Monitors & Tegu's

[Siman]

Has anyone noticed a behavioural difference between Tegus & Boscs? Not saying as in aggression as such but in general one usually being more active but also aggression could be factored in? I still can't for the life of me decide which to get first....

[bendaferrari]

Originally Posted by midnight warrior

Hi when you go in the Viv ..make sure your hands are clean and put your hand in fist shaped ..that way it wont go for your fingers...they soon learn you not food

i read that several pages back so tried it but that made him worse with a clenched fist he will arch his back and hiss and whip me but if i go in palm first he is nice and calm tasting me thin trying to bite me i use alcohol rub from the hospital as i'm a renal transplant i have to be careful with clean hands

[midnightworrior]

Originally Posted by bendaferrari

i read that several pages back so tried it but that made him worse with a clenched fist he will arch his back and hiss and whip me but if i go in palm first he is nice and calm tasting me thin trying to bite me i use alcohol rub from the hospital as i'm a renal transplant i have to be careful with clean hands

You always get one...give it time it will calm down

[tegu66]

Originally Posted by bendaferrari

i read that several pages back so tried it but that made him worse with a clenched fist he will arch his back and hiss and whip me but if i go in palm first he is nice and calm tasting me thin trying to bite me i use alcohol rub from the hospital as i'm a renal transplant i have to be careful with clean hands

my female columbian haas issues with a closed fist too.... but she was handled with gardening gloves before she came here

[ShaneLuvsMonitors]

Originally Posted by Siman

Has anyone noticed a behavioural difference between Tegus & Boscs? Not saying as in aggression as such but in general one usually being more active but also aggression could be factored in? I still can't for the life of me decide which to get first....

I think boscs and tegus are both lazy buggers once they get settled into a routine certainy my big bosc and my little one dont do much except when out of the viv

[stainthedane]

Originally Posted by ShaneLuvsMonitors

I think boscs and tegus are both lazy buggers once they get settled into a routine certainy my big bosc and my little one dont do much except when out of the viv

And I Totally love them for it!!!

[monitor mad]

Originally Posted by ShaneLuvsMonitors

I think boscs and tegus are both lazy buggers once they get settled into a routine certainy my big bosc and my little one dont do much except when out of the viv

I must agree to an extent as my bosc,s have a large enclosure and they walk from there hide to the basking spot and back and thats about it LOL except when feeding and as shane has already said when out for a walkabout

[adamholtom85]

my little girl, is moving a lot, but it is as MM said from her hide to the basking spot and back again.

but last night, i thought i would get her out, well she got out, she leaped from the viv onto the floor and just slowly mooched about not being aggressive or anything she even let me stroke her without tail whipping so i pick her up and jesus she can run quick i have never seen anything like it, she ran the whole length of my living room to the sofa and i hadnt even got up form the floor, so as she is small i had to grab her which she had her mouth open ready to bite but after 5 seconds she calmed right down.

and had nice sritches on the back of the head. but then i felt my leg was all wet i had a look and she poo'd on me, but i think it is a good sign that she is calming nicely.

oh yeah sorry for the long post but when a tegu closes its eyes when you are rubbing her head or back does that means she likes it and that she trusts me a little to close her eyes?

[bendaferrari]

Originally Posted by midnightworrior

You always get one...give it time it will calm down

welll he is here for life so i think i might have enough time to calm hin down it took 2-3 months to get my w.t monitor silly tame

[ShaneLuvsMonitors]

Originally Posted by bendaferrari

welll he is here for life so i think i might have enough time to calm hin down it took 2-3 months to get my w.t monitor silly tame

All i have to say is lucky bugger mines still a hissy, whippy litlle