Hello there folks!
I have been interested in Tegus for about a year now and have been learning as much as possible by reading through here and google and so forth.
I finally got my first Tegu about two weeks ago. "she" (don't know the real sex) is currently about 16 inches long and in a 20L. As soon as the weather breaks, and the shop warms up, I have 3 pieces of glass from an old sliding door that will form an 8 foot by 3 foot home.
My first major question that i can't find an answer to is with taming
I know i should never disturb her when she is in her hide... The problem is she is always in there except for an hour or two in the morning when she warms up and then a few times a day but not for very long.
My schedule doesn't sync up with her's well enough for me to handle her as often as I should be to tame her. Also, if i am only offering food in a second food bin, that means she needs to be out of the hide so that I can pick her up and put her there. She just isn't "outside" often enough that I can work with her.
My basking spot is 112*, my cool end is 79* as i look over and read it off the thermometer Her preferred hide is under the basking spot. I wonder if moving her favorite hide to the opposite end of the tank would cause her to be out more often as it wouldn't be quite as warm in there that way.
Any thoughts on this?
I will get some pictures up as soon as possible. Still working on names.
I have been interested in Tegus for about a year now and have been learning as much as possible by reading through here and google and so forth.
I finally got my first Tegu about two weeks ago. "she" (don't know the real sex) is currently about 16 inches long and in a 20L. As soon as the weather breaks, and the shop warms up, I have 3 pieces of glass from an old sliding door that will form an 8 foot by 3 foot home.
My first major question that i can't find an answer to is with taming
I know i should never disturb her when she is in her hide... The problem is she is always in there except for an hour or two in the morning when she warms up and then a few times a day but not for very long.
My schedule doesn't sync up with her's well enough for me to handle her as often as I should be to tame her. Also, if i am only offering food in a second food bin, that means she needs to be out of the hide so that I can pick her up and put her there. She just isn't "outside" often enough that I can work with her.
My basking spot is 112*, my cool end is 79* as i look over and read it off the thermometer Her preferred hide is under the basking spot. I wonder if moving her favorite hide to the opposite end of the tank would cause her to be out more often as it wouldn't be quite as warm in there that way.
Any thoughts on this?
I will get some pictures up as soon as possible. Still working on names.