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You are much better off putting them in large grow tents that are sured up or enclosures than a whole room. The humidity of 60% will turn walls moldy. I have tried the topsoil, play sand & moss. Coconut shell & core is much easier all the way around. No smell of dirt, holds humidity very well & they will bury themselves in it. There should be a hot side about 90* with basking between 105-135 seems like smaller tegus like the lower basking temp. The cool side should be about 75* also have a large bin that they tegu can completely submerge itself with bricks in a side or corner to help them climb out plus a second drinking water. Bio mean you buy small insects to add to your enclosure. They are the cleanup crew that will eat waste material, skin shed, and make your job easier. Alot of people use springtime or isopods for this. Leaf foraging is putting a pile of leaves into the enclosure for them to nose around in. You should also have a humid hide & a dry hide in the enclosure. Alot of people buy humidifiers or foggers to keep that high humidity. I mist 2x a day & it also works fine. I would not put a young tegu into a large enclosure. You will spend your time chasing it & scaring it to handle on a regular basis. A 75gl. Tank works well until they are tamed down. Also take a shirt that you have worn until stinky & put it in its hide so it gets used to your scent. If it bites you, DO not react!! They are very smart & will learn very quickly that if it bites & you pull away it gets what it wants which is to be left alone. Also tong feeding is great. I tap on the dish and call my red's name if I'm about to feed her. She comes running full bore! Lol no tapping, no food!! Make sure you put your hands in the enclosure daily just to move things around so the tegu will realize you don't want to eat it!! Good luck!!

<blockquote data-quote="Stellalife1" data-source="post: 180344" data-attributes="member: 13830"><p>You are much better off putting them in large grow tents that are sured up or enclosures than a whole room.&nbsp; The humidity of 60% will turn walls moldy.&nbsp; I have tried the topsoil, play sand &amp; moss.&nbsp; Coconut shell &amp; core is much easier all the way around. No smell of dirt, holds humidity very well &amp; they will bury themselves in it.&nbsp;&nbsp; There should be a hot side&nbsp; about 90* with basking between 105-135 seems like smaller tegus like the lower basking temp. The cool side should be about 75*&nbsp; also have a large bin that they tegu can completely submerge itself with bricks in a side or corner to help them climb out plus a second drinking water.&nbsp; Bio mean you buy small insects to add to your enclosure.&nbsp; They are the cleanup crew that will eat waste material, skin shed, and make your job easier.&nbsp; Alot of people use springtime or isopods for this. Leaf foraging is putting a pile of leaves into the enclosure for them to nose around in.&nbsp; You should also have a humid hide &amp; a dry hide in the enclosure.&nbsp; Alot of people buy humidifiers or foggers to keep that high humidity.&nbsp; I mist 2x a day &amp; it also works fine.&nbsp; I would not put a young tegu into a large enclosure. You will spend your time chasing it &amp; scaring it to handle on a regular basis.&nbsp; A 75gl. Tank works well until they are tamed down.&nbsp; Also take a shirt that you have worn until stinky &amp; put it in its hide so it gets used to your scent.&nbsp; If it bites you, DO not react!! They are very smart &amp; will learn very quickly that if it bites &amp; you pull away it gets what it wants which is to be left alone.&nbsp; Also tong feeding is great.&nbsp; I tap on the dish and call my red's name if I'm about to feed her. She comes running full bore! Lol no tapping, no food!!&nbsp; Make sure you put your hands in the enclosure daily just to move things around so the tegu will realize you don't want to eat it!!&nbsp; Good luck!!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Stellalife1, post: 180344, member: 13830"] You are much better off putting them in large grow tents that are sured up or enclosures than a whole room. The humidity of 60% will turn walls moldy. I have tried the topsoil, play sand & moss. Coconut shell & core is much easier all the way around. No smell of dirt, holds humidity very well & they will bury themselves in it. There should be a hot side about 90* with basking between 105-135 seems like smaller tegus like the lower basking temp. The cool side should be about 75* also have a large bin that they tegu can completely submerge itself with bricks in a side or corner to help them climb out plus a second drinking water. Bio mean you buy small insects to add to your enclosure. They are the cleanup crew that will eat waste material, skin shed, and make your job easier. Alot of people use springtime or isopods for this. Leaf foraging is putting a pile of leaves into the enclosure for them to nose around in. You should also have a humid hide & a dry hide in the enclosure. Alot of people buy humidifiers or foggers to keep that high humidity. I mist 2x a day & it also works fine. I would not put a young tegu into a large enclosure. You will spend your time chasing it & scaring it to handle on a regular basis. A 75gl. Tank works well until they are tamed down. Also take a shirt that you have worn until stinky & put it in its hide so it gets used to your scent. If it bites you, DO not react!! They are very smart & will learn very quickly that if it bites & you pull away it gets what it wants which is to be left alone. Also tong feeding is great. I tap on the dish and call my red's name if I'm about to feed her. She comes running full bore! Lol no tapping, no food!! Make sure you put your hands in the enclosure daily just to move things around so the tegu will realize you don't want to eat it!! Good luck!! [/QUOTE]

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