KlausfromCA
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Hello, everyone, this is Klaus,
I'm gone get a Tegu or two in a reptile show on January 4.
I have been searching out what I need to prepare over a few weeks already.
This thread is to confirm my researching is correct and making sure there is nothing I missed.
I have a 4X2X4 Close chamber enclosure I bought a few months before, two spotlights on each side, the center is a UVB light (Arcadia d3 12% UVB t5 bulb - 22).
The substrate is gone be (topsoil, play sand, peat moss) All mix and place in about 3-4 inch deep.
I want to do a bioactive enclosure, but I do not have much experience I'm planning to add a few plants inside see how does go and add fertilizer light and all the insect that eats poops.
My concerned is that my enclosure have very little airflow, would that be the case increasing the disease happen to my animals? Also, for the night temperature, I perf do a heating pad under the enclosure on one corner of the enclosure. I believe is gone be at least 75F at the light for that corner. Should I rather do Ceramic heat light than the heat pad? So they get could warmer inside the air as a baby?
Probably getting an Argentine black white tegu or the blue tegu, I like the color of black white and I researched they are easier to be tamed, and of course getting a captive-bred one. I had the food chat and food ready because I own other reptiles they can share their food together.
Is there anything I missed so far? if possible please recommend me some of the lighting, foods, substrate, plants, and anything you think is good for the tegu.
I really appreciated everyone helped out beginner me to get a good start.
I'm gone get a Tegu or two in a reptile show on January 4.
I have been searching out what I need to prepare over a few weeks already.
This thread is to confirm my researching is correct and making sure there is nothing I missed.
I have a 4X2X4 Close chamber enclosure I bought a few months before, two spotlights on each side, the center is a UVB light (Arcadia d3 12% UVB t5 bulb - 22).
The substrate is gone be (topsoil, play sand, peat moss) All mix and place in about 3-4 inch deep.
I want to do a bioactive enclosure, but I do not have much experience I'm planning to add a few plants inside see how does go and add fertilizer light and all the insect that eats poops.
My concerned is that my enclosure have very little airflow, would that be the case increasing the disease happen to my animals? Also, for the night temperature, I perf do a heating pad under the enclosure on one corner of the enclosure. I believe is gone be at least 75F at the light for that corner. Should I rather do Ceramic heat light than the heat pad? So they get could warmer inside the air as a baby?
Probably getting an Argentine black white tegu or the blue tegu, I like the color of black white and I researched they are easier to be tamed, and of course getting a captive-bred one. I had the food chat and food ready because I own other reptiles they can share their food together.
Is there anything I missed so far? if possible please recommend me some of the lighting, foods, substrate, plants, and anything you think is good for the tegu.
I really appreciated everyone helped out beginner me to get a good start.
