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Recent content by Jomatty

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    Stirring the pot...free roam question

    So you think that they will retreat to a humid hide to stay hydrated? It seems many others do not think this. I would love for it to be the case, as I would love for my girl to be able to spend more time out of her enclosure
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    Stirring the pot...free roam question

    When I got my girl I planned on her being a free roaming tegu. Once I got her home and really started looking into it, that seemed like an unhealthy idea. I still think about it though and wonder how much a tegu can monitor what it needs? How much can it realize it needs a humid environment...
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    We get it. You vape.

    If you need to get the humidity into an enclosure just pick a cool mist one that is easy to modify with a tube. If it's for a free roamer I would just use any humidifier. I also would realize that it will be almost impossible to create as much humidity as is optimal for them without an enclosure.
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    Fruit in diet

    Mine likes fruit so I feed a bunch of it, as I think it's a nice safeguard against dehydration and seems to help with feeding. Like Walter said though not huge if they won't eat it, but I think it's good if they will...
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    Tegu setups

    Where do you live? If the climate allows for an indoor outdoor set up then that is awesome. My single tegu is housed in a 7x3 foot enclosure built over a 5x2x2 feeding trough filled with dirt/sand. I think this is a little tight for a full grown gu but she seems comfortable. I would build a...
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    Multiple males?

    Seems like a lot of tegus in a small space to consider breeding. Not trying to be a jerk, because I am relatively new to tegus but by monitor and similar sized lizards I have worked with that seems like snug accommodations. Is this common for those breeding indoors?
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    Dog vs. Tegu Diet

    Yeah let's keep this topic going cause I am interested. I would love to see the breakdown of whole prey so I would know what percentages of bone and other things need to be included or added to make a good diet for a gu, starting with meat or ground meat. So many people say that dog food is...
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    My red tegu has been brumating for way to long.

    I would definitely cover the top with a towel or aluminum foil. Be careful though, as it will hold heat a lot better and you will likely need to drop down to a lower wattage bulb, to still get a nice gradient.
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    First Hibernation - Feeding and Heating questions

    I'm interested in this as well. Mine ate a rat and some salmon and then didn't come out yesterday. I know with some animals you have to be careful to not let food rot in their stomachs but I have read mixed things about tegus. I didn't know she was going to go down or I wouldn't have fed a...
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    Advice?

    Cypress mulch works well but the very best I've found is just dirt dug up from the yard. You can mix in about 25% play sand. The most important thing about your substrate is that it holds humidity. Cypress does that well. Dirt will also hold a burrow though, which they seem to like.
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    Feeding in the enclosure?

    My main substrate is just dirt, so that should be fine. There is some hay in a few spots that she likes to burrow in but again shouldn't be an issue with impaction. I used to throw a few super worms in enclosure as treats but felt like she was starting to look at my hand like it was a...
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    Feeding in the enclosure?

    Who does and who doesn't? I like bonding with our arg b&w with food but also some days when things are hectic it would be nice to put a plate of food in the enclosure. Currently I only feed out of the enclosure though. I also thought it would be nice to put a plate of fruit at least in the...
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    Chef needs feeding advice

    My tegu seems to eat everything! We have made bone meal and egg white calcium powder to supplement any ground meats. She loves trout heads, trout, shrimp, and berries. One of my farmers brings me any quail that pass and in the spring our chicken guy is going to save me any chicks that don't...
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    Front limb reduction in tegus

    I don't know anything about that but I wish you luck and am glad he is in caring hands.
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    Chef needs feeding advice

    Yeah, definitely will be bringing home offal (organ meat and such). I had to resist the urge to bring home some foie gras the other night. Way too high in fat but the absurdity of feeding my tegu foie was so funny I started to consider it. She did get a small portion of the beef tar tar we...
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