Sleeping with Tegu !?

[Teg]

Does anyone sleep with their Tegu's !? Been watching some YouTube vids and it seems a few do !?

 

[chelvis]

I have on a few occasions, mainly when the heat goes out or when Bosco get out and snuggles up on his own.

 

[Teg]

He's lovely, lot of white in him ! Do they sleep heavily or are they easily disturbed or do they disturb you in bed !? Think I'll try Teg when he's bigger, can't be any worse than the wife !? lol ;0)

 

[tresh]

A few days ago my big gal was basking, and I laid down on the floor near her so I could pet her, and she climbed right up my shirt and curled herself against my neck, like she was a little bitty hatchling again. Was adorable really. I know some folks would say she was just looking for warmth, but she left her heat lamp and warm bed to curl up with me...to me that says something about tegu affection.

 

[SomethingTegu]

I'd be concerned with my tegu taking a fat crap on me or my bed

 

[Aardbark]

Zillas favroite place is on my bed, pressed up against my feet. I sleep with her all the time. She will crawl next to me, and sleep on my side or n my chest. Other times she wants to be left alone though. I do move her to somewhere safe when Im acualy going to sleep though, I dont want to accidently roll over on her. And she never once pooped on the bed.

 

[chelvis]

When they get bigger they sleep like rocks! I have rolled over on him and he did not seem to mind, very fluffy matterness helps. Only downside is when he wants to be warmer and he thinks that my love handles are a good place to nudge to hind under, they are very strong.

Never hand him crap in my bed, but he is good about using a litter box so not really too much of a concern.

 

[mattlagrone19]

Cant wait to try that with my boy

 

[ReptileGuy]

I would love to try it once flux gets bigger! once I fell asleep with my beardy...lol

 

[Dubya]

When they get bigger they sleep like rocks! I have rolled over on him and he did not seem to mind, very fluffy matterness helps. Only downside is when he wants to be warmer and he thinks that my love handles are a good place to nudge to hind under, they are very strong.

Never hand him crap in my bed, but he is good about using a litter box so not really too much of a concern.

How did you get him to use the litter box?

 

[chelvis]

Anytime I would take him out I would put him in the litter box (which is actually a large cement mixing tub cheaper and stands up to the nails a lot better). He will not for the life of him poop in his cage, only once he is out of it, so I know he is going to poop once let him out. Putting him in the tub I just wait, if he got out I put him back in until he went. Once he goes he is free to roam around the house. It took some time (a few months) but now he comes out, walks to the tub sits in there and goes and then he leaves. He has associated pretty well with cat litter cuase I found him in the cats box too... but that could have him just looking for food.

 

[Teg]

Same pattern with Teg ! When i get him out of enclosure i put him straight into a cat litter - bath of around 32c and within 10 seconds... poop goes backwards and he goes forwards just like a jet ski !! lol ! and then he's free and guaranteed to roam without pooing anywhere ! Been only doing it for about 3 weeks and it's the norm now !

 

[SomethingTegu]

I feed my tegu on top of his enclosure, where he also tends to poop on. Sometimes he doesn't though. He definitely prefers to do it outside of the enclosure.

 

[Ska]

I think I'll try the tegu litter box training. Mine usually poops in the bath and every now and then on me... I've slept with Kaizar on multiple occasions, he's a little guy but I don't move much when sleeping (Only taken naps with him never over night) and he usually cuddles with me under my shirt, my hair (He absolutely loves my girlfriends hair) or my neck. He also likes my pockets. lol

 

[Mr. Jiffy]

Can you potty train adults as well or just as babies?

 

[Skeep]

I sleep with mine sometimes. She's not litter box trained yet but she doesn't go to the bathroom while sleeping, and she sleeps like a rock. If I move she will wake up and adjust her position but otherwise she sleeps through anything.

 

[Mad]

Does anyone sleep with their Tegu's !? Been watching some YouTube vids and it seems a few do !?

I sleep with my tegu a lot! He doesn’t like being in his enclosure much he’s mostly free roaming, and since he’s a juvenile, only a few months old, he can snuggle up next to me leg or lay on it

 

[rats]

I'd be concerned with my tegu taking a fat crap on me or my bed

Tegus can be trained to use a kitty litter box for that, and they're reasonably clean animals so will use the proper receptacle rather than your bed

I see others have already made this suggestion but I'll leave my comment anyway, I don't get to post too often! I haven't slept with Foley because I can't let him roam free, we have a cat who is anti-herps (cut up a snake that escaped, $$$ vet bills). But it sounds like a wonderful thing to do!

 

[Mich lady]

I'd be concerned with my tegu taking a fat crap on me or my bed

Lol. My tegu has never crapped on my bed, but my Savannah has. Lol. He can be vindictive. I got him a new water bath after this pic. As you can see ,mr chunky ass outgrew his old one. He hates the harness and lays in the water when I put it on him. He is 3feet long btw. 13months old

 

[kynolog]

Hi Some of you write about free roaming. What about UVB light? Isn't it important?