A friend told me about a tegu that needed adoption. Previous owner had little information. I was told she is a female black and white tegu, approximately 3 years old. I'm building an enclosure, but in the mean time she has a 5x5.5 closet all to herself. Not defensive or acting threatened, but I'm just letting her bask and have some space for now. She was last fed about 3 days ago, so I left a hard boiled egg and a small amount of turkey mixed with liver and giblets in a small bowl next to her water. Looks like she has some stuck shed on her tail; possibly a couple layers near the end. Every few minutes, the tongue starts going and she explores a little bit, repositions under the heat. Any advice on how long to let her be, whether she is Argentine or Columbian, etc is welcome. Pictures attached
. She's laying on one of my shirts.
What kind of tegu do you have? Unknown
How old is your tegu?
Unknown, estimate given was 3yrs
How large is your tegu?
I'd estimate around 3.5'
What is the sex of your tegu?
Female?
How long have you had your tegu?
Just rescued today
Does your tegu brumate or hibernate?
Unknown
What size enclosure do you have?
Was too small; now 5'x5.5'
What kind of substrate is used?
EcoEarth
What kind of UVB do you use (brand and coil vs bulb vs tube)?
Powersun. Previous is unknown
What is the wattage of your bulb?
100w
How old is your bulb?
New
How far away is the UVB?
About 14"
Do you use a separate bulb for heat? What is the wattage?
CHE, 100w
What are the temps (basking and cool side)? Cool is 78ish. Basking 98ish
What do you use to measure the temps?
IR temp probe thing
What is your humidity? What do you use to measure it?
60ish. Digital Hygrometer
What do you feed your tegu?
Turkey and eggs and mice were her entire diet I was told...
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Was told about twice a week
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Unknown, assuming none
Does your tegu have regular BM's?
Unknown
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Scheduled
Does your tegu share and enclosure with another tegu?
Nope
What kind of tegu do you have? Unknown
How old is your tegu?
Unknown, estimate given was 3yrs
How large is your tegu?
I'd estimate around 3.5'
What is the sex of your tegu?
Female?
How long have you had your tegu?
Just rescued today
Does your tegu brumate or hibernate?
Unknown
What size enclosure do you have?
Was too small; now 5'x5.5'
What kind of substrate is used?
EcoEarth
What kind of UVB do you use (brand and coil vs bulb vs tube)?
Powersun. Previous is unknown
What is the wattage of your bulb?
100w
How old is your bulb?
New
How far away is the UVB?
About 14"
Do you use a separate bulb for heat? What is the wattage?
CHE, 100w
What are the temps (basking and cool side)? Cool is 78ish. Basking 98ish
What do you use to measure the temps?
IR temp probe thing
What is your humidity? What do you use to measure it?
60ish. Digital Hygrometer
What do you feed your tegu?
Turkey and eggs and mice were her entire diet I was told...
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Was told about twice a week
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Unknown, assuming none
Does your tegu have regular BM's?
Unknown
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Scheduled
Does your tegu share and enclosure with another tegu?
Nope