Why Tegus Are Better Than Savannah Monitors 

Wait why do we need your phone number?

@@twomusketeers8920 if u wanna skip the instagram DM line and text instead

Why are u gonna give ur phone number

It’s not a personal phone number right? Bc I would feel weird texting your personal number lol

Plus couldn’t someone that has the membership just spread your # everywhere?

Gilgamesh of Summer I love your name! We named our tegu Gilgamesh LOL. He's Gil for short

Tegus: "You see the bed I made, dad?" Savannah: "Nice head, I think I'll take it."

Tegus: Hi hi! I ride on your head and give you scritches. Savannahs: You live only because I allow it. By my claws shall you perish, human.

All of these reasons is why I think Savannahs are better. Closest things to dragons that I can keep

My Tegu just wants to explore, its not sit still lizard much

I say that to people lol am I a Savannah monitor?

I adore the toungeflick emoji omg 😭

THE WHOLE BLOODLINE!?

Dragon Fist r/iamverybad###

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That thing was *vicous*

I agree. She deserves to be with someone who can give her the time, space, and attention she deserves. I'm shocked that he wanted for _two years_ before even thinking to test her for parasites!

@@WobblesandBean to be fair he most likely forgot about it since most of those are wild caught so he was probably trying his hardest to get the thing to like him as well as being handled by him to first since he originally wanted to keep her on top of other things

Bonnibel hates everyone. If she was rehomed it would be back to the wild.

Wobbles and Bean i think he got her tested for parasites almost as soon as he got her, I think it’s just that the footage he used was pretty old, and I think in a video a while back he said he got her all treated and that she’s parasite free, tho I could be wrong so please don’t judge me

Awe!! Tegus are just the best lizards ever. They're so sweet and cuddly. 💜

That is the cutest thing I've heard today

@@bearfangmedia I wish I could attach a photo or video on here. We sing him lullabies and he falls asleep too. We may spoil him _a little_ too much...

Akio Kuro That is fucking adorable

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@ima. birb I actually *heARD* that

UwU is what the weak says tho

@Mycel no, it's ÒwÓ

I love my savanna monitor and he loves me. Savannah motors are great and they can be really nice just need to spend a lot of time with them so that you can bond otherwise they don’t know you. Have a feeding routine outside of their enclosure so they never expect food there and will never confuse you with food. They are smart but if they just don’t trust you they will try and leave. You have to kind of force your friendliness on them until they trust you. Hold them a lot. When they’re trying to bite you or being aggressive, ball up your fist so that they can’t and show it’s who’s boss. Let them try, keep your fist balled up so they can’t bit you and try to pet them. Them keep petting them firmly so they know who’s boss. Let it sense that you can crush them at anytime and their attacks dont work yet all you do I love it. They will eventually be tamed and enjoy your company. Fall asleep while you carry them like a baby and give them kisses. Savannah monitors are the coolest. And it’s even cooler that you have to bond with them so much in order to tame them. Cause if you can do that you realize how smart they really are.

Thats not true.....u get good and bad with both animals..

@@jimmieparker8093 stfu she’s obviously right bc she’s verified ur not so do t argue with verified ppl they know more then u smh

@@alimery07 it dosent matter if someone is verified

@@Dream-cy2hi are u verified? No! so stfu and respect bc it does matter it matters a lot of their verified

@@alimery07 but…you’re not verified either. So why should I trust you?

My aunt has 3 cats, two dogs, a horse and a giant tegu. Guess which one I play with the most.

yeah me too!

Meh, I guess. I've own my Tegu for the last 22 years. Tila is alright, I wouldn't recommend her to anyone. Their young adult stage is where they can be a bit of a stinker. Tila hated eating veggies and fruit. Child would throw the worst tantums over getting a bowl of it. Like flipping over water dishes, throwing her log about. Picking up the bowl and shaking it until all the fruit fell out. Following that up with standing tall, stomping around the cage and huffing.... Ugh don't even miss those days.... 22 years later with her and yeah I wouldn't get another lol.

Dylan Dibben he’s probably a red tegu

Same!! ❤

Same! I have never owned a reptile and yet I've been bingeing all of his videos 😂

Same. Him and Snake Discovery. My 2 year old is constantly asking me to watch “Goin’ Hupin’ and Emiwee wit da baby snakes!”

Same! I'm interested in them because he makes learning about them fun but I don't want reptiles as my pets.

Me too. I recently started working somewhere with exotics so I now call the bingeing 'research' though I barely ever handle those animals. Never had much of an interest (besides thinking some wild reptiles in my mother's house were cute) but now I kind of maybe want one?

anny boom lol

I've got 3 years of rugby under my belt....I'm ready

@@smoshettes828 Let's do it square up

I have a bearded dragon, beat that!

TheBloodMango beardy squad. Mines 4 years old, urs

Berserkerkitten how long did it take for you to be able to touch and interact with it?

I have a juvenile savannah monitor and it tail whips, hisses and bites when I try taking it out of the enclosure, I’ve had it for about 5 or six months and I try working with my sav as much as possible. Do you have any taming and trust tips?

my sav is amazing, he is chill and sweet, but id never ever recommend a sav to anyone

Dan H yeah same

Aesthetically Kenz daily handling or every other day I got a 3 year old male had him since he was 4 months old and it took me like 7 months to calm him down I handled him daily every day he would show threats puffing up hissing tail smacking once I had him in my hand it was bitting pooping more hissing and puffing I just left him do all that stuff to me pushed through his threats every day and one day I went to get him out and there was no threats no nothing like it finally clicked in his head I was a threat he’s now my best friend every nite when I walk in to the reptile room when he see me he is trying his dam best to climb outta his cage I will take him out put him on the floor and let him roam around for awhile and when he’s done he’ll climb up my pant leg and sit on my lap til I put him back and he’s trained to come when I call him name

John Ferrari ooo another Clint fan!

Nobody should be releasing captive animals into the wild regardless.

why is it that florida is the hotspot of every invasive species on the planet

Cuan Chulainn Florida’s climate is pretty unique compared to the other states, at least south Florida/some parts of central. Its humidity and year-round high temps (we wear long sleeves if it hits 70F lol) is pretty ideal for a lot of species that wouldn’t survive the, say, drops to 40F in Georgia or the extremely dry heats in other hot states. Plus, Florida Man will do what Florida Man does.

Same reason why iguanas have made an invasion too.

The savanna monitor is in bad condition. And is very hard to work with. He needs to keep the monitor because it will likely harm the owner.

I have 2 tegus, one red and one chacoan. They have been the best experiences I ever had with any reptile! If a lizard could be close to a dog, tegus would be that lizard! I love EVERYTHING about my 2 tegus! They have never pooped anywhere but their cage, and I've held them for an hour and a half straight! If someone wants a monitor, get a tegu instead! You might think at the time you want a monitor, but trust me, you want a tegu!

He wants to keep that animals out of another bad home because of the big fights about their care, he doesn’t want someone to do something wrong

@@RGBSupremacy yeah, I've had my tegus for about 4 months, and they are already close to 3 ft! They've outgrown 3 Cage's! I'm building a 8ft by 4ft enclosure right now, and will let them have free range of my room. They grow faster than even most monitors I've had!

@@Sam-ed3eb good for him too, hes taking care of her and not giving up on her. Thats great!

Aurora Surrealis Scaley doggos

Yes that would be awesome, actually I like monitors because of their looks more than tegus, but temperament tegus are way nicer lol

"They enjoy being touched"stfu its a lizard

cleetus the snake They enjoy the touch

Tegus get big

Na verdade hoje em dia já existem criatórios autorizados pelo ibama amigo, Teiu, Dragao barbado, salamanta td autorizado, porem mt caro.

@@DannaStrapasson não tinha ideia kkkkk achava q os unicos repteis autorizados no brasil eram jabuti, tigre d'agua, jiboia e jiboia arco iris

"I hate every second of this physical contact" 🤣

Umbrreown saaame

..... Komodo dragons can literally kill people. Not a beginner animal. Not an animal that should be kept at all tbh.

Agreed i have a pet komodo dragon and he is like a puppy! Even better he kills my enemies though painful infection. He's the best lizard i own lol

@@nanockewrok r/wooosh

Conan Korwek r/whoosh

@@panzerkrieg3509 lmao same he also brings my kids to school and teaches 'm some manners from time to time. 10/10 recommended pet. he eats alot tho

or you can give me the 200 bucks to pay for keeping him

@@GoHerping i will

@@GoHerping I might...although my mom's still mad at me for buying 4 new snakes behind her back...

@@GoHerping I'm going back to work soon. Give me your venmo or PayPal and I'll gladly do it. This is a serious offer.

@@GoHerping hAHAH- alex i love you lmao

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Lizbeth Mendieta it’s honestly a good thing, because it turns away people who aren’t capable of owning a savannah. I honestly think he needs to rehome Bonnabel though. Moreso for his mental health and wellbeing than hers. Maybe to a zoo/rescue.

if you dont rant about how horrible savannah monitors are then you are a bad reptile owner and i literally own a sav monitor and love him more than all my other reptiles, but dont ever get a savannah monitor

I want an asian water monitor.

Yeah hes real

I feel bad because whenever I see a snake my stupid monkey brain still gets the urge to kill it. I love the little guys though so I'm trying to get better about it(I've never actually killed a snake but I want to stop feeling the fear)

Formorian they even move like raptors from Jurassic park lol

Brandon McGarity how old is your sav?

I'm brazilian too,there's one that lives on my backyard,i named him Nelson.

Mood

You got unlucky if your tegu was a work full in the first 6 months. That is most definitely not the norm. 120 is the absolute max you should go for a tegus basking spot and that's pushing it. Tegus come from a tropical climate. Their natural basking temps range from 90-110. And generally they spend most of their time burrowed. UVB is without a doubt, the most important aspect for most larger reptiles. Especially for a tegu due to once again, their tropical climate. Very nice on the enclosure size.

Monitor is still gud boi just also a very skerd n *angery boi* who will murder your family

Savannah moniter:gud boi Apt-rex:the worst boi in the world

yeah but at the end of the day would you recommend anyone owning a sav? wouldnt it be better to keep literally any other monitor species? or simply a tegu?

@@danh7805 honestly I wouldn't recommend a Savannah monitor for any one unless you have a tone of time and a free room in you house because my Savannah was huge he was at least 4 feet long and he ate a lot and needed to be held at leas 2 hours a day to go play around and explore

It just goes to show how sweet and precious tegus are 😭

it was more than likely a burn from a heat source, still could be the owners fault but i doubt the previous owner directly burnt him

Dude I know a tegu that got beaten by some dumba** kids because they thought it would be cool, then he was beaten by a dude while his friend held the tegu down by the tail with his foot, poor tegu had to rip off the end of his tail to get away (the reason why they were beating him was because they thought he was a Gila monster sml) Anyways, he ended up hiding in a drain until the rescue team that I volunteer at rescued him, he is the sweetest big boi you’ve ever met, sadly however he has permanent head damage and has to take special meds for his migraines... but yeah, he’s good other than that!

@@brendanwatanabe2589 that happened...

Snakes won't be still for a year either of you give them to room to explore, they're mostly lethargic when kept in undersized enclosures as many people do.

@@cooperolm9687 yea I know, it's an exageration, also depending on the species and individual, like ball pytons and little sand boas behaving differently. Compared to most snakes though, tegus are more active.

James Headley I have an ackie, he/she is alright...no good with handling right now (it is relatively young still tho) but yeah, it’ll try to bite me when I do, but it does at least trust me to where it’ll stay out while I’m in my room.

Ive been doing a lot of research lately I really want one. Most of the time keepers really like them.

Idk there's just something about savs that are cooler than tegus IMO mostly the buff forearms and legs and dinosaur head, most savs do tame down quite well actually it's just most of the savs on RU-vid are mistreated rescues who are traumatized. They are definitely more difficult to care for though but that much more rewarding because anyone can keep a tegu healthy but not many can keep a sav healthy

Wtf is wrong with you?

Time to buy myself a tegu

Arnica Moana I know it feels like it, but it’s actually making things a lot worse. By buying wild caught it supports more wild caught selling.. which is overall not a good thing because of the risks that come with it. I definitely would go for a captive bred animal. This applies with any animal you can get that has the ability to be bought captive bred.. If you ever do decide to get a tegu keep this in mind

Alpha Wollf wild caught from florida. where they’re invasive and being killed en masse. that doesn’t affect the market of wild caught from their native country. it takes individuals out of where they aren’t supposed to be and supports those trapping them. where is the downside?

Yeah I'd say that's one of the good exceptions for buying wild caught

GoHerping it’s probably one of the only ones I can think of worth supporting tbh, at least outside of rehab or rehab/release

Oh well, I did not know that.. thank you for telling me. I still stand by the opinion to go for captive bred animals, but I have looked into and yeah this would be a good exception I believe.. thank you for informing me of this haha. Sorry for the criticism

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@@GoHerping Thank you so much lol

yeah just put him on calci sand itll decrease swelling

Yes i agree keep him in a 10 gallon on calci sand in your freezer, happy to help

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Miss NA I have a juvenile savannah monitor and it tail whips, hisses and bites when I try taking it out of the enclosure, I’ve had it for about 5 or six months and I try working with my sav as much as possible. Do you have any taming and trust tips?

@@sunflowerss122 make each interaction a positive one. I click trained mine to get him to warm up to me, lol. People use this method with birds, dogs, and other animals. Check out the non-judgemental Savannah monitor group on Facebook. They're very helpful :) I lucked out with mine being pretty calm. Although when he has his moments of attitude, I just leave him be. Younger ones are different though. I highly recommend checking the fb groups out for more experienced advice :)

Miss NA ok thank you!