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Dost tegu türleri & yeni başlayanlar için morflar

Tegu lizards are notoriously docile and somewhat beginner-friendly reptiles to keep as pets (en azından monitörler gibi diğer büyük kertenkelelerle karşılaştırıldığında).

There are however a few different species and morphs which may require more time and attention.

Kural olarak, en Meryem'in kurtarıcısı (diğer adıyla. Arjantin yasası) is the best choice for first timers and also the most common overall.

bu Kolombiya tegu (veya Altın tegu) on the other hand is known to be more of a challenge due to its temperament.

Aşağıda, a comprehensive list of the easiest to keep tegu lizards, ranked by difficulty.

Kolombiya yasasına karşı Kırmızı yasaya karşı Arjantin yasasına karşı
Three speciecies of tegu, from left to right: tupinambis teguixin, kurtarıcı kızarma ve Meryem'in kurtarıcısı

1# mavi tegu

Türler: Meryem'in kurtarıcısı
Difficulty: Easy
Boyut: 2 ile 4 ayak
Enclosure size: 6x3x3+
Diyet: Hepçil

The blue tegu is a morph of the Argentine black and white tegu with all the benefits of this docile species, plus they tend to be much more compact in size.

The need for a smaller enclosure really brings the costs of setup, heating and lighting down, and makes cleaning and maintainance easier. Blue tegus are easily the best choice for first timers.

Mavi Tegu

2# siyah beyaz tegu

Türler: Meryem'in kurtarıcısı
Difficulty: Easy
Boyut: 3 ile 5 ayak
Enclosure size: 8x4x4+
Diyet: Hepçil


The Argentine black and white tegu is the most common species in the trade and universally appreciated for its friendliness and docile nature.

These lizards eat just about anything and tend to get quite big in size, so they need a lot of room. Ondan başka, they are relatively low maintainance and rather friendly, so much that people often compared them to dogs.

Arjantinli Siyah Beyaz Tegu

3# Chacoan tegu

Türler: Meryem'in kurtarıcısı
Difficulty: Easy
Boyut: 4 ile 5 ayak
Enclosure size: 8x4x4+
Diyet: Hepçil

The Chacoan white-headed tegu is another type of salvator merianae native to the Chaco region of Paraguay (and also known as “Paraguayan tegu”).

They are very similar to the black and white tegu both in looks and behavior, but they tend to grow even larger in size, with adult males averaging 5 ayak.

Because they are the biggest of all tegu species, Chacoan white-headed tegus need bigger encloures with plenty of space, but are otherwise quite tame and easy to care for.

Chacoan Beyaz Başlı Tegu

4# kırmızı hareket

Türler: kurtarıcı kızarma
Difficulty: Moderate
Boyut: 3 ile 5 ayak
Enclosure size: 8x4x4+
Diyet: Hepçil

The Red tegu is a separate species which shares much of the same characteristics of the Argentine tegu.

They can however get even larger in size and some people think they are more prone to experience shedding issues and skin problems, özellikle kışın.

Red tegu lizards are somewhat more sensitive to drops in temperature and humidity and because of this they may need some extra attention compared to other species.

Bir muz yemek kırmızı tegu

5# Colombian gold tegu

Türler: tupinambis teguixin
Difficulty: Moderate
Boyut: 2 ile 3 ayak
Enclosure size: 6x3x3+
Diyet: Carnivore

Colombian tegus belong to the tupinambis teguixin species, which is known to be more aggressive and challenging to tame tame compared to Argentine and Red tegu.

Colombian tegus can actually be tamed with a bit of patience, they do take more time. This may also be due to the fact that most specimens available in the trade are caught from the wild and not hatched by breeders.

Once tamed, they are actually quite similar to other tegus in terms of behavior, they are however much smaller in size and have a mainly carnivorous diet (only 10% of fruits and vegetables).

Golden tegu



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