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    Default how to socialize my Columbian

    It is only about 12" long and is a little skidish but is getting more and more so as time goes on(Ive only had it for about a week). I spend at least a couple of hours working in my animal room near it's enclosure and handle it for atleast 10-15 min a day and it only seems to get more frightened every time, Today it even mustered up the balls to try and bite me. I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to calm it down and make it a make it a handlable pet.

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    There is a method I use in the "Helpful Info" section of this site. It works on many tegus, but keep in mind that Colombian tegus, by nature, are timid and flighty and take a bit more work.

    Rick

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    I've had my colombian for around 2 months now, and we are still bonding - she huffs and puffs everytime I open the tank, but seems to settle down a little sooner as she seems more trusting of me that I am not a threat. She still don't like being picked up, however has never tried to bite me - I don't think she will ever be like taming or teaching a puppy tricks - more like trying to co-exist with a dinosaur :lol:

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    Ive never really heard of someone with a calm columbian that was over 12" .. alot of times the ones that say theirs are tolerable are smaller baby ones, and i have 2 baby ones they are fine.. they just are a bit flighty until u pick them up, then after theyre in your hands they try to jump from time to time, they are very good jumpers.
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    i have had myn for almost a year actualy 10 months hes finaly calming down.
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    tegus are really smart. My colombian, although soppy tame with me, when my mate came to see me, he asked if the tegu was tame. I said yeah. He put his hand in the viv and ouch! it lunged at him. Great recognition capabilities, eh?

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    Tegus are indeed very smart. They can recognize color and can learn words so I am sure they can recognize facial features, voice and perhaps even a persons individual smell.

    Hopefully no one was hurt.

    Rick

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