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Old 03-15-2007, 11:21 PM   #9
varnyard
Will, if I was you, that is exactly what I would do. As I said before some tegus do not get tame or choose to have human contact. It is just like any other animal, some like people, some don't.

I have been through probably 500 tegus, my breeders must have three things in order for me to keep them for breeding. They must have nice color, size and a good disposition. If they do not meet those requirements, I do not keep them. IMO it is like dogs, calm tame dogs tend to produce tame puppies. I admit a few might not be as calm and tame, but as a rule they would have a better chance. Mean dogs tend to have mean pups, or pups that will grow to be like the parents. I think it would be true with tegus as well. Will all of my babies grow to be tame? No, a few might not, but most would tend to be more calm then the babies produced by mean adults.