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  1. Justin

    Enclosure temperature help!!

    I would go with 2 mega ray 160 watt mercury vapor bulbs for an adult animal suspended at the required height to achieve appropriate basking temps. I would be sure to enclose them in such a way so that they can't be climbed on or touched directly. Edit: Explanation You want more than one bulb so...
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    Damaged head scale??

    Hmmmm possible shedding or injury trying to remove shed by rubbing. Keep and eye on it, and make sure your humidity is at least 60% minimum.
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    Urgent Poop Issue

    Are basking temps 115 f? Also are you sure she's is a she?
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    Help!! 3 Month Old Tegu Not Eating - New Tegu Owner

    I hope your not feeding in the enclosure, feeding on substrate even with a plate seems to be the leading culprit in impactions.
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    How often should my Tegu be pooping?

    Glad everything is going well.
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    How often should my Tegu be pooping?

    I would feed him daily, do you see urates?
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    Tegu toys?

    My motorcycle cover when I have it laying in the living room floor is my tegu's favorite toy he loves to crawl around and sleep in it.
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    Contemplating best enclosure

    Here is my 2 cents. It would seem to me that a large outdoor enclosure in an environment not really suitable for tegus is going to be a costly affair to do properly. First it needs to be enclosed to maintain humidity then it's has to be insulated to maintain temperature. So you could be looking...
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    What tegu is right for me?

    Me personally I don't think an omnivore makes feeding easier as I have to spend more time preparing meals. As to the humidity requirements having a good substrate of the proper depth makes this far easier. If your substrate is kept with the proper moisture content it creates a buffer which...
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    What tegu is right for me?

    I will recommend Laura who was/is an admin here her site is yourtegu.com I got mine from her. I will say though that her animals have gotten much better as far as contrast and high whites and she also has a facebook page.
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    Glass or plexiglass

    I used plexi but I don't really care about the scratches if the door or doors are large you may need to attach a wood frame to stiffen the plexi as they can flex it once they get larger. I'm using 2 24"x48" pieces for doors so that I can easily access the enclosure. I made them rigid by...
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    Paint Fumes not disappearing

    Open the enclosure and place a fan to circulate the air that should speed things up. It is most likely humidity related as to the slow curing there could also have been moisture trapped in the lumber you used which may also be part of the problem.
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    My boy is not eating well

    Perhaps stress could cause some of the issues how big is his current one and new one? This symptom is what would concern me "He occasionally tenses up and looks like hes swallowing something large." I would still take him to the vet based on that as while he might be stressed there could be...
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    My Tegu is Very Wild

    I just caught mine when he was that size mainly because I didn't want to feed him in his enclosure due to impaction risk, now at 40+ inches he doesn't want to stay in his enclosure hardly any as he starts scratching and trying to climb out about the same time everyday, soon as I open the door...
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    My boy is not eating well

    I would probably take him to the vet for a check up as all those symptoms would have me concerned also.
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