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I'd like to make a comprehensive list of all the things required to care and maintain adult tegus. This would be very helpful to many others in deciding whether or not they are able to keep these wonderful animals happy and healthy.
I am very new to everything, so I'm sure I missed some...
I was thinking that I could bathe the Tegus every morning, and see if they take to going to the bathroom then. Assuming they only poop once a day, that shouldn't be too tricky. I figured I'd leave a box of newspapers for them to pee in throughout the day.
I live in a large apartment and figured...
Where I live, the humidity is usually quite high (50-60%). So if I had a high-humdity hide that the Tegu could move freely to if he were uncomfortable, would that be enough?
For the pooping issue, I read a few threads where people manage to potty train them, either on newspaper or in a tub...
My wife and I are interested in getting either one or two Tegus, but we want to make sure that the Tegu(s) will be happy with us! I have been doing some reading, but a few things are still uncertain from my web-searching:
1) Is it better to have a single Tegu, or a pair so that they keep each...