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Recent content by Tiarette

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    Urate question

    Hello all, My 2 year old female blue tegu is having some off colored urates.They started off a greying color and now theres abit of what looks like blood in them. The latest (pic attached) smelled like she also defecated. She has also been peeing a lot more frequently but they're very small...
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    8x4x4 Finally Finished!

    Hello! The glass panels slide in both directions and are also easily removable for cleaning as well as access to the tegu. The middle section would be pretty cool for a fireplace :) currently that holds our misting system reservoir so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. This project was...
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    Mister or fogger?

    We use a mistking system for ours as we were warned some foggers may cause respiratory distress. It works wonders in the 8x4x4 pvc and can pick up a cheap hygrometer to attach to it. It just depends on what you're looking for and how much you're wanting to spend.
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    New Blue girl, looking for advice.

    Finally got our big girl tank done! woohoo! https://tegutalk.com/threads/8x4x4-finally-finished.21442/
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    8x4x4 Finally Finished!

    After months of prep and work, our tegu enclosure for our baby girl is finally done! 8x4x4 with 2 8x2x2 stands courtesy of the awesome people at Toad Ranch! Universal Rocks Background/ledges/rocks and huge water bowl if she wishes to soak. Bio Dude Terra firma substrate with bioactive...
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    New Blue girl, looking for advice.

    The thermastat looks like a really good investment. I'm definitely checking out the vids on them atm! We left her alone mostly the first 2-3 weeks we had her. She stayed hidden most of the time in her hide and came out to eat when we weren't around. She was very skittish, would run when we...
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    New Blue girl, looking for advice.

    Hi captain! Sorry it took so long to respond. Thank you so much for all the awesome info. It was immensely helpful! Update: I went the no D3 calcium route since she has good uvb exposure. We've been multivitamin dusting with calcium 2x a week. I did order a solar meter and invested in a...
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    New Blue girl, looking for advice.

    Hello Everyone, I had posted a thread a couple weeks back looking for assistance in the enclosure section of the forums that got minimal bites. Last Sunday (2/20) we ended up with the juvenile Tegu abit earlier than anticipated. The woman we got her from said she was 6-8months old. We're new...
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    Prepping for new tegu!

    Hello everyone, My husband and I are trying to prep for an upcoming addition to our family. We're looking into a black and white. We've done a ton of research for what we could and are ready to start getting the enclosure(s) set up prior to purchasing to make sure we can get all the parameters...
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