Hibernating Tegu

[Orion]

I snapped some pictures of my little Tegu named Tiny. Shes been hibernating since November and has not left the den she has dug out for herself. Her den is in a half log stuffed with Shredded coco husk ( Exo-Tera). I have been able to observe her most of the time since she made her den against the glass in the aquarium. The temps in the cage have been 59 degrees all winter. The last 3 weeks the temps have risen to 63 degrees. I turned her heat lamps back on two days ago and the temps in her den have risen to 74. Most of the time she has been hibernating she has only adjusted herself every 3 of 4 days. I have seen her open her eyes a couple times in the last 2 days and she has been moving around in her den quite a bit. Yesterday I started bringing up the humidity. I did humidify her tank at all during hibernation.

 

[Orion]

Sorry.....I did not humidify her tank at all during hibernation.

 

[txrepgirl]

Those are such cute photos. You are very lucky that you get to see her through the glass like this. My two hatchlings have been gone since October and I can't wait until they wake up. I want to dig them up sooooo bad but I know I can't .