Hi Roadkill, and anyone else who knows things!
I haven't been here in a while because I left the country for 2 years. Now I'm back and have a new cage built(will build even more later) I'm getting back into tegus. I currently have a colombian but I plan to breed Salvador(or black n white, red ,etc) tegus as a hobby but have heard of some conflicting info regarding breeding and hibernation.
As a pet owner I don't want a pet that's sleeping 7 months a year. What's the point. So I want to know if I can prevent hibernation in a healthy way. I heard if the enclosure has no exposure to real sun light they will not hibernate. If that's the case, I will do that. But then I also heard if they don't hibernate they will not be able to breed. Does anyone have any input on these claims?
Ideally I want to be able to breed them, but still have a pet all year round. So if this is not possible I will not bother with my plan.
I haven't been here in a while because I left the country for 2 years. Now I'm back and have a new cage built(will build even more later) I'm getting back into tegus. I currently have a colombian but I plan to breed Salvador(or black n white, red ,etc) tegus as a hobby but have heard of some conflicting info regarding breeding and hibernation.
As a pet owner I don't want a pet that's sleeping 7 months a year. What's the point. So I want to know if I can prevent hibernation in a healthy way. I heard if the enclosure has no exposure to real sun light they will not hibernate. If that's the case, I will do that. But then I also heard if they don't hibernate they will not be able to breed. Does anyone have any input on these claims?
Ideally I want to be able to breed them, but still have a pet all year round. So if this is not possible I will not bother with my plan.