Cuándo fue la última vez que vieron a un lagarto durmiendo panza arriba??? Éste es Juancho, un lagarto overo colorado o tupinambis rufescens. Si querés ver fotos: http://thetegu.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=278

When was the last time you saw a lizard sleeping on his back? This is Juancho, an Argentine Red Tegu or Tupinambis Rufescens. If you wanna see some pics: http://thetegu.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=278

Use full spectrum lighting 12-14 hours per day.

Argentine B&W eating f/t pinkies. If you like this video please visit www.tegutalk.com

Gold tegus grow to around 80-110 cm with a glossy body, powerful limbs and a thick tail.

Baiting a Tegu. This is an easy way to get started with training. Once your lizard gets the hang of you feeding him then you can begin to work on behaviors

The light should be mounted inside the tank with a half by half inch or similar guard so the lizard does not hurt itself.

Aquí está Juancho, un lagarto overo colorado o tupinambis rufescens, comiendo unas ricas cerezas de la mano de mi papá. Como pueden ver, le encantan. Si querés ver fotos: http://thetegu.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=278

Here is Juancho, a red tegu, eating some delicious cherries from the hand of my dad. As you can see, he loves them. If you want to see pics: http://thetegu.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=278

Because tegus, like all lizards, are exothermic, a temperature gradient will allow them to find the perfect location for their needs, so they also need a spot for basking with a temperature of 100 F – 120 F.

a tegu eats a mouse crunch crunch
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This tegu is primarily a carnivore.

[Raptor] My Argentine B/W Tegu Eating an Egg snack, if you’re looking for carnage and violence im sorry to disapoint you, but I no longer feed raptor anything live, and the mice are always F/T. He is much bigger now, around 2ft long, I will post a more recent video soon. Enjoy! and subscribe to watch the new one!

Males are much larger and heavier than females, and develop jowls as they mature.

4 lice mice get anialated by black and white argentina tegu lizard (Noreaga) over 3 feet in length. Gotta see it all the 4th kill is the best. Massacre.

Feeding in a separate area outside the enclosure is another way to accomplish both of these aims.

Introducing fruits and vegetables, along with a normal diet, allow small Tegus to flourish. Learn more in this free video series and guide.

They need to be replaced every year, so write the date on the bulb.

My Argentine B/W Tegu searching for some attention

Its life span is about fifteen to twenty years.

My Argentinian black and white Tegu, eating a rat…