Laura Roberts

Laura Roberts

Hybrid Tegu

Red Tegu

Laura Roberts has over 30 years of animal handling experience, over 20 years of teaching experience, and 15 years of working with tegus. Her educational background includes studies in Animal Science, Cardiopulmonary Science, and graduate work in Education. Furthermore, she has been trained as a Project Wild educator by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and served as a FWC volunteer researching wild tegus in Central Florida. Laura has volunteered with 4H and the Central Florida Zoo, always seeking more knowledge about nature. When she is not teaching, she is spending time with her family, caring for her animals, working in her wildlife education business (Zoo Mom Science), riding horses, moderating several tegu Internet groups, and researching tegus continuously. Laura currently owns a number of tegus. She has been fortunate enough to breed these amazing reptiles and share them with others.