Hello guest! Are you a Tegu enthusiast? If so, we invite you to join our community! Our site is specifically designed for you and it's a great place for Tegu enthusiasts to meet online. Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your Tegu and enclosure and have a great time with other Tegu fans. Sign up today! If you have any questions, problems, or other concerns email josh@tegutalk.com!

Reply to thread

Message

That sounds like a normal first experiance with tegus and outdoor time. The more you work with him the better. As for your humidity problem most people try and keep the whole cage and air humidity at 80% which is impossible unless that is the humidity where you live. Just try and keep the mulch moist )not too much otherwise it will start to mold) and build a humidity hut this way you creat a small inclosed area that makes that the tegu can chose to enter or not and your not driving yourself crazy trying to keep the tank at 80%.

Also a 20 long is way way too small for a tegu that size, this along with no fiber can cause a prolaps. Without room to move it slows down digestion which cause lose stool. Add more fruits, veggies and whole foods (mice, rats or chicks) and move him to a bigger cage good chance things will correct themselves.

[QUOTE="chelvis, post: 68308, member: 49"] That sounds like a normal first experiance with tegus and outdoor time. The more you work with him the better. As for your humidity problem most people try and keep the whole cage and air humidity at 80% which is impossible unless that is the humidity where you live. Just try and keep the mulch moist )not too much otherwise it will start to mold) and build a humidity hut this way you creat a small inclosed area that makes that the tegu can chose to enter or not and your not driving yourself crazy trying to keep the tank at 80%. Also a 20 long is way way too small for a tegu that size, this along with no fiber can cause a prolaps. Without room to move it slows down digestion which cause lose stool. Add more fruits, veggies and whole foods (mice, rats or chicks) and move him to a bigger cage good chance things will correct themselves. [/QUOTE]

Verification