5 Tegu Taming Tricks | OOPS I Lost A Finger!

Reptile taming, specifically Tegu taming, can be a very intricate process and overwhelming to first time owners! Here are my favorite 5 methods for taming your Tegu and bonding with your Tegu!

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I started getting into the reptile hobby in February of 2018. My first reptile was my Bearded Dragon - Maxine Pegasus (creator of duel monsters btw). Since then, I have added five Yellow Ackie Monitors (Asus, Dell, LG, and two unnamed babies), a Chacoan Black and White Tegu (Frappuccino), a Crested Gecko (Destin), and a Russian Tortoise (Tortellini). I also have a dog named Thrall (yes, from World of Warcraft) who is a Dachshund/Chihuahua mix - aka a Chiweenie.

My goal with this channel is to share my knowledge, experience and journey with other reptile/animal enthusiasts and become a better caretaker because of it. Hopefully I can learn a lot from the community through these videos.

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[TeamTrainWreck]

Not necessarily a Tegu-centric training method, but I was able to bring down my Schneider's Dwarf Caiman's defensive behavior by spending lots of time just sitting at ground-level with them, gently petting them and gradually increasingly the frequency of our interactions. It started incredibly slow with only 20 minutes of socialization and with lots of bites, but by the time he had reached 3ft or so, I had him in a ritual where any time I'd show up near his enclosure after 9pm, he'd swim over to me to be scooped up and let out for free-roam for a few hours. No thrashing, no hissing and no biting. I've spent god-knows how many hours working with him. He responds by name and will readily trot over to me and climb up into my lap of his own volition.

[Istvan_]

It's easy
1, Get a breeded juvenile one
2, When it's young, place next to you in a smaller box (smaller place helps to be docile, bigger place makes them more wild)
3, Walk up and down next to him when he is basking, and don't take care -> the animal get used to the noises, smells, and know he is not your target, just ignore him couple of times
4, Try to touch him and grab him up, see how does he react, but never chase him
5, Feed it from hand (not directly, via a plate)
6, When it grows up give him bigger place (bigger enclosure, free roaming)

7, Never mess with him when he is hiding, let him hide for hours, days, etc.. to feel secure. His cage is his empire.. He will come out when he wants to.
With my previous tegu he was free roaming in my flat, he liked to be in the back of my couch or goung out to the terrace to warm up. When he was ready he went back to his cage always..

Let him be a tegu...

[zaerberus]

I've got Credence 2 months ago, he was about 3 months when I got him. I also placed some shirts into his enclosure, he pushed all of them into his hide to sleep 😂 I also use food as a positive reinforcement. I feed with tongs, pick him up first or lead him on my hand/arm and then give him the food. I always make sure to come in with my hands first, so he never just sprints at the first thing he sees. He now walks up on my hands/arms on his own.
Also a thing I do is placing my hands under the basking spot. So he lays on it to warm up. while roaming I place my hands in the same position and he sometimes rests there to warm up

[DragongirlxD]

I've had mine since 17th of june. Hes ok with my hand, just doesn't like when it becomes "grabby" (obviously). I just learned that he doesn't like his hide being picked up by receiving bite attacks with one being landed at my ring finger the second time I did it. Good to know. Understood, respected.

[stefanostokatlidis]

Even smaller reptiles are intelligent enough to respond to negative situations. So don’t frighten them.

[TheOtomeBug]

Still thinking about getting a tegu and these videos always make me want one even more. Lol.

[scaredbyowls]

My half a year tegu I brought home about 3 days ago, she is VERY food motivated and even chases my hands like food when I move in her enclosure. Is this rehoming stress? She definitely doesn't act angry, no back arching, just tongue flicks followed by sprinting like she would go after a roach. It's hard for me to even get close to her. I do pet her back when she's turned and sit in front of her terrarium.

[AllCanadianReptileGirl]

Great tips! The only one we haven't done (yet) is the smelly clothes. We're moving Jub-Jub into a large enclosure this weekend and will be trying that tip them. I'll let you know if there's a difference in her behaviour!

[MK-rhbo]

I’m trying the smelly clothes in the hide with my blue male who’s in his third month of guberty right now. I’m hoping my patience will pay off. Thanks for the vid!

[PapaTrike]

"Anne-sea-duhl evidence" Lol close enough.

I appreciate the videos, just got my first lizard a B/W tegu and so far so good!

[PlanetOReptiles]

Great video man! The great content just keeps on coming!👏

[turnermote]

The shirt and underwear complaint from your wife sounds a little more personal than just a hypothetical lol😂 great video super helpful

[FolKshi]

1 week ago i got baby chaco white headed. My way is sparing time 30-40min a day for handling and hand feeding. Just a jumpy like a usual baby reptiles, but never bite or whipping like iguanas

[evategu]

I love your channel man, your gonna go places with this

[rose_cat]

I have a juvenile and they do not like me. Ive been feeding with tongs since theyre a little clumsy and was going to switch to hands when big enough to take a grasshopper. Everytime i open the cage their breathing gets heavy. I try to leave my hand in there so they know im not a threat but it still freaks them out. Picking up has become a huge no no because everytime i try they run away. Am i being too impatient

[MoritzClips]

So when picking up your Tegu scares the hell out of your Tegu, what do you do? "Handling" as in picking him up and going somewhere can only be done if I 100% for sure give him a bad experience. I'm talking about a Tegu that even as a baby was flipping sh*t when you picked him up. Biting, whipping, death rolling, full out panic mode 3000. Every time. What do I do?

[gman]

Tegus are some of the Best. To others they're the Best. What a Reptile.

[blobmanyaa]

arent you afraid your going to get bit when hes smelling you

[osirisdelacroix]

Funnnnee Real Talk...My cats and Doggies loved my Well worn Sox ..underwear ect when the was little it aided in the Imprinting...even my Python...Funny secret

[henrikingholt]

Does the smelly cloth thing work with Ackies also?