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My worry isn't that the tegu won't be able to get away from the heat source, it is that the heat source will catch the rest of the tank or substrate on fire.
No, the sun doesn't turn off if it gets too hot here, but brush fires do happen. And I know that the tank is also humid, but humid hay...
I have a 20 gal and a 50 gal that I'm going to modify for him initially, my final enclosure, the one I want to build (and the one I'm saving up for) is still in the drafting process. So far its basically going to be 8x4, but once I get everything mapped out it may be larger (its going to be an L...
Oh that's not too bad. I know my way around a few tools, and luckily my Granddad and Dad really know their way around the shop. My boyfriend -just- got a job at the Home Depot too (hopefully this will be his last non-college-field related job before he graduates!) that maybe he can get a...
Thanks guys, I thought Tegu puberty would be much more rough. I'm not afraid to be bitten, but I thought it would be like a bite & hold situation. I guess some of the people I've talked to in person were either making it out worse than what it really was, or weren't working with their tegus...
Thank you James, I really need to visit my parent's storage and find my old thermostat and see if it still works and if it would work on a lamp.
I think putting a light fixture in the cage would look more nice, wouldn't it still need some sort of 'cage' around it to keep the tegu from some how...
I joined this site.. last year I think?
I'm a 23 year old form Alabama and I'm hoping *fingers crossed* that I can get a tegu this year! I really want a Varnyard B&W Male, since Mr. Hill's website & forum has been immensely helpful to me!
However, I want to have enough money saved up and set...
I figured his basking rock should be the thing to hit around 110. I figured I'd set the lamp for just under 110 to allow room for fluctuation in house temps/etc.
Thank you, the smoke detector is a good reminder.
Hey guys! Stlll combing through these forums.
I haven't owned an animal that has had to have any additional heat other than belly (in which I used heat tape) and the idea of a bulb that runs at 100-110 degrees in a tank makes me consider fire-precaution.
Are there any timers or ... gauges that...
Yes, the can easily be kept in plastic tubs. I haven't tried to build any yet, but pangeareptile.com/forums > caging & terrariums could help you better.
haha, what a mental image. I would say maybe I shouldn't consider a red then, but I guess it really is different for each animal?
I'm glad you guys have responded, I thought puberty just ment you went through hell for nearly a year. I feel more confident now knowing that you wont necessarily...
Okay. I was under the impression they'd get pretty rough. I've delt with pissy snakes before and have never been bitten *knock on wood* just because I am patient and watch their body language. I assume the same is true for Tegus then?
Thank you for responding so soon!
Hi Guys,
I love the forum, and I'm interested in getting a Tegu later this year.
I've read from this forum they seem to hit puberty around 8 to 10 months and round out to adulthood around 18 months.
My Question is; are they constantly aggressive for that entire time (grouchy/bitey) or does it...