Burrowing ?

[james.w]

Is it normal and safe for Tegus to burrow on the hot side? Both of mine burrow under a piece of ceramic tile that is their basking spot. I haven't checked the temps under the tile, but the top is between 112-118, so it is probably pretty hot underneath. Just wondering if this is normal, I thought they burrowed to cool off.

 

[txrepgirl]

I wouldn't have the baking temp above 110 or 115. Do you have by any chance a temp gun ? This would help alot to measure the temps.

 

[Toby_H]

In the wild, when the daytime temps get to hot, then yes they burrow to cool off...

But they will also burrow down simply to put themselves in a comfortable safe place to rest. Beneath the basking tile sounds like such a spot...

As long as he has the option of burrowing on the cool side as well, I wouldn't worry abotu it at all.