Babies and Climbing

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

I know that most neonates of large lizard species stay in tree until they are large enough to have fewer predators to worry about. So I was wondering would a grow up cage(until he is about two feet) like this http://www.varanus.net/forums/read.php?2,30776,30776#msg-30776 be suitable for a baby tegu?

 

[TeguBlake]

im thinking that tegus are ground dwelling from birth and will never climb up that cage. honestly.

 

[Dubya]

When mine was a baby, he had stuff to climb on, but mostly just dug or stayed on the ground.

 

[Bubblz Calhoun]

Yes, it depends on the tegu but some climb more than others. As you mentioned they are the same as other lizards who are more arboreal when young. I have one of the exoterra terrariums that I used for my tegus when they were little. The foam wall decoration that comes with it had to be removed because they were shredding it after a while from climbing up it.

I think I still have photos of it with Tricky (AA) on photobucket,... not a good shot but this was the enclosure.

On the right was a magnetic ledge for a basking spot, that he could climb up on. When he was smaller he used the wall to climb up on to it.

On the left was a water fall that I found him sleeping behind quite often.