Joey, I just bought a tribred from you all last year. I couldn't take it into my home because I was still living in NC at the moment. You guys worked with me even though you didn't have to and once I got into my new home in WV you sent me my tegu and man I can't express how thankful I am and the great customer service you all provided me. If I had the room and funds I would by 5 more tegues from you all. I am and will be a customer for life. Rose city reptiles is the place to go for your new scale baby folks.
I’ve purchased a tegu from Rose City Reptiles a few months ago. I do agree, if and when I have questions; he have helped me and given productive advice. I’ve already made an agreement with him to purchase another, mostly due his passion, knowledge, and love for the animals he and his wife have for these precious animals. If this helps, thumbs up. Let’s show some support.
I haven’t purchased a baby yet from Joey, but, he has answered every question I have had leading up to me adopting one from him! Thank you Joey for being there even before I have my baby home!
Literally joey answers every question I have about my new tegu I'm getting from him. He has the best customer service out there and im happy to call him my friend .
I bought my first Tegu baby from Joey, in 2020, a female Plague baby. For this whole crazy year, he has been almost on-the-spot with any questions I had prior to my purchase and after. He has been a tremendous help with everything. Honestly the longest reply took a few days, and then I found out that he had a become a father, so I mean you can't compete with Joey Johnston! There are really good breeders out there, but Joey Johnston will literally support you and your tegus better than you will support him.
When I do buy one, it will be from you. I've seen so many people selling them as just an object. I can tell your animals are very well taken care of on a DAILY basis.
You are right, you should prioritize people who have bought from you. I asked you a question didn’t get a reply, but I’m not bothered cause you’re one man caring for a bunch of tegus and running this channel. I don’t plan on getting another tegu since the one I have is a rescue, but I do plan on continuing to support your videos since you did teach me a lot with out speaking to me directly, and spreading them to anyone I can. I would just hope in the future you would also take that fact into consideration when people ask you for your help as well, support comes from a lot of different ways :)
I haven’t finished this entire video yet but you’re one of the few breeders I trust. I was the girl who messaged you about the blue tegu tank sizing and all of that and even though I hadn’t contributed a penny to you, you STILL answered all my questions. Yes I do still want one in the future when I’m ready, but it’s the fact that you’re very honest about everything and you don’t have this “cocky” attitude that most breeders have. I have a ball python and I know how rude older breeders can get towards newbies (she’s 5 now) but my point being is you can tell that you’re not just in this for the money. You CARE about your tegus and you can see it through all of your videos. You’re taking time out of your day to EDUCATE instead of advertising and doing endless promotion and that’s the difference between you and most breeders. You will always have my support. I’ll gladly buy a tegu from you in the future and I KNOW I’ll have absolutely zero regrets about it because I picked a good damn breeder, just saying.
I have been watching/subscribed to this channel for almost 2 years and am active on tegu Facebook groups. I've been ready to purchase a tegu for a while now and have a mental list of reputable breeders. I could purchase a tegu right this moment if I wanted. However, through watching this channel and seeing Joey's comments to TH-cam and FB members, I have great respect for Rose City Reptiles, their animals, their knowledge, and their customer support. I've been waiting to SPECIFICALLY purchase a couple hatchlings from Joey. This is the season and I can't wait for babies to hatch!
@@shinyscales1341 my bad, I have been familiar with Rose City Reptiles' webpage for almost 2 years and conflated the amount of time I have been watching the channel. Thanks for the correction Great TH-cam Time Keeper, order has been restored.
I'd like to say that Joey is top-notch when he tries to help a customer troubleshoot a problem with their tegu. I was one of the lucky few that got one of his Payload babies last year and he's been awesome in helping me figure things out.
These are important points and exactly what brought me to Rose City Reptiles. Joey has been extremely helpful even before purchasing. He walked me through making the decision as to what would be best for me as a beginner and I am actually waiting to pick my Tegu up tomorrow. Thanks Joey for all the help and my new baby!
Great video. Love seeing someone preach husbandry and animal care. Can't wait to add a tegu to my family this season. I love the high whites, but wow those high blacks are sharp too.
A tegu is my dream lizard and i havent pin pointed a breeder to get one from in the future until now that i found your channel. Everything i can control before the tegu gets to me i want it to be perfect. Until then i have to wait till the time is right to contact you and make my dream purchase. Thank you for sharing your knowledge .
Very excited. I have been watching and learning from this channel for a while and I finally moved to Texas so now I can purchase one in state and actually soak up all this great info. Thanks for great content and info.
well stated! Coming from a Falconer, I hope this carries some weight to back you up. There is a damn good reason getting into it is hard, takes time and dedication... to make sure you are going to commit to quality husbandry of the incredible animal you are about to have which will be depending on you for its quality of life. Sadly, I did not find you until after owning my first male Argentine Tegu, but already thinking of getting a female for him and will definitely come to you for sure!
Another great video. I bought my last tegu from Joey . He’s a great breeder to deal with he stay in touch thru the whole process of getting my topaz daughter ship out here to California. I’m definitely buying my next one from him again
The name Corona is hillarious, I'm down. Still trying to find a cool name for my tegu. I wish I had known about you before I got my tegu a couple months ago. If I ever get another one I'd like it to be one of your high white ones. You're currently my favorite youtube channel! I get excited when you upload and always looking for a video of yours I haven't watched yet. I've watched a few many times over. You're filling a big void on tegu information and I think your channel will grow quick. Your genuine passion for the animals and all the good information you deliver in a few minutes is refreshing and needed. I'm worried about tegus becoming too popular, for their sake and all the factors you mentioned.
Hello. I breed reptiles too and I understand exactly what you're talking about. People don't think they pay but the quality of follow-up we do will guarantee you have healthy animals and avoid going to the vets or losing the animal.
Couldn't have said it better! Cant tell you how many messages I get from people that bought an animal from someone else and then asks me a hundred questions about it.
So true that’s why I’m beyond happy I purchased my red from you and can’t wait till she gets here I think the prices are great you not only put so much time into your tegu’s and you was beyond helpful with any questions I had got back to me acually fast and I know if I would ever have questions in the future I know I could text you and that itself makes it so worth going to a breeder..
I just picked up my Argentine black and white Tegu. I live in California went all the way to Tennessee to purchase from a very trusted breeder. He is awesome
Planning to buy this year! I may not have bought from Rose City Reptiles yet, but I've been asking Joey questions as I prepare to buy from him. Each question has been answered and he is extremely helpful whether it is through his videos, comments, or the facebook groups he is in. I see him everywhere! And along with that I see a lot of people recommending Rose City Reptiles. A huge reason I am wanting to buy from Joey is because I can easily tell through his videos that it isn't just about the money like some other breeders are. He loves his tegus :) I'm really hoping to buy a high black tegu from you assuming I can afford it. We've briefly messaged over facebook about it, but I know things can change! I'm closely following for when you announce they lay and we can start the payment process 👀
Time is money man. I'm a fond believer in customer loyalty. You spend time promoting your own business and education others on your dime. I'm hoping you have a male available when I get back from vacation.
Totally agree!! I got my first tegu in October and talked with the breeder beforehand..he ended up saving my ass when it came to enclosure questions. So important to pay more for the support!!
I thought it was live, then didn’t, then did, then got lost in thought when the Tegu was taken out. A few moments later and the video was over. I’m cool with it. Enjoyed it as always. Thanks
I think a person that cares about there Animals would take their time and put up a TH-cam video like this Joey seems to be truly down-to-earth great person. Carl
I purchased a few tegus from Rose City .. and he literally met me down the road personalized customer service because I was close to him I love my new babies
I think this is super applicable to all reptile purchases. Thank you for speaking up about this! I can't have a tegu yet, but want to one day (maybe next year!)... I just bought a Nicaraguan BI boa about a month and a half ago that's 6 months old now. I adore him, but I really wish I would have purchased him from someone that was as personable and willing to help as you! The boa community (especially with dwarf localities) is small and inconsistent. I really had to dig around to find channels after the fact that give good feedback. I won't be doing that again! Anyways, hopefully I'll be ready for a blue tegu by next year, and you'll have my business! :D
THIS!! Im not a breeder nor am i looking to buy anything right now but i agree with you 1,000% and its insane that anyone would expect to get answers from someone they didn't have the decency to buy from. It's just commom decency thay a lot of people lack. Id recommend telling people to stay out of Facebook groups unless they know who runs the group and if they are reputable because as a bearded dragon owner i can actually say that most groups focused on bearded dragons have awful information and will kick you out for pointing out the bad information. It's sad because of the wrong information they give i have a heavy heart knowing there's beardies out there being kept in terrible conditions. Buy from a reputable breeder and get your information the same way!
Great video. It'll be a while til I can get my first tegu. But I'm hoping once I am in a living situation where I can get myself a tegu, I'll be ready thanks to your videos. Also part of a tegu group on fb to see how others are keeping their tegus. Hope I can help do right by the hobby once I'm ready.
I bought a red from Joey and she is awesome and he has helped me out with multiple issues I have had. and in my opinion he is very reasonable when it comes to price of a high quality tegu. dont make the mistake of buying somewhere else.
I don’t have any. Tegus I’m 72 and I have to enjoy them through your videos. Thank you so much for providing such thorough information. Can you give me a source to order some cork bark. I am a sit down plant lady and would love to get some. Keep up with the great entertainment, I love it.
Thanks for another Tegu Talks with Joey Incredible Tegu! I knew when you introduced The Plague and his girlfriend they would make beautiful animals. Can't wait to see what they produce this year!
Talking about me right there! I found my obsession! Gotta wait till next season though cause I'm poor and is gonna take me a long time to save enough to provide for by future baby. CB only! I lost my Sav monitor I was given at a reptile expo as a hatchling after 5+ years. Learned my lesson. I'd rescue and put the effort into another but I really want a CCB and to do it right to avoid the angst. The one I want is ballpark 2-5K.
I do corn snakes, and corn snakes can be vary cheap pets to take care of and to breed, but let me tell you, out of 15 corn snakes, one will be an oddball and not respond well to regular husbandry. Buying from a good breeder is key for figuring out how to take care of an animal. I am also in full support for paying extra for a animal because you know it is coming from a breeder who is making sure the snakes are well taken care of. Don't cheap out on a reptile. Remember people often will pay $400+ for a pure bred dog
Awesome information joey and if they bought a tegu elsewhere they should contact them and not you man as it not fair on you buddy and wow love the high black tegus man keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@RoseCityReptilesTX , Ophelia is just turning 1 year old and is going through her Teguberty now. She is a Black & White Argentine Tegu. We got lucky, she is very pretty. Hoping to get her future mate from you!
Thank you for another helpfull video! I'm getting mine monday, so excited 😁. They cost a fortune (let's say i have 100 euro left for the whole month 🤫) but it's totally worth it.
I'd love to buy one of your tegus. Knowing how you care for them. You do it so wel. Kind of a bummer that i'm from belgium and the tegu's don't get shipped that far.
Joey , I'm from the dog world , where temperament in large part is genetic. Do you find the same in Tegus , are the babies like their parents in temperament ? Or is there not much difference between Tegus ? Are they all a lot alike , or very different from each other ? As far as buying an animal , I'd rather pay more for quality , health , temperament, and breeder support. When I get a Tegu , you're the guy.
My wife and I just bought a black and white tegu at a reptile store. We weren't planning on picking one up anytime soon as we did our research prior from various resources. Well we had to pick up some rodents for our ball pythons and my wife goes "baby look at the blue tongue do you want it?" I asked to pick it up and just didn't fully connect...as we continued through the store we see the sign 'black and white Argentine Tegu' we looked at each other and I told her "babe I would rather go with the tegu over the Marauke blue tongue" we contemplated for a bit as the plan was not to purchase a tegu or any lizard but to look at ball pythons for that is what we breed. That being said we discussed it and asked if we could see the animal the clerk said yes and pulled him out. They answered questions about the husband stated the baby was a bit shy,but I got to hold him and he just sat their. At that point the connection was unreal and my wife well she was sold. This is the second animal we got from them the first was an Axanthic ball python which is EXTREMELY healthy/a great eater. The person that talked to us about the animal was incredibly knowledgeable and he himself has raised one and is even building his own custom 8×4×4ft enclosure. I do agree that husbandry goes down because people try to cut corners (just imagine how rodents feel because how those intelligent animals are kept even for breeding purposes could be considered negligent) to reduce the price. Ijust hope it wouldn't get to the point to where like in ball pythons people are defending morphs such as spider orchampagne going "well kinks are normal, but" or "head wobbles are normal but" for me that is disgusting people should never defend morphs that have any negative impact especially if it can't be bred out... hopefully that doesn't happen to tegus and hopefully they NEVER find a scaleless gene because as is with beardies and ball pythons is just wrong yet Perrine like it so they come up with excuses :/.That being said it's awesome I got to see this channel further to cross reference what we know and to pick and choose how we plan to raise this new member. I concur with if the animal isn't bought from you you shouldn't have to help people solve those issues... there are great references and people should take the time to do research vs just going to you for a question that's like buying a computer at Walmart than going to Frys to fix the computer that is ales displaying problems. Now do we regret our decision? No these animals are amazing we are still in shock that we got a TEGU! We can't wait to bring him home and raise him up :) we love all our animals that's for sure and only want the best.
i got an idea for you to help new owners of tegus. Could give them a care guide where you make the guide on how to take care of the animal each step of their life from baby to adult. Then you could answer some common question about the animal in the care guide. I'm somewhat new but i dont own a reptile yet but I love reptiles and seeing how each of the animals behavior and act.
I was given my golden tegu when I wasn't ready for it when I got it from my cousin. It was in bad care and he didn't care for it after mouth and I knew it would get sick or dye so I took it right away. It took me 3weeks to a month to get everything fully done for him and ready for me. But the first month wasn't bad but it wasn't the easy time for me. He was in to small of the cage for that time, I didn't have the money for a new 40 gallon for his size and I was looking all over for a use cage for cheap and lucky I found someone. But it almost been a year now and how he is health and bigger and he just turned a year this month and I love him. Then when I took him for the first time he was just super mean at first but now he lovable and just grumpy lizards but he good now.
We got a tegu from Rose City 3 years ago and we have had a lot of our own questions and I don’t know if our baby would still be alive without the support from Rose City! Our second tegu will he coming from Rose city this year!!!
I wish I had known about you before I got my tegu last week at the expo here! My little one is so far sweet tho a bit jumpy... but if I end up with a bigger space I will definitely be coming your way as I believe I'm like little hop away from you! That said, I never thought about keeping a tegu outside. I am from Wisconsin but now live just north of Beaumont! How do you handle a normal winter and how did you handle this insane winter this year?! Hope you all the best and thanks for the wonderful information you give us in the videos!
Would you mind making a video all about lighting? I noticed you mentioned something about the lights available at pet stores not being too good, I’d like to know which ones work for you
Hoping to own a tegu and wanted to get one from you I have been watching a lot of your videos I have wanted and loved tegus sense I was 16 but was never comfortable with any breeds till I watched your videos
hi joey love your vid but do u ship to the uk?? had a tegu for 20 years and she die last year. she was a chacoan and i love her to bits and really want a new one but can find any chacoans in england.
I would like to get a male tegus from u . Just not sure what color to get . I have a female red het for Anertheristic would like to breed her . I get all my animals from a breeder
I didnt purchase one from you but i did from ty parks and he was really good with answerimg questioms, he doesnt breed them anymore tho, i boigjt one of his albino breeders from him when he sold off his tegus
I just bought my tegu today for 300$ from a breeder in Chicago had a couple questions on spraying the tank and if I should tape the top half of the tank for humidity levels
Joey I have a 22in mix Argentine and paraguayan red tegu sir. I have a question for you I bought it from a vendor at repticon. I just wanted to ask what your thoughts are about keeping live plants in your tegus cage.
I will be getting my next tegu from you, but I do have my wild caught tegu and he is really as well behaved as it gets.worst he’s done so far is some power wiggles when he doesent wanna go in his enclosure
I just got my tegu yesterday. I was wondering if you had pointers on how to introduce handling. When I got her out of the box and she was in the bag. She tried biting and tail whipping. How long should I leave her for and when and how should I start introducing myself??
Absolutely amazing video. I actually plan on buying a tegu from you this year, as you were highly recommended to me, and I’ve heard loads of phenomenal things about you and the quality of your animals. Looking forward to getting my first tegu. Quick question: what is the best starter enclosure for a baby tegu? I heard some say 20 gallon, and I heard some say 40 gallon. I hope you would be able to get back to me with any help I could get.
40 would be better. More space, better thermal gradient and you don't have to rush to upgrade nearly as soon. I split a 6ft long cage with a divider and will rmove it as she grows. Works great for me, hope this helps
You have so answered my worry for my first baby ..i wish I could get a price on a black white Argentina male baby ..how do I get that far ??plez help so I can get a baby from you ...
Is it ethically possible to import a tegu from you to Finland? I'm very interested in getting one and I'm now looking for a good breeder. There are breeders in Europe, too but not in Finland and it's winter now so it would have to wait until summer.
Hi my name is elena i have been researching on geting a tagu . im on ssi . so my question is how much would it cost me to buy one from you and would i be able to start a paypent plan.
Joey,
I just bought a tribred from you all last year. I couldn't take it into my home because I was still living in NC at the moment. You guys worked with me even though you didn't have to and once I got into my new home in WV you sent me my tegu and man I can't express how thankful I am and the great customer service you all provided me. If I had the room and funds I would by 5 more tegues from you all. I am and will be a customer for life. Rose city reptiles is the place to go for your new scale baby folks.
I’ve purchased a tegu from Rose City Reptiles a few months ago. I do agree, if and when I have questions; he have helped me and given productive advice. I’ve already made an agreement with him to purchase another, mostly due his passion, knowledge, and love for the animals he and his wife have for these precious animals. If this helps, thumbs up. Let’s show some support.
Just checked them out thanks to you they got some decent prices but everything is out of stock lol oh shit that’s this guys business I want a red one
I haven’t purchased a baby yet from Joey, but, he has answered every question I have had leading up to me adopting one from him! Thank you Joey for being there even before I have my baby home!
Literally joey answers every question I have about my new tegu I'm getting from him. He has the best customer service out there and im happy to call him my friend .
I bought my first Tegu baby from Joey, in 2020, a female Plague baby. For this whole crazy year, he has been almost on-the-spot with any questions I had prior to my purchase and after. He has been a tremendous help with everything. Honestly the longest reply took a few days, and then I found out that he had a become a father, so I mean you can't compete with Joey Johnston! There are really good breeders out there, but Joey Johnston will literally support you and your tegus better than you will support him.
hmm.. i think you are the first one doing this style, sitting and sharing experiences, and it's really great =))) just keep doing your style
Thank you! Will do!
When I do buy one, it will be from you. I've seen so many people selling them as just an object. I can tell your animals are very well taken care of on a DAILY basis.
That's why this channel is the best for tegus!
Been researching tegus for a while now, Joey is the most knowledgeable that I found!! Can’t wait to own one of his tegus!!
gotta agree w you 100%.
You are right, you should prioritize people who have bought from you. I asked you a question didn’t get a reply, but I’m not bothered cause you’re one man caring for a bunch of tegus
and running this channel. I don’t plan on getting another tegu since the one I have is a rescue, but I do plan on continuing to support your videos since you did teach me a lot with out speaking to me directly, and spreading them to anyone I can. I would just hope in the future you would also take that fact into consideration when people ask you for your help as well, support comes from a lot of different ways :)
I haven’t finished this entire video yet but you’re one of the few breeders I trust. I was the girl who messaged you about the blue tegu tank sizing and all of that and even though I hadn’t contributed a penny to you, you STILL answered all my questions. Yes I do still want one in the future when I’m ready, but it’s the fact that you’re very honest about everything and you don’t have this “cocky” attitude that most breeders have. I have a ball python and I know how rude older breeders can get towards newbies (she’s 5 now) but my point being is you can tell that you’re not just in this for the money. You CARE about your tegus and you can see it through all of your videos. You’re taking time out of your day to EDUCATE instead of advertising and doing endless promotion and that’s the difference between you and most breeders. You will always have my support. I’ll gladly buy a tegu from you in the future and I KNOW I’ll have absolutely zero regrets about it because I picked a good damn breeder, just saying.
I have been watching/subscribed to this channel for almost 2 years and am active on tegu Facebook groups. I've been ready to purchase a tegu for a while now and have a mental list of reputable breeders. I could purchase a tegu right this moment if I wanted. However, through watching this channel and seeing Joey's comments to TH-cam and FB members, I have great respect for Rose City Reptiles, their animals, their knowledge, and their customer support. I've been waiting to SPECIFICALLY purchase a couple hatchlings from Joey. This is the season and I can't wait for babies to hatch!
The channel is 1 year old
@@shinyscales1341 my bad, I have been familiar with Rose City Reptiles' webpage for almost 2 years and conflated the amount of time I have been watching the channel. Thanks for the correction Great TH-cam Time Keeper, order has been restored.
I'd like to say that Joey is top-notch when he tries to help a customer troubleshoot a problem with their tegu. I was one of the lucky few that got one of his Payload babies last year and he's been awesome in helping me figure things out.
These are important points and exactly what brought me to Rose City Reptiles. Joey has been extremely helpful even before purchasing. He walked me through making the decision as to what would be best for me as a beginner and I am actually waiting to pick my Tegu up tomorrow. Thanks Joey for all the help and my new baby!
Great video. Love seeing someone preach husbandry and animal care. Can't wait to add a tegu to my family this season. I love the high whites, but wow those high blacks are sharp too.
Thank you thank you thank you so much for taking time to answer my questions over the years I will not purchase from anyone else amazing tegu
A tegu is my dream lizard and i havent pin pointed a breeder to get one from in the future until now that i found your channel. Everything i can control before the tegu gets to me i want it to be perfect. Until then i have to wait till the time is right to contact you and make my dream purchase. Thank you for sharing your knowledge .
For sure buying from you when I’m ready. All around a great example of a responsible caring breeder.
Thank you
Very excited. I have been watching and learning from this channel for a while and I finally moved to Texas so now I can purchase one in state and actually soak up all this great info. Thanks for great content and info.
Thank you! Welcome to Texas.
What you say is so true, because it's important for the expert to support the buyers so that the animal can get the best care.
well stated! Coming from a Falconer, I hope this carries some weight to back you up. There is a damn good reason getting into it is hard, takes time and dedication... to make sure you are going to commit to quality husbandry of the incredible animal you are about to have which will be depending on you for its quality of life. Sadly, I did not find you until after owning my first male Argentine Tegu, but already thinking of getting a female for him and will definitely come to you for sure!
Another great video. I bought my last tegu from Joey . He’s a great breeder to deal with he stay in touch thru the whole process of getting my topaz daughter ship out here to California. I’m definitely buying my next one from him again
The name Corona is hillarious, I'm down. Still trying to find a cool name for my tegu. I wish I had known about you before I got my tegu a couple months ago. If I ever get another one I'd like it to be one of your high white ones. You're currently my favorite youtube channel! I get excited when you upload and always looking for a video of yours I haven't watched yet. I've watched a few many times over. You're filling a big void on tegu information and I think your channel will grow quick. Your genuine passion for the animals and all the good information you deliver in a few minutes is refreshing and needed. I'm worried about tegus becoming too popular, for their sake and all the factors you mentioned.
Hello.
I breed reptiles too and I understand exactly what you're talking about.
People don't think they pay but the quality of follow-up we do will guarantee you have healthy animals and avoid going to the vets or losing the animal.
Couldn't have said it better! Cant tell you how many messages I get from people that bought an animal from someone else and then asks me a hundred questions about it.
So true that’s why I’m beyond happy I purchased my red from you and can’t wait till she gets here I think the prices are great you not only put so much time into your tegu’s and you was beyond helpful with any questions I had got back to me acually fast and I know if I would ever have questions in the future I know I could text you and that itself makes it so worth going to a breeder..
I just picked up my Argentine black and white Tegu. I live in California went all the way to Tennessee to purchase from a very trusted breeder. He is awesome
Planning to buy this year! I may not have bought from Rose City Reptiles yet, but I've been asking Joey questions as I prepare to buy from him. Each question has been answered and he is extremely helpful whether it is through his videos, comments, or the facebook groups he is in. I see him everywhere! And along with that I see a lot of people recommending Rose City Reptiles. A huge reason I am wanting to buy from Joey is because I can easily tell through his videos that it isn't just about the money like some other breeders are. He loves his tegus :)
I'm really hoping to buy a high black tegu from you assuming I can afford it. We've briefly messaged over facebook about it, but I know things can change! I'm closely following for when you announce they lay and we can start the payment process 👀
Time is money man. I'm a fond believer in customer loyalty. You spend time promoting your own business and education others on your dime. I'm hoping you have a male available when I get back from vacation.
Fresh trim bro, I’ve been keeping tegus for 8years and I can’t stress enough how great your videos are!
Totally agree!! I got my first tegu in October and talked with the breeder beforehand..he ended up saving my ass when it came to enclosure questions. So important to pay more for the support!!
I thought it was live, then didn’t, then did, then got lost in thought when the Tegu was taken out. A few moments later and the video was over. I’m cool with it. Enjoyed it as always. Thanks
I think a person that cares about there Animals would take their time and put up a TH-cam video like this Joey seems to be truly down-to-earth great person. Carl
I purchased a few tegus from Rose City .. and he literally met me down the road personalized customer service because I was close to him I love my new babies
I can’t wait to get one this year. Depending on the economy and what’s coming. Tegu talk with Joey is perfect.
I think this is super applicable to all reptile purchases. Thank you for speaking up about this! I can't have a tegu yet, but want to one day (maybe next year!)... I just bought a Nicaraguan BI boa about a month and a half ago that's 6 months old now. I adore him, but I really wish I would have purchased him from someone that was as personable and willing to help as you! The boa community (especially with dwarf localities) is small and inconsistent. I really had to dig around to find channels after the fact that give good feedback. I won't be doing that again! Anyways, hopefully I'll be ready for a blue tegu by next year, and you'll have my business! :D
THIS!! Im not a breeder nor am i looking to buy anything right now but i agree with you 1,000% and its insane that anyone would expect to get answers from someone they didn't have the decency to buy from. It's just commom decency thay a lot of people lack.
Id recommend telling people to stay out of Facebook groups unless they know who runs the group and if they are reputable because as a bearded dragon owner i can actually say that most groups focused on bearded dragons have awful information and will kick you out for pointing out the bad information. It's sad because of the wrong information they give i have a heavy heart knowing there's beardies out there being kept in terrible conditions.
Buy from a reputable breeder and get your information the same way!
Bearded dragon groups can be scary!
Thanks for the comment and understanding!
Great video.
It'll be a while til I can get my first tegu. But I'm hoping once I am in a living situation where I can get myself a tegu, I'll be ready thanks to your videos. Also part of a tegu group on fb to see how others are keeping their tegus. Hope I can help do right by the hobby once I'm ready.
Best of luck!
Got my reminder on. Looking forward to seeing what you have for us today!
Thanks for the tip on receiving notifications it's been a few months since i've gotten one.
Great video Joey. Wish more breeders were like you. My favorite Video of yours so far.
Wow, thank you!
I bought a red from Joey and she is awesome and he has helped me out with multiple issues I have had. and in my opinion he is very reasonable when it comes to price of a high quality tegu. dont make the mistake of buying somewhere else.
I don’t have any. Tegus I’m 72 and I have to enjoy them through your videos. Thank you so much for providing such thorough information. Can you give me a source to order some cork bark. I am a sit down plant lady and would love to get some. Keep up with the great entertainment, I love it.
Can't wait to see this vid!
Thanks for another Tegu Talks with Joey
Incredible Tegu! I knew when you introduced The Plague and his girlfriend they would make beautiful animals. Can't wait to see what they produce this year!
What an incredible video thank you sm I plan on buying from you when I’m ready
Talking about me right there! I found my obsession! Gotta wait till next season though cause I'm poor and is gonna take me a long time to save enough to provide for by future baby. CB only! I lost my Sav monitor I was given at a reptile expo as a hatchling after 5+ years. Learned my lesson. I'd rescue and put the effort into another but I really want a CCB and to do it right to avoid the angst. The one I want is ballpark 2-5K.
I do corn snakes, and corn snakes can be vary cheap pets to take care of and to breed, but let me tell you, out of 15 corn snakes, one will be an oddball and not respond well to regular husbandry. Buying from a good breeder is key for figuring out how to take care of an animal.
I am also in full support for paying extra for a animal because you know it is coming from a breeder who is making sure the snakes are well taken care of.
Don't cheap out on a reptile. Remember people often will pay $400+ for a pure bred dog
Tegu Talk With Joey! Love it
Signed & subscribed!
💟 Tegus 💟
Awesome video, Tegu Talk is a great name for these 🤘 "Corona" looks just like my Pubba, sans the white on his snoot! What a gorgeous baby!
May increase hits or decreases hits bc there is a great message board called tegu talks, I am guman on that forum.
Thanks for watching!
@@daydreamersdmmiller3064 I knew that name sounded familiar, it is indeed a forum for people with tegus!
Tegu "Tea", Tegu Tackle, Talking Tegus, Tegu Tantrums, Tegu Těte-à-Těte...I'll drop any other ideas I have here!
I just got my pink panther baby home today. He’s 2mths old and I’m sooo in love 😍
My reminder is on 😊 i really want to have a Tegu 😍😍
Awesome information joey and if they bought a tegu elsewhere they should contact them and not you man as it not fair on you buddy and wow love the high black tegus man keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Love your videos. So much excellent information. Ophelia appreciates you!!
Thank you so much!
@@RoseCityReptilesTX , Ophelia is just turning 1 year old and is going through her Teguberty now. She is a Black & White Argentine Tegu. We got lucky, she is very pretty. Hoping to get her future mate from you!
Thank you for another helpfull video! I'm getting mine monday, so excited 😁. They cost a fortune (let's say i have 100 euro left for the whole month 🤫) but it's totally worth it.
love this guy! i completely agree with everything you said!
I'd love to buy one of your tegus. Knowing how you care for them. You do it so wel. Kind of a bummer that i'm from belgium and the tegu's don't get shipped that far.
Thank for the video joe and greetings from finland :) !! Love your tejus ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🇫🇮🇫🇮!!
I'm thinking of getting a tegu and you helped me so much! I just found ur youtube channel and I just subscribed! Thanks for helping :)
I wish this was premiering now!!! Pubba and I are eagerly awaiting 8:00 am!
This is priceless wisdom man 👌🏼
I just paid $330 for my new baby red argentine tegu. Captive bred. BEAUTIFUL. CALM. AMAZING!!
Joey , I'm from the dog world , where temperament in large part is genetic. Do you find the same in Tegus , are the babies like their parents in temperament ? Or is there not much difference between Tegus ? Are they all a lot alike , or very different from each other ?
As far as buying an animal , I'd rather pay more for quality , health , temperament, and breeder support. When I get a Tegu , you're the guy.
My wife and I just bought a black and white tegu at a reptile store. We weren't planning on picking one up anytime soon as we did our research prior from various resources. Well we had to pick up some rodents for our ball pythons and my wife goes "baby look at the blue tongue do you want it?" I asked to pick it up and just didn't fully connect...as we continued through the store we see the sign 'black and white Argentine Tegu' we looked at each other and I told her "babe I would rather go with the tegu over the Marauke blue tongue" we contemplated for a bit as the plan was not to purchase a tegu or any lizard but to look at ball pythons for that is what we breed. That being said we discussed it and asked if we could see the animal the clerk said yes and pulled him out. They answered questions about the husband stated the baby was a bit shy,but I got to hold him and he just sat their. At that point the connection was unreal and my wife well she was sold. This is the second animal we got from them the first was an Axanthic ball python which is EXTREMELY healthy/a great eater. The person that talked to us about the animal was incredibly knowledgeable and he himself has raised one and is even building his own custom 8×4×4ft enclosure. I do agree that husbandry goes down because people try to cut corners (just imagine how rodents feel because how those intelligent animals are kept even for breeding purposes could be considered negligent) to reduce the price. Ijust hope it wouldn't get to the point to where like in ball pythons people are defending morphs such as spider orchampagne going "well kinks are normal, but" or "head wobbles are normal but" for me that is disgusting people should never defend morphs that have any negative impact especially if it can't be bred out... hopefully that doesn't happen to tegus and hopefully they NEVER find a scaleless gene because as is with beardies and ball pythons is just wrong yet Perrine like it so they come up with excuses :/.That being said it's awesome I got to see this channel further to cross reference what we know and to pick and choose how we plan to raise this new member. I concur with if the animal isn't bought from you you shouldn't have to help people solve those issues... there are great references and people should take the time to do research vs just going to you for a question that's like buying a computer at Walmart than going to Frys to fix the computer that is ales displaying problems. Now do we regret our decision? No these animals are amazing we are still in shock that we got a TEGU! We can't wait to bring him home and raise him up :) we love all our animals that's for sure and only want the best.
Thank you BIG TEGU DADDY...LOL PROTECT THE TEGUS..
i got an idea for you to help new owners of tegus. Could give them a care guide where you make the guide on how to take care of the animal each step of their life from baby to adult. Then you could answer some common question about the animal in the care guide. I'm somewhat new but i dont own a reptile yet but I love reptiles and seeing how each of the animals behavior and act.
I just sent you an email. I’m hoping to get my first tegu and of course I want the best so I need one from RoseCity Reptiles 😊
Dude, I get Notified Even when I'm Not subscribed.
I was given my golden tegu when I wasn't ready for it when I got it from my cousin. It was in bad care and he didn't care for it after mouth and I knew it would get sick or dye so I took it right away. It took me 3weeks to a month to get everything fully done for him and ready for me. But the first month wasn't bad but it wasn't the easy time for me. He was in to small of the cage for that time, I didn't have the money for a new 40 gallon for his size and I was looking all over for a use cage for cheap and lucky I found someone. But it almost been a year now and how he is health and bigger and he just turned a year this month and I love him. Then when I took him for the first time he was just super mean at first but now he lovable and just grumpy lizards but he good now.
I personally have not bought from u yet but I heard a lot of positive stuff about u , so probably going to buy a baby form u this year :)))
We got a tegu from Rose City 3 years ago and we have had a lot of our own questions and I don’t know if our baby would still be alive without the support from Rose City! Our second tegu will he coming from Rose city this year!!!
Buying my tegus from you brother ❤️💪🏼
I wish I had known about you before I got my tegu last week at the expo here! My little one is so far sweet tho a bit jumpy... but if I end up with a bigger space I will definitely be coming your way as I believe I'm like little hop away from you! That said, I never thought about keeping a tegu outside. I am from Wisconsin but now live just north of Beaumont! How do you handle a normal winter and how did you handle this insane winter this year?! Hope you all the best and thanks for the wonderful information you give us in the videos!
Do you plan on producing snowmaker tegus?
Would you mind making a video all about lighting? I noticed you mentioned something about the lights available at pet stores not being too good, I’d like to know which ones work for you
Hoping to own a tegu and wanted to get one from you I have been watching a lot of your videos I have wanted and loved tegus sense I was 16 but was never comfortable with any breeds till I watched your videos
Joey! I love the videos! Thank you! My question: some people are using bee pollen as a food additive. What’s up with that? Is that a thing you do?
Great video man!
hi joey love your vid but do u ship to the uk?? had a tegu for 20 years and she die last year. she was a chacoan and i love her to bits and really want a new one but can find any chacoans in england.
Love the “Tegu Talk with Joey”
I would like to get a male tegus from u . Just not sure what color to get . I have a female red het for Anertheristic would like to breed her . I get all my animals from a breeder
I didnt purchase one from you but i did from ty parks and he was really good with answerimg questioms, he doesnt breed them anymore tho, i boigjt one of his albino breeders from him when he sold off his tegus
Love the channel
Very well said!!
Do you use a fogger for your tegus also drainage layer do you need one
if your doing bioactive
I just bought my tegu today for 300$ from a breeder in Chicago had a couple questions on spraying the tank and if I should tape the top half of the tank for humidity levels
Joey I have a 22in mix Argentine and paraguayan red tegu sir. I have a question for you I bought it from a vendor at repticon. I just wanted to ask what your thoughts are about keeping live plants in your tegus cage.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
If you could please let me know if an repti zoo atrium is a good tank & how long can I keep a tegu in that 64 gallon tank? Thank you in advance.
You and wicked wicked reptiles are the most underrated reptile youtubers. And where can i find your tegus
Rose city reptile website😀
I'm actually looking to purchase a tegu from you how can I get in touch with you? Yes I have experience with tegus and many other reptiles
Through my website, facebook or instagram
Cheapest are undergroundRreptlies. but those are very untamed, unhandled, kinda wild tagus. Harder to tame.
I will be getting my next tegu from you, but I do have my wild caught tegu and he is really as well behaved as it gets.worst he’s done so far is some power wiggles when he doesent wanna go in his enclosure
I just got my tegu yesterday. I was wondering if you had pointers on how to introduce handling. When I got her out of the box and she was in the bag. She tried biting and tail whipping.
How long should I leave her for and when and how should I start introducing myself??
I think he has a video on that too. Just look in his channel. He says handle from the start. Maybe let them settle in for a day or 2. Then handle
Have you worked with columbian goldens and if so can they really he tamed down to almost as tame as an Argentine? I've heard conflicting things.
Absolutely amazing video. I actually plan on buying a tegu from you this year, as you were highly recommended to me, and I’ve heard loads of phenomenal things about you and the quality of your animals. Looking forward to getting my first tegu.
Quick question: what is the best starter enclosure for a baby tegu? I heard some say 20 gallon, and I heard some say 40 gallon. I hope you would be able to get back to me with any help I could get.
40 would be better. More space, better thermal gradient and you don't have to rush to upgrade nearly as soon. I split a 6ft long cage with a divider and will rmove it as she grows. Works great for me, hope this helps
You have so answered my worry for my first baby ..i wish I could get a price on a black white Argentina male baby ..how do I get that far ??plez help so I can get a baby from you ...
Is it ethically possible to import a tegu from you to Finland? I'm very interested in getting one and I'm now looking for a good breeder. There are breeders in Europe, too but not in Finland and it's winter now so it would have to wait until summer.
Hi my name is elena i have been researching on geting a tagu . im on ssi . so my question is how much would it cost me to buy one from you and would i be able to start a paypent plan.
i re subbed an hit the bell need all the info i can get new to tegu life