Tegu_questions
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Hello! I will start out by saying that I do not own a Tegu, but I do find them to be fascinating and would love to care for one some day. Also, I don’t really have anything to lose by just asking some questions, so here we go...
1) When I look up pictures of red tegus I seem to find two different varieties; those that are a more brick red or orange with paler speckles and the occasional specemin that is a richer red with patches of beige and white. Personally, I prefer the looks of the latter, not just over the looks of other red tegus but also the Argentine black-n-white tegu (which I’m also considering). However, I don’t really know why this difference seems to occur or if there is anything that I am missing? Perhaps all I am seeing is different lighting or camera quality, so I would like to know if the types of reds that I am talking about can be found for sale at all.
2) I like the idea of keeping a tegu outside because of all of the space that their enclosure needs but, unfortunately, I don’t live in Florida, so I would need to provide extra heating. With the plan that I am envisioning, I would set up some heat lights on extensions cords that would lead in to my house to do so. The bigger problem out of the two may be rain, though, as I don’t know if a red or black and white tegu would like the cold rain that we get here. Will they be okay in the rain or should I cover them with a solid roof, as opposed to mesh?
3) Is it reasonable to get a tegu as an adult? I like that idea, because they will have determined gender and be past the grumpy juvenile phase that I have heard about, but am concerned that they won’t be able to be transported to me at that size, will be more expensive or won’t bond with me.
4) If calm enough, do tegus do well being walked on the sidewalk (just in a calm neighbourhood, not downtown or anything) or should they always be in your yard?
And, that is all! I look forward to your responses!
1) When I look up pictures of red tegus I seem to find two different varieties; those that are a more brick red or orange with paler speckles and the occasional specemin that is a richer red with patches of beige and white. Personally, I prefer the looks of the latter, not just over the looks of other red tegus but also the Argentine black-n-white tegu (which I’m also considering). However, I don’t really know why this difference seems to occur or if there is anything that I am missing? Perhaps all I am seeing is different lighting or camera quality, so I would like to know if the types of reds that I am talking about can be found for sale at all.
2) I like the idea of keeping a tegu outside because of all of the space that their enclosure needs but, unfortunately, I don’t live in Florida, so I would need to provide extra heating. With the plan that I am envisioning, I would set up some heat lights on extensions cords that would lead in to my house to do so. The bigger problem out of the two may be rain, though, as I don’t know if a red or black and white tegu would like the cold rain that we get here. Will they be okay in the rain or should I cover them with a solid roof, as opposed to mesh?
3) Is it reasonable to get a tegu as an adult? I like that idea, because they will have determined gender and be past the grumpy juvenile phase that I have heard about, but am concerned that they won’t be able to be transported to me at that size, will be more expensive or won’t bond with me.
4) If calm enough, do tegus do well being walked on the sidewalk (just in a calm neighbourhood, not downtown or anything) or should they always be in your yard?
And, that is all! I look forward to your responses!
