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Ok. WOW. I leave last night at 4 pages, come back to nine.

Reading through them all was a treat, but anyways.

All I have to say is that you need more light because that room is dark. How does she know its day time? For her, there is just a shaft of light coming into a dark little cave. And tegus dont live in caves. They live in Argentina, and it is very sunny and bright there.

That is why she needs more light.

Also, building her a shed is going to be incredibly expensive. She will need the place all lit up to stay healthy and active and not try to brumate. That, plus basking lights, plus a stationary heater plus all the insulation is going to be crazy expensive. Its cruel to put her out in a shed away from people in the dead of winter.

She should be interacted with daily. Adult tegus are KNOWN to seek affection from their keepers, and are intelligent and need stimulation.

I don't understand the point of having her at all, if you can't have her "in the house"---Your sullys are going to get huge within the next year or so, and she's obviously not getting any smaller.

If your parents have a problem with it, and you don't have room for a 6ftx3ftx3ft cage, then why not just rehome her?

There are tons of people here looking for an adult tegu. She seems sweet.

I interact with Cleo several hours a day. And its only such a short time, because I work, and have school. Your tegu should be stimulated with interaction, toys, plants, rocks, wood to climb on, substrate to dig into....

The life she is living now is sad.

But you seem not to think so? THAT is what I don't understand.

If you thought living in the bathroom was good enough for 5 months---did you really care about the animal at all? It was a bad decision to put her there in the first place. And it was a worse decision to keep her in there.

<blockquote data-quote="Meg90" data-source="post: 55042" data-attributes="member: 1320">Ok. WOW. I leave last night at 4 pages, come back to nine.Reading through them all was a treat, but anyways.All I have to say is that you need more light because that room is dark. How does she know its day time? For her, there is just a shaft of light coming into a dark little cave. And tegus dont live in caves. They live in Argentina, and it is very sunny and bright there.That is why she needs more light.Also, building her a shed is going to be incredibly expensive. She will need the place all lit up to stay healthy and active and not try to brumate. That, plus basking lights, plus a stationary heater plus all the insulation is going to be crazy expensive. Its cruel to put her out in a shed away from people in the dead of winter.She should be interacted with daily. Adult tegus are KNOWN to seek affection from their keepers, and are intelligent and need stimulation.I don't understand the point of having her at all, if you can't have her &quot;in the house&quot;---Your sullys are going to get huge within the next year or so, and she's obviously not getting any smaller.If your parents have a problem with it, and you don't have room for a 6ftx3ftx3ft cage, then why not just rehome her?There are tons of people here looking for an adult tegu. She seems sweet. I interact with Cleo several hours a day. And its only such a short time, because I work, and have school. Your tegu should be stimulated with interaction, toys, plants, rocks, wood to climb on, substrate to dig into....The life she is living now is sad.But you seem not to think so? THAT is what I don't understand.If you thought living in the bathroom was good enough for 5 months---did you really care about the animal at all? It was a bad decision to put her there in the first place. And it was a worse decision to keep her in there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Meg90, post: 55042, member: 1320"] Ok. WOW. I leave last night at 4 pages, come back to nine. Reading through them all was a treat, but anyways. All I have to say is that you need more light because that room is dark. How does she know its day time? For her, there is just a shaft of light coming into a dark little cave. And tegus dont live in caves. They live in Argentina, and it is very sunny and bright there. That is why she needs more light. Also, building her a shed is going to be incredibly expensive. She will need the place all lit up to stay healthy and active and not try to brumate. That, plus basking lights, plus a stationary heater plus all the insulation is going to be crazy expensive. Its cruel to put her out in a shed away from people in the dead of winter. She should be interacted with daily. Adult tegus are KNOWN to seek affection from their keepers, and are intelligent and need stimulation. I don't understand the point of having her at all, if you can't have her "in the house"---Your sullys are going to get huge within the next year or so, and she's obviously not getting any smaller. If your parents have a problem with it, and you don't have room for a 6ftx3ftx3ft cage, then why not just rehome her? There are tons of people here looking for an adult tegu. She seems sweet. I interact with Cleo several hours a day. And its only such a short time, because I work, and have school. Your tegu should be stimulated with interaction, toys, plants, rocks, wood to climb on, substrate to dig into.... The life she is living now is sad. But you seem not to think so? THAT is what I don't understand. If you thought living in the bathroom was good enough for 5 months---did you really care about the animal at all? It was a bad decision to put her there in the first place. And it was a worse decision to keep her in there. [/QUOTE]

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