Learn the Facts about this Species

"We're going to learn about tegus about how big they are going to get. This is a baby red tegu he's an Argentine red tegu and he's going to get pretty big. He is only about 2-3 months old. He's real friendly he's not to get confused with a Columbian tegu if you do that he'll actually bite your finger and try to make a meal out of that. We're also going to learn about giant Argentine tegus this is a baby Argentine tegu, he's a couple of months old. He was actually born about 4-5 months ago, he's an Argentine tegu this guy will eat anything you give them he'll eat a little bit of leftovers, we give him ground turkey. We stay away from fatty foods like ground beef and I'll show you how these guys are going to get. This is about a 2 year old red tegu so he's about 2 years old he's been having a good diet and he has some a good size on them. You can see how big he his and then we're going to show you guys a 5 or 6 years old Argentine a black and white tegu, this is about a 5 or 6 year old black and white tegu. This is a boy you can tell he's a boy cause he has these great big jaws, the girls don't get that, that is where he stores the rest of the fat."