azz123
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hi guys,
well just moved house and decided i would use my brick outbuilding as an enclosure.
CURRENT ENCLOSURE
up to now my b and w tegu is in a 3ft enclosure ( needs replacing but ok ) i use a uvb bulb 14 hrs of day and a bask spot about 16 hrs of day, then at night both go off and my heat pad stays on 24hrs.
the temps and humidity seem to work ok at this, also it cant get burnt buy heat pad or bulbs. so dont worry!
THE PROJECT
ok so far i have Tiled a surface area that gives my tegu 7ft x 5ft and 3,1/2 ft high, so pretty big, i have also screwed in my battons which will hold my lid and front, i was also going to use some studwork timber to support the sheet material i use and door etc.
i have also grouted the tile gaps.
my outbuilding is roofed with a door has ventilation and electricity, and enough room for me to get in with a chair plus the same surface area on top of the enclosure, (maybe a future project)
my questions are? in no particular order
would this size enclosure be big enough for 2-3 b and w tegus, they do have a floor space of 7ft 5ft?
what would be the best sheet material for my lid and front?
what should i use to protect or seal the wood inside and on top and should i use sealant in the cracks if it is timber next to tile?
how many bulbs will i need in the enclosure, what wattage will they need to be, and when i turn the lights off at night what can i use to keep the temps up in the viv? (a night bulb maybe?)
also how do they need to be spaced out?
the substrate i use is eco earth, which pretty much seems like soil or sand to me, could i use soil and sand in this new viv instead of eco earth as i will need a lot? my tegu seems to love to bury in it, he doesnt like other substrates tryed them all
how often would this need changing? or could i potty train and use a poop scoop??
i have had my tegu maybe 5 months now i think it is maybe between 7-8 months old, when i got it, its tail was cut off only a little bit, it grew back. i measured my tegu today it is about 12 inches long nose to tail, it seems to have grown its tail back and has a long tail now, its bulk has got bigger, but if i am honest it realy isnt growing as quick as everybody else makes out that tegus do, although only recently is my tegu being a hungry pig with a healthy appetite. could its tail re growth mean it will be a smaller tegu?
my tegu is very tame has never bitten me, would this ever change?
i have done my research and i have read books and trawled the internet, and i have taken alot of time with my tegu. so i do have a good under standing of how to look after this baby, although i will say i dont think there is enough info out there on these guys! apart from this website of course
please feel free to leave any feed back, as i am just slowly but surely getting this enclosure spot on. in all honesty the heating is gonna be the issue i think. i live in a cold country you see. UK united Kingdom, England, London.
thank you
well just moved house and decided i would use my brick outbuilding as an enclosure.
CURRENT ENCLOSURE
up to now my b and w tegu is in a 3ft enclosure ( needs replacing but ok ) i use a uvb bulb 14 hrs of day and a bask spot about 16 hrs of day, then at night both go off and my heat pad stays on 24hrs.
the temps and humidity seem to work ok at this, also it cant get burnt buy heat pad or bulbs. so dont worry!
THE PROJECT
ok so far i have Tiled a surface area that gives my tegu 7ft x 5ft and 3,1/2 ft high, so pretty big, i have also screwed in my battons which will hold my lid and front, i was also going to use some studwork timber to support the sheet material i use and door etc.
i have also grouted the tile gaps.
my outbuilding is roofed with a door has ventilation and electricity, and enough room for me to get in with a chair plus the same surface area on top of the enclosure, (maybe a future project)
my questions are? in no particular order
would this size enclosure be big enough for 2-3 b and w tegus, they do have a floor space of 7ft 5ft?
what would be the best sheet material for my lid and front?
what should i use to protect or seal the wood inside and on top and should i use sealant in the cracks if it is timber next to tile?
how many bulbs will i need in the enclosure, what wattage will they need to be, and when i turn the lights off at night what can i use to keep the temps up in the viv? (a night bulb maybe?)
also how do they need to be spaced out?
the substrate i use is eco earth, which pretty much seems like soil or sand to me, could i use soil and sand in this new viv instead of eco earth as i will need a lot? my tegu seems to love to bury in it, he doesnt like other substrates tryed them all
how often would this need changing? or could i potty train and use a poop scoop??
i have had my tegu maybe 5 months now i think it is maybe between 7-8 months old, when i got it, its tail was cut off only a little bit, it grew back. i measured my tegu today it is about 12 inches long nose to tail, it seems to have grown its tail back and has a long tail now, its bulk has got bigger, but if i am honest it realy isnt growing as quick as everybody else makes out that tegus do, although only recently is my tegu being a hungry pig with a healthy appetite. could its tail re growth mean it will be a smaller tegu?
my tegu is very tame has never bitten me, would this ever change?
i have done my research and i have read books and trawled the internet, and i have taken alot of time with my tegu. so i do have a good under standing of how to look after this baby, although i will say i dont think there is enough info out there on these guys! apart from this website of course
please feel free to leave any feed back, as i am just slowly but surely getting this enclosure spot on. in all honesty the heating is gonna be the issue i think. i live in a cold country you see. UK united Kingdom, England, London.
thank you