Ty's Next enclosure

[J.LRegius]

Ty is a 2foot long argentine black and white tegu. I was just wondering what should the dimensions be, since my parents will not jump to an 8/6ft tank yet. I already have the lighting/heating/UVA/UVB, substrate, hide, waterdish sorted out.

 

[Jer723]

what about a 6x3x2? that should hold him quite nicely but i would try to get your parents to change their mind because these animals do grow rapidly and unless you have other reptiles it would be a waste of your money to spend building a tank that will only be used for a couple months.

 

[kethry]

ya a 6x3x2 is perfect for him now
then he'll have tons of room

 

[omgtaylorg]

Yea the 6x3x2-3 would be perfect for now, but it will not last very long at all if your tegu is anything like my smaller one...he is shedding 1-2 times a week it seems and hasnt stopped growing since he came out of hibernation which means you will need that 8x4x3 or 7x3-4x3 very very soon. Almost a waste of money to build a 6x3 then an 8x4 a few months later, or less.

 

[LouDog760]

I agree with omgtaylorg. Go big as you can then build it when you can.