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    Biting at feet?

    My boy does this too and it is 100% because it is breeding season and he's feeling sassy lol. I've found that he is just crazy about socks so if I remove my socks he immediately loses interest in foot biting. If he's getting plenty to eat and all of his other needs are met it's most likely...
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    New Blue girl, looking for advice.

    They never grow out of thinking they can climb you no problem lol. They're like big dogs that think they're lap sized. Glad to see she's acclimated and it sounds like you're going above and beyond to ensure she has a great diet and lighting! I'm rebuilding his enclosure since it was inherited...
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    New owner!! Seeking advice…

    It never hurts to smuggle in veggies when you can although they definitely prefer insects and meat as babies. Gutloading your insects and smuggling a lil bit of greens in with the ground meat helps get some of that fiber and micronutrients into their diet. My boy preferred dubias but to each...
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    Cage help and new owner

    Hi spot, a lot of your questions (substrate, temperatures, lighting) can be answered if you browse this forum and even Google. How old is she? Do you have a temperature gauge for both sides of the tank? A hygrometer for measuring humidity? While tegus are smart and you can absolutely become the...
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    Tegu nudge, then bite

    Tegus also use their mouths to explore/examine foreign objects (like your hand). My boy did this a few times as a baby out of curiosity and to communicate he was hungry. I didn't remove my hand and he got the picture pretty quick it is not for biting. We always fed him outside of the enclosure...
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    Fungal infections- have your tegus had them and did you sucessfully treat them?

    Hey everyone. My lil dude is a blue male who is a little over 2 years old. I found he has a fungal infection and per my vets recommendation went nuclear on prevention/treatment since I know how serious they can get. We're talking tossing all of his substrate, deep cleaning his enclosure with a...
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    Hi, I'm Levi, I'm a teenager and i'm looking for a good species of tegu for my lifestyle.

    Blue tegus run a little smaller and are easier to tame than golds. For perspective building an adequate enclosure and filling it with the proper substrate, bulbs, and props cost my tegus previous owner and myself somewhere between 1k-1.5k. Keep in mind too right now lumber costs an exorbitant...
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    Humidity and lighting… how do they coexist?

    I've been curious about foggers vs misters tbh because ever since I got 24" uvbs on zilla dimmers it dries out the enclosure like crazy. My set up is a bit odd due it being a diy enclosure that isn't my own (I plan to replace it). It was built super tall so I added a 'dropped cieling' on it that...
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    Newly moved tegu. Thoughts on behavior?

    Hey thanks for this! He's been doing well and basks normally now. I think what helped is covering that side of his enclosure with a blanket so he wouldn't feel so 'exposed' when basking.
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    Newly moved tegu. Thoughts on behavior?

    Hey tegutalk. I just moved my 2 year old boy in with me after months of commuting to the house of his previous owner to care for him. The 1st few days he was full of energy and where normally because of the season he was only active for a few hours a day he was out eagerly exploring everything...
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    Beautiful blue boy *update*

    Writing an update to this- I'm a bit nervous and watching him like a hawk but it's a happy update! My boy has finally been moved in with me! He has been roaming on and off all day and very active/curious and possibly excited by his new surroundings. As I write this he is snoozing under some...
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    Newb here. Dying for help. Rather urgent.

    Most likely not barring a pool liner if you wanted to play it safe. Again they'd be the best people to ask! They look like they have everything you're looking for including casters on the bottom and being professionally built for disassembling/transport.
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    Newb here. Dying for help. Rather urgent.

    I don't believe that is one where you would need to seal the bottom but it wouldn't hurt to ask them how it does with bioactive substrate! Also I edited my comment but another way I use 'seal' is when referring to wood; It needs to be coated in something waterproof before use like stain or...
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    Newb here. Dying for help. Rather urgent.

    So by 'Seal' I mean putting a material in the cracks where the panels join to make it water tight. Even if you find a material like wood with a vinyl side you have to seal the pieces together so water doesn't get through the cracks. In this case a silicone sealant (like what you use to seal...
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    Newb here. Dying for help. Rather urgent.

    Ah okay! So, the only current downside to my enclosure build that you would have issue with is the bottom is super heavy. It's basically a bottom 'tray' that's sealed/water tight for the substrate while the top half (the one we had to rebuild to fit through my apartment door lol) is 3 sides of...
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