Recently I started to research to be able to have a tegu, I did a lot of research, but I still had some questions, I asked many people and sites, but no one answered me, so I'm here with all the questions I have about how to take care of a Tegu:
1- When they reach their maximum size (Male)?
2- When should I start the diet of an adult tegu? (because the juveniles feed on invertebrates, but adults have a much more diverse diet)
3- I have a space of 78 cm (wide) X 110 (high) X 130 (long), is that enough to house an adult male? (obviously I will not leave it there all the time, most of the time I'll leave it free for the house).
4- Can the juvenile diet be made with earthworms and woodlouse? Because even though it is relatively easy to grow mealworms, when the animal grows, it will no longer have an interest in this type of food, and then I will have a mealworms farm that will grow bigger and bigger. Besides, I have a compost full of earthworms and lots of woodlice through the garden.
5- When he is young does he still need to feed only 3 times a week? If not, will I have to feed him how many times a week?
6- Do UV and Infra-red lamps warm the animal? Because this has confused me, it is said that UV and InfraRed lamps could maintain the temperature and give the nutrients needed to make them healthy, but then it is said that you need a proper light bulb for heating, how is it?
7- How much did your tegus cost on average?
8- How much time should I hydrate the terrarium (water spout), because is said that they need a certain humidity in the terrarium.
9- If you have any suggestion of a name I am apt to listen to it, for now I am thinking of Zilla, but this can change.
I think it was just that, I hope to receive the answers, I hope to have my Tegu next year. Attention: I know this is not the all necessity that the tegu need, this is just my questions that no one are able to answer, thak you angain. =)
1- When they reach their maximum size (Male)?
2- When should I start the diet of an adult tegu? (because the juveniles feed on invertebrates, but adults have a much more diverse diet)
3- I have a space of 78 cm (wide) X 110 (high) X 130 (long), is that enough to house an adult male? (obviously I will not leave it there all the time, most of the time I'll leave it free for the house).
4- Can the juvenile diet be made with earthworms and woodlouse? Because even though it is relatively easy to grow mealworms, when the animal grows, it will no longer have an interest in this type of food, and then I will have a mealworms farm that will grow bigger and bigger. Besides, I have a compost full of earthworms and lots of woodlice through the garden.
5- When he is young does he still need to feed only 3 times a week? If not, will I have to feed him how many times a week?
6- Do UV and Infra-red lamps warm the animal? Because this has confused me, it is said that UV and InfraRed lamps could maintain the temperature and give the nutrients needed to make them healthy, but then it is said that you need a proper light bulb for heating, how is it?
7- How much did your tegus cost on average?
8- How much time should I hydrate the terrarium (water spout), because is said that they need a certain humidity in the terrarium.
9- If you have any suggestion of a name I am apt to listen to it, for now I am thinking of Zilla, but this can change.
I think it was just that, I hope to receive the answers, I hope to have my Tegu next year. Attention: I know this is not the all necessity that the tegu need, this is just my questions that no one are able to answer, thak you angain. =)