A few weeks ago, I placed an order for two hundred Silkworms from Mulberry Farms. They were sent to me via USPS, and although they all survived, there was a lot of miscommunication at the postal office. I am very pleased with Mulberry Farms, and their shipping practices, though I do recommend tracking your package to ensure you receive the insects in good condition. The post office did not notify me, despite the warning "Call when arrived" sticker, and I honestly don't know when they would have found my package had I not kept track.
The Silkworms were purchased with the intent of breeding, but it has become obvious over the few days they have been in my care that it is not an endeavor I wish to pursue. Silkworms, as stated on many other websites, are high maintenance critters, with food and cleaning requirements that go beyond what I am willing to provide for a feeder insect. Furthermore, while my tegu did attempt to eat a few initially, she soon became disinterested leaving me with 190 + uneaten worms.
On that note, I would not discourage other reptile owners from trying Silkworms, as long as they are aware of the potential financial loss (they are not cheap!) if their reptile does not like Silkworms. Mulberry farms is also a great company to do business with if you are looking for an insect provider: crickets, mealworms, silkworms, hornworms, etc.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Taming the Beast
It has been slightly under a month, and there has been a ton of progress, and a couple steps backwards, in the bonding process. When I first ordered my tegu, I had hoped for an already docile, tame animal. After watching all of those videos of amazingly calm tegus on YouTube, it was a bit discouraging to get a tegu that was flighty when handled. "Why is mine broken," I asked myself. Below are some observations I have made in the past few weeks regarding tegu bonding.
Tegus really are all different, so it's hard to determine how long it will take for a particular tegu to calm down and become comfortable with it's owner. This is a rough outline of our progress so far:
Week 1/Day 1: Tegu allows me to easily remove her from the bag. I SHOULD have used this opportunity to allow her to warm up in my lap, or in my jacket, but I was quite worried, due to her arriving late, that I placed her in her enclosure immediately. She immediately lays under the heat source and sleeps for the remainder of the day.
Day 2: Tegu is still fairly placid, and allows removal from the enclosure. She does not seem to mind when people approach her enclosure, and is sleeping the majority of the time.
Day 4: Tegu has finally eaten a large meal and appears to be very active. She is shedding, therefore I have not handled her.
Day 5: Tegu allows me to remove her from the enclosure and stays in my lap I am on the computer. She does not want to be touched, and instead burrows into a blanket.
Day 7: Tegu is now starting to get flighty when hands are placed in the enclosure.
Week 2: I have started moving tegu into a separate box for feeding. Tegu hates the box, and will only eat half of her meal in it. She does not like being placed in feeding box, and has started struggling when being removed from enclosure.
Week 2.5: Tegu is allowed to free roam during some evenings, and has become a little less flighty when being removed.
Week 3: Tegu goes into shed again, and hates my guts. Tegu does not like being handled at all and will jump out of my hands if given the opportunity.
Week 3.5: Backing off of tegu. I am only removing her for free-roam time and feedings. Otherwise, I am not taking her out to socialize.
Week 4: Continuing to only interact with tegu when cleaning/feeding. I sit by her enclosure daily to ensure she sees me every day for hours.
Week 5: I have been removing tegu from enclosure in the morning before heat lamp turns on. She stays in bed with me for approximately 2 hours every morning. She has begun jumping on me to get out of her enclosure to free-roam.
Positive experiences
I noticed a lot of progress when spending excess time around her enclosure. I know a lot of people recommend this when explaining "tegu taming," and I don't think it can be emphasized enough. Gradually, my tegu began feeling more comfortable with my presence and general movements.
T-Shirt method - like other websites recommend, using a t-shirt that smells like you can help familiarize the tegu with your scent. I not only placed a t-shirt inside of the enclosure, but also used a worn t-shirt to carefully remove the tegu from the enclosure and place it on my lap while using the computer or reading a book. My tegu often burrowed further into the shirt and fell asleep, or found a heat source (usually my leg) to lay next to.
The MOST SUCCESSFUL method so far has been through morning-time cuddles. Currently, the timer to turn on her lights switches on at 10:00 AM. For the past couple of mornings, I have removed her from her enclosure at approximately 8:00 AM, and brought her into the bed with me. I either wear a jacket with a collar or hood, or wrap a blanket around myself, and allow the collar/hood/blanket to partially cover her. Because her body is cold in the morning, she is much more amenable to remain in one place and let me pet her.
T-Shirt method - like other websites recommend, using a t-shirt that smells like you can help familiarize the tegu with your scent. I not only placed a t-shirt inside of the enclosure, but also used a worn t-shirt to carefully remove the tegu from the enclosure and place it on my lap while using the computer or reading a book. My tegu often burrowed further into the shirt and fell asleep, or found a heat source (usually my leg) to lay next to.
The MOST SUCCESSFUL method so far has been through morning-time cuddles. Currently, the timer to turn on her lights switches on at 10:00 AM. For the past couple of mornings, I have removed her from her enclosure at approximately 8:00 AM, and brought her into the bed with me. I either wear a jacket with a collar or hood, or wrap a blanket around myself, and allow the collar/hood/blanket to partially cover her. Because her body is cold in the morning, she is much more amenable to remain in one place and let me pet her.
Mistakes I've made
Forcing too much interaction. Tegus give fairly clear signs when they don't want to be handled, and I chose to ignore those signs a few times. In the end, it dramatically broke the trust I was beginning to build with my tegu. She became more weary of my hands, and it made things more difficult.
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Tegus really are all different, so it's hard to determine how long it will take for a particular tegu to calm down and become comfortable with it's owner. This is a rough outline of our progress so far:
Week 1/Day 1: Tegu allows me to easily remove her from the bag. I SHOULD have used this opportunity to allow her to warm up in my lap, or in my jacket, but I was quite worried, due to her arriving late, that I placed her in her enclosure immediately. She immediately lays under the heat source and sleeps for the remainder of the day.
Day 2: Tegu is still fairly placid, and allows removal from the enclosure. She does not seem to mind when people approach her enclosure, and is sleeping the majority of the time.
Day 4: Tegu has finally eaten a large meal and appears to be very active. She is shedding, therefore I have not handled her.
Day 5: Tegu allows me to remove her from the enclosure and stays in my lap I am on the computer. She does not want to be touched, and instead burrows into a blanket.
Day 7: Tegu is now starting to get flighty when hands are placed in the enclosure.
Week 2: I have started moving tegu into a separate box for feeding. Tegu hates the box, and will only eat half of her meal in it. She does not like being placed in feeding box, and has started struggling when being removed from enclosure.
Week 2.5: Tegu is allowed to free roam during some evenings, and has become a little less flighty when being removed.
Week 3: Tegu goes into shed again, and hates my guts. Tegu does not like being handled at all and will jump out of my hands if given the opportunity.
Week 3.5: Backing off of tegu. I am only removing her for free-roam time and feedings. Otherwise, I am not taking her out to socialize.
Week 4: Continuing to only interact with tegu when cleaning/feeding. I sit by her enclosure daily to ensure she sees me every day for hours.
Week 5: I have been removing tegu from enclosure in the morning before heat lamp turns on. She stays in bed with me for approximately 2 hours every morning. She has begun jumping on me to get out of her enclosure to free-roam.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
For the love of Tegus!
I feel like a mad scientist, or rather, at this point, a sociopath; putting random animal-like items into a blender is not normal behavior.
Tegus are omnivorous animals, though many juveniles prefer meat and whole-prey over fruits and vegetables. Despite her size, my tegu has become a voracious eater and has undeniably pushed me past my comfort zone when dealing with her “preferences” – preferences, as in all animals/food items being finely chopped to her desired size: (minced, not ground).
I found this post a few days ago when searching for different foods that are safe for my tegu, and decided to give my local Asian market a try.
Here is the post I found: Thread: Todays trip to the Asian Market... Tegus got some yummies!
Although I am part Vietnamese, trips to the Asian market freak.me.out. I feel like a helpless puppy, with no ability to convey, well, anything. "Ma'am, where can I find . . ." oh . . . you're running away from me. Wait, did she even work here? "Uh, I'm looking for silkworm pupae. Yeah. The stuff, you know, that looks like a worm, but it's a pupae . . ."
Disheveled, confused, and ready to give up, I finally find my way to the correct freezer. Jackpot! Here are a few items you can find at the market:
silkworm pupae - they come precooked
frog legs
silverfish (the fish, not the bug)
gizzards: chicken, turkey
animal hearts: chicken, turkey
a variety of snails
duck eggs (balut)
grasshoppers
krill
plucked quail
I snatch up a container of silkworm pupae, duck hearts, shrimp, and a duck egg, and dash out of the store in search for my life-saving bottle of hand sanitizer located in the car. I survived.
Home and Magic Bullet ready, I begin concocting a mixture of duck, shrimp, duck heart, and pupae. Okay. It doesn't look so bad once it's the consistency of ground turkey.
But will my tegu eat it?
NOPE. Of course not.
For some reason, my tegu does not like ground food: ground turkey, ground chicken, ground anything. I am not sure if this is due to the consistency (I do observe her wiping her face along the floor more than usual when trying these foods), or some other reason. Instead, she prefers her foods be finely chopped into small chunks.
Separated and not ground up, the balut (cooked) and turkey hearts were favorites. She refused to eat the silkworm pupae.
Overall, the trip was a success, although I don't think I'll be purchasing much from the Asian market at the moment. I believe it will be a great place to get a good amount of food for a reasonable price when my tegu is slightly larger, but currently she is quite small and there was a bit of wasted food, even when accounting for freezing most of it for later use.
Oh, and here is a picture of the brat looking smug. Note: the red by her eye, on her nose, and around her mouth is just food.
Tegus are omnivorous animals, though many juveniles prefer meat and whole-prey over fruits and vegetables. Despite her size, my tegu has become a voracious eater and has undeniably pushed me past my comfort zone when dealing with her “preferences” – preferences, as in all animals/food items being finely chopped to her desired size: (minced, not ground).
I found this post a few days ago when searching for different foods that are safe for my tegu, and decided to give my local Asian market a try.
Here is the post I found: Thread: Todays trip to the Asian Market... Tegus got some yummies!
Although I am part Vietnamese, trips to the Asian market freak.me.out. I feel like a helpless puppy, with no ability to convey, well, anything. "Ma'am, where can I find . . ." oh . . . you're running away from me. Wait, did she even work here? "Uh, I'm looking for silkworm pupae. Yeah. The stuff, you know, that looks like a worm, but it's a pupae . . ."
Disheveled, confused, and ready to give up, I finally find my way to the correct freezer. Jackpot! Here are a few items you can find at the market:
silkworm pupae - they come precooked
frog legs
silverfish (the fish, not the bug)
gizzards: chicken, turkey
animal hearts: chicken, turkey
a variety of snails
duck eggs (balut)
grasshoppers
krill
plucked quail
I snatch up a container of silkworm pupae, duck hearts, shrimp, and a duck egg, and dash out of the store in search for my life-saving bottle of hand sanitizer located in the car. I survived.
Home and Magic Bullet ready, I begin concocting a mixture of duck, shrimp, duck heart, and pupae. Okay. It doesn't look so bad once it's the consistency of ground turkey.
But will my tegu eat it?
NOPE. Of course not.
For some reason, my tegu does not like ground food: ground turkey, ground chicken, ground anything. I am not sure if this is due to the consistency (I do observe her wiping her face along the floor more than usual when trying these foods), or some other reason. Instead, she prefers her foods be finely chopped into small chunks.
Separated and not ground up, the balut (cooked) and turkey hearts were favorites. She refused to eat the silkworm pupae.
Overall, the trip was a success, although I don't think I'll be purchasing much from the Asian market at the moment. I believe it will be a great place to get a good amount of food for a reasonable price when my tegu is slightly larger, but currently she is quite small and there was a bit of wasted food, even when accounting for freezing most of it for later use.
Oh, and here is a picture of the brat looking smug. Note: the red by her eye, on her nose, and around her mouth is just food.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Chronicles of a Tegu
On September 4, 2013, I took the plunge into giant, scary lizard ownership, and it has already been filled with
seemingly perilous situations (for the lizard, not myself). My hypochondriac of
a self has already projected multiple illnesses upon my tegu, and I'm fairly
certain this validates that I am not ready for parenthood. Hours upon hours of
research have confirmed that I am indeed making a big deal out of nothing. One of my major concerns was food.
"My tegu isn't eating enough. It’s going to
starve in a single day and die!"
First, I have to say is thank goodness
for thetegu.com. This particular forum has been a lifesaver and invaluable
source of information. According to other tegu owners, it is quite common for tegus to refuse food for the first week of being shipped.
My tegu, thankfully, has consistently ate (at least a small amount) since I received it. My main concern was HOW MUCH it was eating. After multiple Google searches, I found threads of owners similar to myself, fretting about their tegus lack of appetite. Well, fear no more! It's okay! It's not the end of the world, and, if your tegu appears healthy in every other way (active, no signs of illness: nasal discharge lethargy, etc.) he should not starve himself to death. Though my tegu wasn't eating much, I now know I cannot complain, as some tegu owners don't get their babies to eat for weeks.
Threads about baby tegus not eating:
new baby tegu
new tegu not eating, hiding
I did learn an effective way to determine whether your tegu is full: See Post #3 by bubblz. According to bubblz, you can gauge the fullness of your tegu by the amount of folds present on it's side. Here are some fairly clear pictures of what she is explaining.
I also learned the key to success was a varied diet. Initially, I attempted to offer her only a ground turkey mix and grapes. While she appeared to tolerate those foods, she did not eat them with the fervor I anticipated. This lasted for the first three days until I gave in and decided to offer a plethora of foods. The four foods that resulted with the best success were raw salmon ("fresh" from the grocery store), crickets, hornworms, and pinky mice. I have also offered other foods, such as scrambled eggs, kiwi, and duck heart with slightly less success. She refuses to touch mealworms.
My tegu, thankfully, has consistently ate (at least a small amount) since I received it. My main concern was HOW MUCH it was eating. After multiple Google searches, I found threads of owners similar to myself, fretting about their tegus lack of appetite. Well, fear no more! It's okay! It's not the end of the world, and, if your tegu appears healthy in every other way (active, no signs of illness: nasal discharge lethargy, etc.) he should not starve himself to death. Though my tegu wasn't eating much, I now know I cannot complain, as some tegu owners don't get their babies to eat for weeks.
Threads about baby tegus not eating:
new baby tegu
new tegu not eating, hiding
I did learn an effective way to determine whether your tegu is full: See Post #3 by bubblz. According to bubblz, you can gauge the fullness of your tegu by the amount of folds present on it's side. Here are some fairly clear pictures of what she is explaining.
In this photo, you obviously see the skin fold on her Coronal (or frontal) plane.
If you still don't see it, look at the space between her hind and front legs. There is essentially what looks like loose skin forming on her body, creating a fold (click photo for a closer view).
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| In-shed tegu hatchling |
After a small meal, this photo shows a very slight fold, indicating she is not at her fullest.
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| Tegu after first shed at new home |
In this last photo, she has gorged on a large meal and refuses to eat any more. There is no fold present and her body appears plump.
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| Wheezy Bat Photos |
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
USPS. The Bad Guys?
After a restless night filled with relentless nightmares of all that could go wrong, I awoke at 7 AM with the anticipation that disaster would surely ensue. The previously evening, I received an e-mail from Johnny at TeguTerra informing me that my tegu should arrive promptly by 10:30 AM (CST). I still had three endless hours to wait. Well,
10:30 passed . . .
then 11:30 . . .
then 12:00 . . .
At this point, I began frantically (okay, okay.. I was doing this prior to this point anyway) tracking the package through the USPS tracking service.
Finally, at 2 PM, my boyfriend arrived home and was swiftly (possibly aggressively at this point) ushered out the door to check the front office . . .
. . . and this is the doll he brought back!
Thankfully my tegu arrived safe and mostly warm, albeit a couple hours late. Unfortunately, I did not get videos or pictures of the unboxing as I haphazardly decimated the box to reach my tegu. I *did* get a short video of her eating green seedless grapes, though, once I determined that she was alive and okay (I apologize for the poor quality - it was taken with my phone). Her legs currently look too large for her body, and she looks as if she may shed soon. This is true love.
This has been my first experience with shipping a live animal through USPS and will most likely be my last. I received no notification that she was delivered (no letter, no update through their tracking website until 5:30 PM, no knock on the door, etc.). She also arrived past their "guaranteed" delivery time. For those who expect to receive an animal through USPS, please make sure to check your door regularly, or your front office if you live in an apartment complex. Luckily, I live in Texas where it is relatively warm in September, but the situation could have been dire had I resided elsewhere. It is partially my fault for not familiarizing myself with their shipping policies, though I do believe quicker updates to their tracking service should be implemented and better notifications in general.
10:30 passed . . .
then 11:30 . . .
then 12:00 . . .
At this point, I began frantically (okay, okay.. I was doing this prior to this point anyway) tracking the package through the USPS tracking service.
"Out for Delivery XXXXXX, TX 7XXXX September 4, 2013 10:20 am"I incessantly checked the front door for a package slip informing me the tegu was safely delivered to the front office. Nothing. I attempted to call the front office multiple times. No answer. In fear of missing the delivery, I continued to anxiously wait for a status change online while periodically calling the front office.
Finally, at 2 PM, my boyfriend arrived home and was swiftly (possibly aggressively at this point) ushered out the door to check the front office . . .
. . . and this is the doll he brought back!
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| New tegu hatchling |
This has been my first experience with shipping a live animal through USPS and will most likely be my last. I received no notification that she was delivered (no letter, no update through their tracking website until 5:30 PM, no knock on the door, etc.). She also arrived past their "guaranteed" delivery time. For those who expect to receive an animal through USPS, please make sure to check your door regularly, or your front office if you live in an apartment complex. Luckily, I live in Texas where it is relatively warm in September, but the situation could have been dire had I resided elsewhere. It is partially my fault for not familiarizing myself with their shipping policies, though I do believe quicker updates to their tracking service should be implemented and better notifications in general.
Monday, September 2, 2013
Duct Tape Wonderland
After multiple trips back and forth from Home Depot and Petsmart, mostly due to my indolence and unwillingness to create a simple list, I have finally set up the tegu's enclosure and completed tegu-proofing my living room, kitchen, dining room, and study. I now live in a duct tape wonderland, and any reminiscent of a hiding place once found by a friend's ferret has been annihilated.
Upon shopping for my tegu's new home, I encountered numerous conundrums: what type of enclosure, what is the cleanest and safest substrate, how do I want to control humidity, &c??
After much deliberation, pictured below is the current setup I decided create. There are still modifications that need to be done, though the foundation is essentially complete. Most changes will be depended on how the tegu interacts with her surroundings, and whether revisions will be imperative to her comfort.
After much deliberation, pictured below is the current setup I decided create. There are still modifications that need to be done, though the foundation is essentially complete. Most changes will be depended on how the tegu interacts with her surroundings, and whether revisions will be imperative to her comfort.
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| 40-gallon breeder tank for tegu hatchling |
My reasoning? Well, here it is: accessibility, accessibility, accessibility!
- Cleaning: I am a short, petite girl, and therefore the ability to clean the enclosure from the front is inexplicably amazing. Despite the fact that there is only substrate located in a single area of the enclosure, I am not so delusional to believe substrate will not end up all over the entirety of the tank. Removing substrate from a top-opening tank has proven difficult for me in the past.
- Lighting: Because this is an animal that requires regular handling and interactions from humans, I plan to be in and around the enclosure multiple times a day. Although UVB lighting should not be placed on top of a mesh screen (it impedes UVB rays and makes the bulb less effective for your reptile), having to deal with lighting fixtures when reaching in and out of the terrarium would become tedious. The Exo Terra allows permanent placement of a fixture (located in back left corner of tank) at a desirable angle, parallel to the floor.
- Handling: It is debatable whether or reaching downward into an enclosure inhibits the "taming" of a tegu hatchling, but I have found front doors permit quick access to any area of the terrarium, allowing swift removal of the tegu if ever needed.
- Removal: Lastly, tegus are large lizards. Although this is tank is incapable of serving as a permanent housing unit for an adult tegu, it will be used for the first year of it's life. As it gains weight, removing a less-than-amenable lizard by lifting it out of the enclosure may become difficult. By placing the enclosure on, or close to, the ground, this would allow the lizard to merely saunter out of the terrarium on it's own. If physical removal were necessary, the doors would allow less lifting.
Instead of a terrarium full of substrate, I provide a digging box - a box filled with Eco Earth loose coconut fiber substrate where my tegu can dig if desired. Regular misting of the substrate will allow my enclosure to maintain the proper humidity. Stairs or a ramp will also be added for easy access into the box, and the location of the box may be moved.
The only source of heat and light present in my tank comes from the UVB bulb. Currently, I have a PowerSun 100w Mercury bulb placed 30 cm (12 in), parallel to the floor (distance from the floor is dependent on the type of bulb). It will be kept on 12 hours of the day and is controlled by a Zilla Digital Timer Power Center. My ambient temperature drops to 24 C (75 F) at night and the cool side stays around 28 C or higher while the UVB bulb is on, therefore an additional heat source is not required. Avoid coil bulbs!
The hide is from Whole Foods, and is currently located on the cool side only. I may, or may not, provide a hide on the warm side, depending on how my tegu does with one hide. Many tegu owners find that their tegus do not ever come out if a hide is kept on the warm side of the enclosure, which makes taming and socialization more difficult. I will be providing tegu-safe cloth materials for it to bury in.
Temperature is monitored with an Acu-rite Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer. It can simultaneously monitor the temperature in two different locations: the hot side (basking) and the cool side. Humidity is also measured.
I do intend to add branches to allow various distances from the UVB bulb, and possibly live plants. Once the tegu is acclimated and deemed healthy, I will most likely fill the enclosure with substrate throughout.
Please view my other post, "Home, Sweet Home: Tegu Housing," for the generally accepted "ideal" tegu enclosure.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Commitment Issues
Indecisiveness doesn't even begin to describe the level of incompetence I seem to display when committing to any particular decision, but I am happy to announce that, after much deliberation, I have taken the first step into tegu ownership!
Today, I placed an order through Johnny LaRocca, from TeguTerra, for an Argentine Black and White tegu hatchling (CBB). Johnny came to me highly recommended from other tegu owners, and his communication and customer service did not disappoint. My darling tegu is expected to ship out on Tuesday, September 3rd, and arrive by 10:30 AM (CST) Wednesday, September 4th.
For those wondering, "what is this creature you call a tegu," a tegu is a considerably-sized lizard, natively found in multiple countries of South America, namely Argentina, Brazil, and Columbia. Genus: Tupinambis. Tegus are capable of reaching a length of approximately 1.2 meters (~ 4 feet) and a weight of 7 kgs (~15 lbs). Listed below are a few websites dedicated to tegu education as well as a few recommended breeders:
Websites
TheTegu Forum - my personal favorite, filled with a friendly atmosphere and helpful folk
TeguTalk Forum
Tegu Terra Care Sheet
Breeders
Tegu Terra
Ty's Lizards
Captive Bred Creations
WARNING! Do NOT purchase a tegu from Vanyard Herps (Bobby Hill). Though he was previously a reliable breeder, there have been numerous people scammed by Varnyard who, still, have yet to be compensated. Please read these "Bad Guy" links for more information:
BOI: June 2012 Varnyard
BOI: July 2012 Varnyard
BOI: October 2012 Varnyard
*It has been noted that he is still attempting to take deposits and sell tegus for 2013*
I have found that many informational websites (excluding forums) provide objective information (species origin, taxonomy, diet, etc.) without delivering idiosyncratic experiences regarding life with a particular animal. It it my goal to offer a little bit of both.
In this blog I will primarily be addressing Argentine tegus. My hope is to chronicle the progression of this newly found relationship between my tegu and myself, as well as the growth and development she undergoes as time passes.
Websites
TheTegu Forum - my personal favorite, filled with a friendly atmosphere and helpful folk
TeguTalk Forum
Tegu Terra Care Sheet
Breeders
Tegu Terra
Ty's Lizards
Captive Bred Creations
WARNING! Do NOT purchase a tegu from Vanyard Herps (Bobby Hill). Though he was previously a reliable breeder, there have been numerous people scammed by Varnyard who, still, have yet to be compensated. Please read these "Bad Guy" links for more information:
BOI: June 2012 Varnyard
BOI: July 2012 Varnyard
BOI: October 2012 Varnyard
*It has been noted that he is still attempting to take deposits and sell tegus for 2013*
I have found that many informational websites (excluding forums) provide objective information (species origin, taxonomy, diet, etc.) without delivering idiosyncratic experiences regarding life with a particular animal. It it my goal to offer a little bit of both.
In this blog I will primarily be addressing Argentine tegus. My hope is to chronicle the progression of this newly found relationship between my tegu and myself, as well as the growth and development she undergoes as time passes.
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