Building day :D

[BillieJeAn]

today im going to start building my little tegu's enclosure
it's outside, so does anyone have any advice on keeping it toasty in the winter??

 

[Tegutalker]

I know if you add a lot of hay in there than that helps a bit

 

[BillieJeAn]

thanks i didnt even think of that

 

[kellen.watkins]

As long as he has a good burrow I'm sure he will be fine

 

[BillieJeAn]

he has a hard time burrowing, he's a rescue, and his front toes are all crooked or gone any advice there?

 

[james.w]

What are the temps like where you are from, summer highs and winter lows?? Are you going to keep him outside year round?

 

[BillieJeAn]

summer, high 80's sometimes low 90's.
winter doesnt get too bad, on some days it does. low thirties to low forties.
i want to keep him out year round. so i need ideas on how to keep it warm in there durin winter months

 

[JohnMatthew]

Your best bet is a pre-made underground hide of some sort below the frost line. It'll help keep your GU cooler as well on the hotter days of summer.

 

[james.w]

Frame it like you would a house and use insulation.

 

[BillieJeAn]

thanks for all the idea's

 

[Joshjack90]

I would say use insilation like styrofoam boards you can buy at homedepot or lowes. Thats what i did for my sailfin, and i covered it all in Tile Grout for looks and she climbs on it, but for the tegu i wouldnt say u would need to use it. I would say make like house framing just not as many studs and the outer layer plywood with foam on that then for inside the enclosure put a finished sheet of plywood or melamine or something. That should be perfect. Hope his helps!!!

 

[Rhetoric]

he has a hard time burrowing, he's a rescue, and his front toes are all crooked or gone any advice there?

Rango only has 2 front toes, hes an argentine so hes larger than a colombian but he seems to do alright scooping dirt around. You could use a cat litter pan (upside down) and surround the outside of it with mulch, some mulch inside of course lol.

 

[BillieJeAn]

he has a hard time burrowing, he's a rescue, and his front toes are all crooked or gone any advice there?

Rango only has 2 front toes, hes an argentine so hes larger than a colombian but he seems to do alright scooping dirt around. You could use a cat litter pan (upside down) and surround the outside of it with mulch, some mulch inside of course lol.

thats a pretty clever idea thanks
what i have for now is a little hut covered in substrate for him, but he's quickly outgrowing it

 

[jerobi2k]

nice Idea Rhet, I think Im going to do this myself!
thanks for sharing