Advice. (handling new tegu?)

[Matthew watford]

He or she is roughly a foot long the enclosure is 36in long 18in wide 16in deep

 

[Walter1]

Many things are wrong here. A mall enclosure will put them on the defensive. Also, reaching down to lift them is frightening, especially to juveniles. Lastly, even at this small body size, it needs a larger enclosure. By the end of its first year, it will/should be around 3 ft in total length.

 

[Matthew watford]

Ok thank you im new to owning tegus

 

[Walter1]

Ok thank you im new to owning tegus

You're welcome. Feel free to ask questions. Many members here and are helpful. Also, check out older threads. We've gone through many of these issues ourselves and share here what we've learned.

 

[AlphaAlpha]

He or she is roughly a foot long the enclosure is 36in long 18in wide 16in deep

Lighting and basking????????

humidity???????

 

[Matthew watford]

This is a very temporary enclosure his real enclosure has all that I needed to transport him it's the same enclosure that was just for that day tho his new enclosure has everything it needs

 

[Matthew watford]

I am also in the process of building an enclosure of the same size and dimensions with the sliding front door that should be finished by Saturday or sunday