Sneak peek newest addition before going into QT

[jclaiborne]

So I finally did it...came across a hatchling female and took the jump...this is going to be my final addition for quite some time as I am learning lizards require a lot more attention than snakes...here she is!!!



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[Tigerhawk]

That's one cool little dude. He looks great.

[jclaiborne]

Thanks!!! A tegu has been my "goal" lizard since the first time I saw one. I finally have the means to provide the proper caging and time dedication so when I came across this lil one I snatched it up!!!

[jclaiborne]

this little girl is not shy at all. It's so hard to not handle her! I have had zero problem leaving all my other pets alone in QT, but I want to start handling her sooo bad. Tegu Withdrawls!!!

[jclaiborne]

Snapped a pic of the lil girl in her QT enclosure. Those are two large meal worms next to her for size reference! Shes so small!



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[Monkey girl]

this little girl is not shy at all. It's so hard to not handle her! I have had zero problem leaving all my other pets alone in QT, but I want to start handling her sooo bad. Tegu Withdrawls!!!

How exciting! She is adorable...what a sweet baby girl you have! Where did you get her from?

I'm curious about the QT, how long will she be in QT for? The reason I ask is because I'm getting a yearling chacoan tegu this week (yay!!! Lol)and when I enquired into the QT for my new Tegu, the breeder told me there is NO QT. I found that unusual because I'm so used to QT with all my snakes.

Anyhow, congratulations on your B&W tegu!!!! Don't forget to post more pics as she grows, especially since they grow so quickly!

[Archimedes]

She is so cute! I decided a few days ago that an Argentine will be my biggest as addition in a few years, lots of planning to do still. would love to get regular updates on her husbandry requirements, so I have a good place to start planning for my own!

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[jclaiborne]

For her QT I am just monitoring her...watching her food and liquid intake, as well as behavior and keeping her away from my other lizards, in a room where there is zero foot traffic so she can settle in.

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[jclaiborne]

I plan on continuing to post updates with pictures as she grows...I am in the process of building her an 8x4x3 foot cage with a filtered soaking tub. Husbandry isn't too bad once its dialed in. The only part I am still researching is the substrate...most people use and suggest cypress mulch, but I have been reading up on bio active mixes like they use for monitors.

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[Monkey girl]

For her QT I am just monitoring her...watching her food and liquid intake, as well as behavior and keeping her away from my other lizards, in a room where there is zero foot traffic so she can settle in.

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Good to know! - I didn't know if I was fed incorrect information. The last thing I would want to do is put my new guy/gal (I don't know the gender yet) in jeopardy.

I plan on continuing to post updates with pictures as she grows...I am in the process of building her an 8x4x3 foot cage with a filtered soaking tub. Husbandry isn't too bad once its dialed in. The only part I am still researching is the substrate...most people use and suggest cypress mulch, but I have been reading up on bio active mixes like they use for monitors.

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Thats great! Looking forward to seeing pictures of her growth and her permanent enclosure! The filtered soaking tub sounds awesome! My husband is building our tegu's permanent enclosure and he's talking about plumbed in water (for soaking tub) as well!

The breeder we are getting the tegu from told us the temporary enclosure we have now will be good until AFTER his next hibernation (5' X 3' X 3'), it gives us time but we plan on making sure his enclosure is completely finished by this fall, just before he hibernates.

Substrate can be expensive for such a large enclosure. We originally wanted his tank full of coconut husk coarse chips,but it would have cost way too much money. We have decided to still use 50% coconut husk and 50% eco earth.