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Recent content by VenusAndSaturn

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    Oreos new enclosure

    No, we have a mouse problem currently and one got behind her tent and chewed a hole in the side. I'd never let live mice near her unless they were pinkies or fuzzies.
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    Oreos new enclosure

    I'm hoping now that the mouse hole problem has been solved she wont escape again for at least a few months, although not escaping at all would be nice but I'm sure with her persistence she'll find another way. Currently, she's jumping up at the walls trying to find a way out again. Also as I was...
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    Oreos new enclosure

    The tent has been great for the most part, humidity and temps are very easy to maintain so far. Even with winter coming the humidity never drops below 60%. Although humidity for the other enclosures are definitely starting to be a pain. The tent is really holding up to Oreos claws still, mice...
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    Contemplating commitment

    Getting a tegu would probably be the safest and "cheapest" option compared to breeding beardies. Had an accidental breeding with my male and female beardies a few months back and it was quite a lot of work along with being very stressful. The cost of feeding went up by a whole bunch because I...
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    Baby tegus

    I'm not too sure on the cohabbing portion but I will say a 40 gallon won't work at all, not for a single tegu and definitely not for a pair of tegus. A 40 gallon is normally around 36 inches, a tegu can easily grow to 20 inches in a single month if properly cared for. You can sort of see the...
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    Found hutterites colony for turkey

    Almost all the meat I give my tegu has ground bones and organs in them. She seems to favor this a lot more compared to regular ground meat. I do also feed her two types of whole ground meat which contains everything, this being whole ground quail and whole ground cavies (guinea pig). Never...
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    Sizing up enclosures as tegus grow?

    The ideal minimum is 8x4x4 although 8x4x3 could work. Any smaller and it wouldn't work out too well, if you can go bigger than a 8x4x4 then that would be great and I strongly recommend doing so. Honestly, I'd upgrade to the final enclosure as soon as you can, they enjoy the space as long as its...
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    Tegus and Skinks, Raw and Cooked Foods

    Along with that its probably a good thing to note that cats and dogs (which those types of foods are designed for) are obligate carnivores and facultative carnivores meanwhile tegus are omnivores. Obligate carnivores must have meat in their diet and really cannot survive on anything else...
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    Tegus and Skinks, Raw and Cooked Foods

    I personally feed raw meat to my BTS, along with liver, brains, and a whole bunch of other stuff about 2-3x a week for added variety. I'd say its a great way to add some more variety and protein into their diet, my BTS loves it. Although she loves insects a bit more. I dont see any problem with...
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    How to get Temperature at 80° at night

    You do really need to upgrade your enclosure as you can't provide a cool end in the 70's that easy when you need 110-120 basking temperatures plus a warm side. That and it's not even going to last a month, a tegu can easily go from 10 inches long to 20 inches in a month...and a month flys by...
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    How to get Temperature at 80° at night

    Whats the temp during the night currently? If it isnt below 65 I really wouldn't worry much. Also may want to get a bigger enclosure, they grow fast.
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    Which food item should I go with

    Oreos food arrived, just began preparing it for her and then the knife slipped and I cut my hand for the first time. So now my mom has to prepare it... hopefully she mixes everything together really well, and hopefully, Oreo likes the two new ground meats once it's done. Also gave my dog one of...
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    Which food item should I go with

    Just made my order, I got an okay from my mom that I could actually order both whole ground quail and guinea pig so hopefully, Oreo likes the new variety. Also added in a few duck necks for my dog since they were decently cheap for so many. 7 dollars for 10-20 necks... which sounds good to me at...
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    Which food item should I go with

    So Oreo has finally begun to run out of her ground meat mixture which consists of rabbit, chicken feet, sardines, salmon, green tripe with spleen, a venison beef bone blend, ground turkey, and ground pheasant. I went to go order the same food items and sadly they ran out of the venison beef...
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    Enclosure size

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SUEHYJ8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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