 12:28 PM	2	Dec 08, 2007 09:22 PM by RearFanged
Blue Tegu and other animals by sprewel1612 - Dec 04, 2007 02:42 PM	2	May 08, 2008 03:30 PM by Melinda666
Show some pics of your blue tegus! by jmugleston - Dec 04, 2007 01:25 AM	2	Dec 06, 2007 09:00 PM by Crimsonwolf1313
debating about a B&W tegu advice needed by TimS - Nov 28, 2007 05:51 PM	3	Feb 06, 2008 09:57 PM by Craigo
The hide by JimmyC - Nov 21, 2007 05:44 PM	7	Nov 28, 2007 07:05 AM by laurarfl
Tegus! by WhiskeyTango - Nov 19, 2007 12:19 AM	4	Nov 26, 2007 03:11 PM by WhiskeyTango
New to the wonderfull world of Tegus! by Herpz - Nov 08, 2007 05:51 PM	1	Nov 09, 2007 12:46 AM by Crimsonwolf1313
is this true? by c_bruck - Nov 04, 2007 10:39 PM	1	Nov 05, 2007 07:04 PM by Bill S.
Colorful Tegu?? by dlaxplayer4691 - Nov 01, 2007 07:42 PM	4	Nov 16, 2007 05:53 PM by dpjm
new to the tegus please help by JimmyC - Oct 30, 2007 10:07 AM	4	Nov 01, 2007 06:39 AM by laurarfl
How to go about cutting tegu nails by extracool123 - Oct 27, 2007 09:12 PM	5	Dec 03, 2008 01:35 AM by leehafley
Please Help Me Out by ferguson - Oct 25, 2007 09:49 AM	5	Nov 05, 2007 06:44 AM by laurarfl
New to Tegus by cyrusdust - Oct 16, 2007 12:47 AM	3	Oct 18, 2007 12:38 AM by Crimsonwolf1313
acting funny by akita - Oct 04, 2007 05:12 PM	1	Oct 30, 2007 07:20 AM by laurarfl
Can Lucifer be my friend...? by dwell - Sep 25, 2007 01:35 AM	4	Oct 06, 2007 09:40 AM by EricIvins
tegus not eatting by egus3487 - Sep 22, 2007 08:38 PM	5	Sep 28, 2007 06:21 AM by laurarfl
Hibernating a tegu. by cee4 - Sep 12, 2007 09:13 AM	3	Oct 31, 2007 07:28 AM by laurarfl
Housing Monitor/Tegu by mantafish - Aug 26, 2007 06:52 AM	2	Aug 27, 2007 10:44 AM by HerpInvert
whos breeding T.m.'s? by HerpInvert - Aug 26, 2007 02:51 AM	2	Oct 21, 2007 10:05 AM by dorton
Please help with the argument lol by PandT - Aug 25, 2007 05:51 PM	2	Aug 27, 2007 06:56 AM by jiffypop
Commercial cages available? by LaurenMc - Aug 14, 2007 07:08 AM	0	No replies
difference between blue tegu and BandW by huckandtuck - Aug 09, 2007 01:54 AM	5	Aug 14, 2007 04:26 PM by Crimsonwolf1313
FL Press: Poisonous Lizard Found by - Aug 08, 2007 01:31 PM	6	Oct 25, 2007 02:14 AM by gisherps
Homemade Cage Furniture? by militantagnostic - Jul 29, 2007 04:40 PM	1	Aug 02, 2007 04:43 AM by A_B
Sick Tegu... by Cue - Jul 24, 2007 09:13 PM	0	No replies
help me with my 2 tegus... by 72xmulch - Jul 17, 2007 01:17 PM	1	Jul 20, 2007 09:55 PM by oid
Dog/Cat foods? by oid - Jun 30, 2007 04:50 PM	3	Jul 20, 2007 05:39 PM by cee4
My new Red/Black & white hybird by MrSickle - Jun 25, 2007 01:02 PM	2	Jul 02, 2007 04:32 AM by preptiles
Lost Tegu!!!! by dlaxplayer4691 - Jun 22, 2007 04:14 PM	1	Aug 26, 2007 02:44 AM by HerpInvert
Texas tegus? by JL1981 - Jun 21, 2007 10:09 PM	2	Jun 22, 2007 12:21 PM by JL1981
Courting tegus video by Ophidiophile - Jun 16, 2007 04:55 PM	3	Jun 29, 2007 10:38 AM by ea7770
Help!!!! (hopefully soon) by wildsidepets - Jun 11, 2007 12:09 PM	3	Jun 16, 2007 11:31 AM by Bill S.
Here's my Girls by A_B - Jun 08, 2007 05:29 AM	1	Jul 14, 2007 06:22 AM by minicopilot
lookin at a golden by majesty - Jun 07, 2007 03:14 PM	4	Jul 02, 2007 07:57 AM by laurarfl
Argentine or Columbian??? by shuggie728 - Jun 01, 2007 09:19 PM	3	Sep 02, 2007 01:43 AM by HerpInvert
strange problem... by blueackie - May 30, 2007 10:13 PM	3	Jun 02, 2007 05:00 PM by Bill S.
Small amount of blood from mouth by mfoux - May 28, 2007 01:38 PM	1	Jun 01, 2007 09:47 PM by toxicogenic

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