Everyone here's something I found out from researching Tegus are not just social with humans, they're also social with their own species. They hunt together, brumate together, and dig burrows together. Its amazing. Plus tegus are social enough to have two tegus in the same enclosure without any incidents. It's amazing.

@karennesbit6367

Жыл бұрын

Sorry didn't mean to hit that thumbs. That was an oops.

Personality wise, it sounds like tegus are closer to dogs and monitors are closer to cats.

@rukhsanashaikh5080

3 жыл бұрын

Actually I'd say tegus are cats and monitors are wild cats (especially large ones)

black and white tegu is my dream/favorite animals

Twix > KitKat > Snickers > Reese's

@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563

3 жыл бұрын

Bullshit

@qavixz

2 жыл бұрын

Fax

Kitkats 💯

We got ourselves an Ackie Monitor baby last weekend. Thanks for all the information you share.

@ProfessorHerp

4 жыл бұрын

Hope the information helps! Make sure to subscribe for more Ackie content!

For me it goes breaded dragon, tegu then ackie monitors

Great video 👍

The best large monitor lizard is the black throat. They're basically over sized ackie monitors. Also, white throats and peach throats are sub species of black throats. The difference is the color of their throats and sizes.

Here's something I wonder: How do tegus and monitors not get tired of flicking their tounge in and out?

@MrDagon007

4 жыл бұрын

Probably the same reason why your tongue is not tired after hours of talking: it is an oversized muscle.

@ProfessorHerp

4 жыл бұрын

wait you guys don't flick your tongue to smell constantly?

@blazetube1164

4 жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorHerp 😂

@Polosatiy_Varan

4 ай бұрын

Humans never get tired of taking several breaths per minute.

Tegu & monitor > girlfriend

Great vid

how the heck do you make your lizard roar and have time to take a picture. Makes them so frightening lol.

@ProfessorHerp

3 жыл бұрын

Im that good!

Twix are better than KitKats. I prefer dwarf monitors because tegus are expensive to feed and they need a massive enclosure which is expensive. But I still love Tegus.

@mattblake9936

4 жыл бұрын

Tegus being expensive to feed is a myth.

@mattblake9936

4 жыл бұрын

No but seriously, it costs me maybe $5 a week to feed my adult. Rodent pro, and the fruit and vegetables that i eat.

@jess-sweetheartt8820

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattblake9936 have to TOTALLY agree, its more the enclosure, lighting n heating n enclosure running costs. n lets not forget ALOT of substrate that adds up

@PlanetOReptiles

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Blake Really??? I might have to reconsider Tegus then😏

@mattblake9936

4 жыл бұрын

@@PlanetOReptiles It may be worth your investment!

Okay, I think there is some false information in the interaction part of this video. Social interaction with monitor lizards is highly crucial if you want to get any type of monitor. Take the black throat monitor for example. IF SOME HOW YOU WANT ONE AS A PET, and you don't interact with it, it WILL send you to the hospital, no question about it. The same goes for a small, dinky yet genius Ackie Monitor, Interacting with this animal 3-5 times a week is a must or else you won't have a fun time raising him. Not interacting with any monitor lizard YOU HAVE AS A PET for a while, then all of a sudden attempting to, oh boy, good fricking luck.

@ProfessorHerp

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure how that means there is false information but thank you for sharing!

@lasagnakob9908

3 жыл бұрын

I think you might be a bit confused. Socialization and social interaction can be very different, as in this context, the former is having the lizard get used to you and humans without immediately jumping to the conclusion you're a threat. The other is interacting with each other because you both want to in some capacity. I'm sure in some way that sounds kind of stupid, but I highly doubt he got his Monitors and Tegus to be comfortable with him by doing nothing.

@graceliu5648

2 жыл бұрын

I want one as a pet…

@CeeJayH

2 жыл бұрын

@@lasagnakob9908 i was using those terms kinda interchangeably, i’ll remember not to do that next time, for socialization, i meant that socialization with your monitor is imperative if it’s any size but large ones are dangerous. getting it used to your presence and having him understand that you are not a threat to him but actually a great source of enrichment will lead to a happy life with your monitor!

Bad literary pun but if I like both does that put me in the Mon-tegu family?

@ProfessorHerp

4 жыл бұрын

I thought about not even commenting on this it was so bad hahaha

Positive comment

are there any more social non brumating alternatives to tegu

@ProfessorHerp

3 жыл бұрын

monitors, but they can be more independent. Possibly blue tongues

@terraaquaria1823

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe a caiman lizard (not a caiman) they are a similar size to a tegu and are related to tegus

A little bit inspired by Clints Reptiles? lol

@ProfessorHerp

3 жыл бұрын

how so? haha

I liked the video before it even started 🤷🏾‍♂️ #noregrets

So Tegus are scaly dogs and Monitors are scaly cats

@ProfessorHerp

3 жыл бұрын

Way to just expose the secret! ;)

Also, DO NOT EVER SAY A TEGU IS MORE INTERACTIVE THAN A MONITOR. While Tegus are VERY intelligent, any monitor species is 10X smarter, no questions asked.

@ProfessorHerp

3 жыл бұрын

interactive != smart

Neither

Do I have to unsubscribe because I like reeses :(

@ProfessorHerp

3 жыл бұрын

lol no