Kingsbrook Animal Hospital's Blog: Nami the Tegu

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Nami the Tegu


This is Nami. She is a 3 year old female Tegu. She is 40 in long and just now considered an adult. They can live to be 15-20 years and up to 5 feet long! She is an omnivore, eating chicken, rats and fruit like strawberries and apples. In the wild, Tegu's live in Argentina. They like hot days, cool night and high humidity.