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Before I get started about my TeguÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ I suggest that each of you list your city and State as your location. Because of doing so someone local to me who has ordered a Tegu from Bobby was able to contact me. We met at a local Pet Shop, he met my Tegu, we talked animals and heÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢s a pretty cool guy. This weekend we may meet up to give his girl a chance to see a Tegu face to face before he gets his.
Nice meeting you Anthony.
As inspired by himÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ IÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢m also posting picturesÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦
My 4Ã?¢ââ??‰â??¢x 2Ã?¢ââ??‰â??¢x 2Ã?¢ââ??‰â??¢ DIY Tegu Cage
The exterior is painted with Killz and the interior is painted with Drylock. The bottom is water tight (holds water). There is a 20Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? x 20Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? screen opening on the top and a 6Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? x 20Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? screen opening on each side. Her cage is currently on the back deck/balcony (upstairs).
A general idea of the dÃ?Æ?Ã?©cor in the tank
Her peeking out of her preferred hide
Please excuse her fat bellyÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ she ate not long before these pictures were taken and relieved herself shortly afterÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ She is chubby, but not normally as fat as in these picsÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦
Close up of her
Giving you the tongue
Her body is a hair over 7Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? long (nose to back legs)
It takes two hands to measure her fully body at 19.5Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?Â, but this gives you the basic idea
I ordered her from Bobby last yearÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ she eats primarily ground turkey with occasional pinkiesÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦She spent last summer in a 80*F / 80%+ humidity fish roomÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ hibernated for a little over 5 monthsÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ has been on my deck since May this spring/summerÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ IÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢ve recently began mixing raw egg yolks in with her ground turkey (and calcium supplement) still offering occasional pinkies.
I did plan on hibernating her, but was shocked at how easy this was. Despite being in a fish room with a constant 80*F ambient temperature, she still stopped eating and began hibernation in late October. By mid November she stopped coming out at all. I left her in her cage and left her cage in the fishroom until April. I was very worried about her but I resisted the temptation to check on her and risking disturbing her hibernation.
In April I moved her to my apartment (When I moved) and kept her indoors until It stopped getting below 55* at night and I then moved her to the back deck. Shortly after that she began coming up during the heat of the day for an hour or so but wouldnÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢t eat. After doing this half of the days (staying underground the other half) for 2~3 weeks she began eating very small amounts of food sometimes.
As the nights stopped getting as cold and the heat of the day got warmer, her activity levels pick up quickly along with her appetite. In the month or so sheÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢s been fully active she has been eating very strong, has remained quite tame and is growing very quickly. I would guess she has increased her overall mass by 20% since she woke up from hibernation.
For those of you who are purchasing a Tegu from Bobby this year I hope you have as much fortune and fun with yours as I have had with mine. Her care has been much easier than I anticipated, itÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢s required very little effort to keep her hand tame and sheÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢s much prettier than I anticipated her to be. I couldnÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢t be happierÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦
Thank you very much to Bobby for breeding these beautiful / amazing animals and for putting together this forum. Thank you very much to the Moderating team for supporting this forum into becoming the useful tool it has become. And of course thanks to all of the forums members for all of the useful guidance, advice, pictures, questions, etc, etcÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦
Nice meeting you Anthony.
As inspired by himÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ IÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢m also posting picturesÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦
My 4Ã?¢ââ??‰â??¢x 2Ã?¢ââ??‰â??¢x 2Ã?¢ââ??‰â??¢ DIY Tegu Cage
The exterior is painted with Killz and the interior is painted with Drylock. The bottom is water tight (holds water). There is a 20Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? x 20Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? screen opening on the top and a 6Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? x 20Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? screen opening on each side. Her cage is currently on the back deck/balcony (upstairs).
A general idea of the dÃ?Æ?Ã?©cor in the tank
Her peeking out of her preferred hide
Please excuse her fat bellyÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ she ate not long before these pictures were taken and relieved herself shortly afterÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ She is chubby, but not normally as fat as in these picsÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦
Close up of her
Giving you the tongue
Her body is a hair over 7Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? long (nose to back legs)
It takes two hands to measure her fully body at 19.5Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?Â, but this gives you the basic idea
I ordered her from Bobby last yearÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ she eats primarily ground turkey with occasional pinkiesÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦She spent last summer in a 80*F / 80%+ humidity fish roomÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ hibernated for a little over 5 monthsÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ has been on my deck since May this spring/summerÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦ IÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢ve recently began mixing raw egg yolks in with her ground turkey (and calcium supplement) still offering occasional pinkies.
I did plan on hibernating her, but was shocked at how easy this was. Despite being in a fish room with a constant 80*F ambient temperature, she still stopped eating and began hibernation in late October. By mid November she stopped coming out at all. I left her in her cage and left her cage in the fishroom until April. I was very worried about her but I resisted the temptation to check on her and risking disturbing her hibernation.
In April I moved her to my apartment (When I moved) and kept her indoors until It stopped getting below 55* at night and I then moved her to the back deck. Shortly after that she began coming up during the heat of the day for an hour or so but wouldnÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢t eat. After doing this half of the days (staying underground the other half) for 2~3 weeks she began eating very small amounts of food sometimes.
As the nights stopped getting as cold and the heat of the day got warmer, her activity levels pick up quickly along with her appetite. In the month or so sheÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢s been fully active she has been eating very strong, has remained quite tame and is growing very quickly. I would guess she has increased her overall mass by 20% since she woke up from hibernation.
For those of you who are purchasing a Tegu from Bobby this year I hope you have as much fortune and fun with yours as I have had with mine. Her care has been much easier than I anticipated, itÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢s required very little effort to keep her hand tame and sheÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢s much prettier than I anticipated her to be. I couldnÃ?¢ââ??‰â??¢t be happierÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦
Thank you very much to Bobby for breeding these beautiful / amazing animals and for putting together this forum. Thank you very much to the Moderating team for supporting this forum into becoming the useful tool it has become. And of course thanks to all of the forums members for all of the useful guidance, advice, pictures, questions, etc, etcÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?¦
