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Recent content by CaliKid

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    My New Tegu

    You're going to have to get mulch. I use cypress mulch and it holds humidity very well. I usually spray it in the morning and at night and that keeps the humidity in the 60's and 70's. Without mulch to hold the water im not sure how you can keep your humidity levels good.
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    Handling

    I'm sure there are others on here who may have some better advice but I would say handle as much as possible to help get him used to you. Obviously let him sleep when he wants and try not to disturb him when he's burried under substrate but when he's out I would grab him and enjoy him when u...
  3. CaliKid

    Tail question

    Thanks guys. I thougt that might be the case. Glad that's what it was and not some kind of infection or disease or something.
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    Tail question

    i have a question about my tegu, Bowser's, tail. I got him 3 weeks ago and he looked great. He still looks great and acts great but the tip of his tail looks weird and has looked that way for a couple of days. At first I thought there was some shedding going on but realized later on that was not...
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    Where to buy tegu

    I got my tegu from backwaterreptiles.com and am very happy with their service. He came to me looking great and they were very quick to respond to my emails before and after shipping him to me. They made sure to answer all my questions and helped me feel confident with purchasing from them...
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    Need Quick opinions

    The 2 foot width seems to be way too small for a tegu as they get to be twice as long as that. I have always heard 4 feet wide to be a good number.
  7. CaliKid

    Hi

    Welcome man. I just got on here a couple of days ago. A lot of good info. I just go my B&W last week. I'm just north of you in the Temecula/Murrieta area.
  8. CaliKid

    Hello everyone

    I just signed up yesterday and wanted to quickly introduce myself. I just received my new B&W tegu on Friday from backwaterreptiles and he is doing great. His name is Bowser. I haven't measured him yet but he looks to be around 13 inches. So far he is adjusting about the way I would expect. The...
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