new to reptiles... just bought a tegu. help please

[sillysallie]

hey guys!

so here is what is going on. We are keeping him. we did call the petstore and just like somebody said before they offered to take him back (and refund all the money) or we could pretty much just deal. the guy insists that he is an argintine and that he even took him to the vet when he got him. LOL i do not know what the vet was smoking because I am pretty sure he is a columbian. He ate the other day but other then that he pretty much sleeps all day. We are still a little worried about his tail so if anybody has some tips...

 

[bige85tegu]

What is wrong with you tegu's tail?

 

[Nero]

I think its a columbian tegu. You can use heat emitters to warm the tank up at night. I would use cypress mulch to keep the humidity. You should get some kind of bark or wood so your tegu can bask. Try moving your tegus tank to a warmer spot in the house so you wont have to worry about that at night.

 

[PuffDragon]

FYI, thread is over a month old. bige85tegu I believe the answer your looking for is on page 1.

 

[bige85tegu]

Did not notice that.