Remington bolted from me once while we were at the park, leash and all, she didn't recognize me as I'm came walking up to her from the car. I couldn't believe how fast she could move! The downside to being cold blooded though, is you don't have a lot of reserves to go on. Next time you see him, don't give up chase until you've got him. As time passes he's going to just get slower and slower until he doesn't have any more energy to run on.
Also, be sure to check all the low lying bushes and fallen trees for signs of digging. Tegus burrow when they don't feel well, especially when out in the wide open if they're not used to it. Being in an enclosure all your life feels awfully snug until you're outside with a bright lit sky and huge sun. It takes some conditioning for any tegu to get used to wandering outside the home, my Extreme Giant is still very wary about it. I hope you manage to find him, losing a close pet is a terrible thing :( Fingers crossed.
0.1 B&W Tegu (Remington Steel)
1.0 Extreme Giant Tegu (Smallz)
1.0 Blue Tegu (Shakespeare)
0.1 Red Tegu (Izma)
0.0.1 Caiman Lizard (Bubba)
0.1 Black Throat Monitor (Tanin)
1.1 Emerald Tree Boas (Buddy & Ezzy)
0.1 Lavender Albino Reticulated Python (Leelu)
1.0 Granite Burmese Python (Reaper)
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