Late introduction!

[stellarawesome]

I joined this site.. last year I think?

I'm a 23 year old form Alabama and I'm hoping *fingers crossed* that I can get a tegu this year! I really want a Varnyard B&W Male, since Mr. Hill's website & forum has been immensely helpful to me!

However, I want to have enough money saved up and set aside to construct the final large indoor enclosure for a tegu's adult size before I jump in and buy the baby! Realistically, I'll probably be getting a '12 baby, but I'm on my way.

I've been reading constantly and I really appreciate all the dedicated tegu owners that share!

Thanks!
Ansli

 

[Guest]

Heyy good luck! I just spent 200$ to construct my new enclosure. Plus I had to figure out how to use drills and saws! Which cost some clothing being cut up.but it was worth it. Some people spend much more! You should be fine!

 

[stellarawesome]

Oh that's not too bad. I know my way around a few tools, and luckily my Granddad and Dad really know their way around the shop. My boyfriend -just- got a job at the Home Depot too (hopefully this will be his last non-college-field related job before he graduates!) that maybe he can get a discount on a few items. I don't know how that works.

I need to start pricing things!

My boyfriend also ripped up a shirt when he had a wood-carving project in his sculpture class! He's pretty..unhandy I guess lol

 

[DaveDragon]

You won't need the full size enclosure until the next year. They're only up for a few months after hatching, then the hibernate for the winter. You could use a 30/40 gallon tank until the next spring/summer.

 

[Draco D Tegu]

Oh that's not too bad. I know my way around a few tools, and luckily my Granddad and Dad really know their way around the shop. My boyfriend -just- got a job at the Home Depot too (hopefully this will be his last non-college-field related job before he graduates!) that maybe he can get a discount on a few items. I don't know how that works.

I need to start pricing things!

My boyfriend also ripped up a shirt when he had a wood-carving project in his sculpture class! He's pretty..unhandy I guess lol

I am not sure how elaborate you are planning to make your set up, but I just finished mine. Right now my enclosure is 7X3X3 and my guy is about 2ft long. This will only last him for a bit I know but it was much better than a 100 gallon tank. It also buys me time while I renovate my heated outbuilding for my reptile collection.

I had a slight accident with my plexiglass so have to save up for some more (it's expensive) so right now minus what I spent on the plexi (I have the bottom of the door with glass the top with hardware cloth, TEMPORARILY), my total cost for my enclosure was about $250.

Keep in mind I built a double decker enclosure, the top half for my 4ft ig and the bottom for my gu. and I also bought fake plants to "pretty it up".


I used OSB board coated with drylock inside the cage, on top of which I painted with water based paint because I didn't like the overall color of the drylock. My cost included lights. If you shop around you can find some good deals for your stuff. One treasure I found was the "re-stor" stores that habitat for humanity has. You can find lots of used stuff like hinges, light fixtures etc for a fraction of the cost. Many times these things are new in the box.


I wish you luck and look forward to hearing more about your little dude! :-D

 

[stellarawesome]

I have a 20 gal and a 50 gal that I'm going to modify for him initially, my final enclosure, the one I want to build (and the one I'm saving up for) is still in the drafting process. So far its basically going to be 8x4, but once I get everything mapped out it may be larger (its going to be an L shape, 4ft on either side + additional inbetween the two sides- if the L shape doesn't work, then we'll just see.)

I will definatly keep my eyes peeled for the re-stor! I know I should probably arleady figure dry-lock into my plans!