hello everybody, ive been trying to sell/ trade my burm for about a week now, and This guy on craigslist kept offering me this Tegu for her. Knowing nothing about them I said no a few times then he offered me the tegu and a full grown female Ball python. I HAVE been looking for one of those so I said yes. I think hes dropping them both off tomorrow night, so im scrambling to learn as much as I can and get things ready before then. Im honestly not sure if I want to just keep it for a little while and sell it later when I find a good home at a good price, or if Im going to fall in love with it and keep it for good.
What I know
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Temps:80-85 ambient 90-95 basking
UVB bulb necessary for D3 production
They need a ton of attention
They love to burrow.
Omnivorous, but prefer meat
-They need an 8L*4D*4H enclosure
What I think I am doing
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Im planning to keep him in my spare room, Put down a dog bed and install a heat lamp above it for basking, and give him a large pile of blankets to dig and burrow in.
I intend to feed a whole prey raw diet(rats) but I read they cant digest fur well so I am planning to skin them before presenting the food. I plan to supplement with reptile vitamin powder to replace greens
I should have plenty of time to interact with him.
Humidity should not be problematic.
Do I have the basics for care down? And can anyone give me an idea of their temperment, do and donts of handling and the tegus comfort zone, how frequently/how much I should feed, and any other advice for a first time tegu owner? I am aware that they get 5 feet, and Ive heard that they can take fingers off if you arent careful, but I dont know how much of that is just media or if I truly should be that cautious while handling? Heres a photo of the little guy.
I read that they can be difficult to sex without probing. I have a probing kit I use for ball pythons. Is the theory the same? Any differences I should Know about?
Thanks for reading!
-Riveran
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