Tegu getting hyper aggressive during a shed?

[dirtyblacksocks]

My tegu is normally puppy dog tame, though I've only had him a month or two now.

I've been feeding him a lot of what he actually needs, and I'm not sure his dietary requirements were met before I got ahold of him as his tail has nearly doubled in thickness at it's base.

Up until two days ago he had no problems with me handling him - but now when I lift the cage top off he literally takes a running jump to snap at my hands.

I noticed he's starting a shed, so I gave him a long warm soak in the bath tub - but I'm hoping I can attribute this behavior to the fact that he's shedding and doesn't feel like being touched, over him turning into an aggressive tegu almost overnight.

Any thoughts?

 

[coura]

Pretty normal, many lizards and snakes get grumpy during shedding, just make shure he is not overheating

 

[CTU2fan]

Does he do it once he's out, or just when you reach in? My old Argentine tegu and my sav both occasionally attacked me when I opened it up...with them it was a feeding response and stopped once they were out.

Also what kind of tegu is it?