Need help with my new baby tegu

[grimz]

OK guys i got my new paraguayan red and white male tegu three days ago and i need some help first of all what kinda of meat can you feed a tegu that is good for him and is it cooked or raw and also i have been reading about some problems with humidity and tegus contaning to the cage i was just wondering what humidity is the right humidity for a tegu and is a 100 uva heat bulb the right watt for a tegu and as for the cage and all that i have for my tegu i have a 40 inch long 20 inch wide and 16 inch deep enclosure i have done a lot of research before getting him but i would still like some more information just to be safe

 

[Rhetoric]

http://www.tegutalk.com/showthread.php?tid=8526#axzz1cuJhFEJL
That is an awesome place to start. I really suggest reading all of those links/threads. It covers just about all the basics.
Are you using a uvb bulb? If you have any pictures of your set up we can give you lots of input and tell you what looks awesome and what areas could be improved.
Let us know if you have any questions after reading the link I posted.

 

[thenikkix3]

http://www.tegutalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6452#axzz1cwdprEVx theres a food list.
Humidity should be fairly high - I dont let mine get below 50%
And cage - if he's a little guy thats okay - once he gets full grown your gonna need at least a 6 ft. long cage.

 

[grimz]

Ok i will post some pictures of everything in a day or two but i will go ahead and tell you what i am using on him i am using a exo terra repti glo 5.0 uvb bulb and a repti halogen 100 watt uva bulb and i am also using a zoo med repti fogger and as for bedding i know i need to get new bedding but i just dont know which bedding would be best so as of right now all i have is reptile carpet and as for a hide i have him a hollow log for him to get under and a extra large water dish if anyone knows how make anything better please let me know

 

[james.w]

OK guys i got my new paraguayan red and white male tegu three days ago and i need some help first of all what kinda of meat can you feed a tegu that is good for him and is it cooked or raw and also i have been reading about some problems with humidity and tegus contaning to the cage i was just wondering what humidity is the right humidity for a tegu and is a 100 uva heat bulb the right watt for a tegu and as for the cage and all that i have for my tegu i have a 40 inch long 20 inch wide and 16 inch deep enclosure i have done a lot of research before getting him but i would still like some more information just to be safe

If this statement was true, you wouldn't be here asking these questions. Your going to need a different UVB bulb, the 5.0 isn't adequate. The carpet is terrible for them, they like to dig and burrow, he can't do neither in carpet. What are the temps and humidity in the cage? All meat should be fed raw.

 

[grimz]

OK guys i got my new paraguayan red and white male tegu three days ago and i need some help first of all what kinda of meat can you feed a tegu that is good for him and is it cooked or raw and also i have been reading about some problems with humidity and tegus contaning to the cage i was just wondering what humidity is the right humidity for a tegu and is a 100 uva heat bulb the right watt for a tegu and as for the cage and all that i have for my tegu i have a 40 inch long 20 inch wide and 16 inch deep enclosure i have done a lot of research before getting him but i would still like some more information just to be safe

If this statement was true, you wouldn't be here asking these questions. Your going to need a different UVB bulb, the 5.0 isn't adequate. The carpet is terrible for them, they like to dig and burrow, he can't do neither in carpet. What are the temps and humidity in the cage? All meat should be fed raw.

Are you calling me a liar!!!

 

[omgtaylorg]

OK guys i got my new paraguayan red and white male tegu three days ago and i need some help first of all what kinda of meat can you feed a tegu that is good for him and is it cooked or raw and also i have been reading about some problems with humidity and tegus contaning to the cage i was just wondering what humidity is the right humidity for a tegu and is a 100 uva heat bulb the right watt for a tegu and as for the cage and all that i have for my tegu i have a 40 inch long 20 inch wide and 16 inch deep enclosure i have done a lot of research before getting him but i would still like some more information just to be safe

If this statement was true, you wouldn't be here asking these questions. Your going to need a different UVB bulb, the 5.0 isn't adequate. The carpet is terrible for them, they like to dig and burrow, he can't do neither in carpet. What are the temps and humidity in the cage? All meat should be fed raw.

Are you calling me a liar!!!

Lol he was simply saying if you did a ton of research like you stated you wouldnt have to ask the most simple of questions such as humidity levels and temps. If you have the proper substrate (I use a cypress/reptisoil blend) then you will have no problem maintaining proper humidity levels as long as you soak it down and rotate it. As for your UVB bulb go with a 10.0 not a 5.0, or simply switch your uva/uvb light source to one bulb such as the powersuns, 100w should do for your size cage.

 

[grimz]

Yeah i know i need some new bedding and as for humidity level i have seen so many different recomended levels i didnt know which would be right and as for uvb i just found out the other day wich uvb would be right now i already have a 10.0 uvb bulb coming and it should be here today and i also have some bedding coming today as well now as for the power sun 100 watt bulb i cannot afford a light bulb that is 50 dollars but i think the light bulb i have on him is a pretty good one which is a repti halogen uva 100 watts bulb

 

[omgtaylorg]

$50 isnt bad, you get what you pay for and the powersuns should last you a year before its replacing time, and if it doesnt they have a deal where you can mail in the bulb/reciept to show date of purchase if it burns out in just a few months and they should replace it because they guarentee a year of use. But that being said as long as you have that uvb 10.0 and the 100w uva keeping the basking temps up to par then theres no need to change anything...i just like the convienence of the two for one bulb and Ive never had issues with them. As for humidity if you havent already read somewhere else, I keep it between 65-80. As long as you keep it moist in there and underdeath the substrate, plus a bath every now and then, and cod liver oil once a week, u should have no issues with shedding.

 

[grimz]

I was feeding my tegu ground turkey and was wondering is any kind of ground turkey bad for a tegu or is all of fine no matter what brand or package and also is chicken livers and hearts fine to

 

[Sirhc401]

It does not matter what raw turkey. But I like to get the fresh over the counter turkey to buy by the pound. Then what I do is add a tablespoon of cod liver oil per pound and vitamin supplements mix it all together, separate them into little balls. And voila!!! Ready to go turkey balls in the freezer ready for consumption. And I have not had to go shopping for Odin in over 3 months

 

[omgtaylorg]

Everything you named is perfectly fine grimz, just feed it all raw