need information please

smicky · Valued Member Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 80

hi all , i'm a new one here , and the reason is .....i'll get my first b&w argentine tegu in less then a month . ( first im a french guy so sorry if my english suck haha )

i read the caresheet made by " rick " . but i wanna ask y'all a question .
what i have to know before he came home

for the diet , can i give him some legume ?
a 2 month old is how big ( nose to end of tail )
what i must put in his home ? ( i mean sand ? soil ? forest bark or som' like that ? )

...etc

i wanna be sure he's gonna have all he need !

thanks all

angelrose · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject:

Bonjour smicky

Accueil smicky to theTegu family

Congrats on getting your first tegu

I have heard of tegus eating some potatoe (boiled) legume/vegetable
and he can be petite or a little grand if he has been hibernating.
for his maison use cypress mulch it holds the humidity better.

welcome and just ask anything many friendly/helpful people here

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0.1.0 B/W Colombian tegu
1.1.0 Gold Colombian tegus
1.1.0 B/W Argentine tegus
1.0.0 Savy monitor
1.0.0 Brazillian Rainbow boa
1.1.0 Ball pythons
1.0.0 Burmese python

smicky · Valued Member Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 80

ok thanks angel

and....im shy 2 ask but.....if he eat chicken ....i have it have 2 be crude or cooked ?

meanah · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject:

welcome to the forum/family. its good to see that you are doing your research before you get it. what size cage are you goin to have it in?

warm raw ground chicken, or turkey, dead mice once frozen but thawed and brought to room temp. crickets, mealworms, you will need a uvb light.
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0.1.0 Colombian Tegu
1.0.0 Arg. Tegu
0.1.4 Bearded Dragon
0.1.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Kingsnake
0.0.1 Painted Turtle
0.1.1 Spotted Pythons
1.2.0 Tokay Geckos
2.3.0 Leopard Geckos

angelrose · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject:

hello smicky, most important you will need de vitamine D/3 calcium

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0.1.0 B/W Colombian tegu
1.1.0 Gold Colombian tegus
1.1.0 B/W Argentine tegus
1.0.0 Savy monitor
1.0.0 Brazillian Rainbow boa
1.1.0 Ball pythons
1.0.0 Burmese python

smicky · Valued Member Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 80

he'll be in a home made 5'x2'x2'

angelrose · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject:

that will hold him for a little while

so good to hear your tegu will be coming to a nice warm home

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0.1.0 B/W Colombian tegu
1.1.0 Gold Colombian tegus
1.1.0 B/W Argentine tegus
1.0.0 Savy monitor
1.0.0 Brazillian Rainbow boa
1.1.0 Ball pythons
1.0.0 Burmese python

smicky · Valued Member Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 80

once adult i gonna need how big ? a 6 x3x2(high) ? or bigger....

Curty · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:53 am Post subject:

I think 6x3x2 would be alright for a small adult male or an adult female but I think a large adult male would need something slightly bigger.

It's great that your doing your research

smicky · Valued Member Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 80

angelrose · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject:

smicky, what kind of serpenters do you have

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0.1.0 B/W Colombian tegu
1.1.0 Gold Colombian tegus
1.1.0 B/W Argentine tegus
1.0.0 Savy monitor
1.0.0 Brazillian Rainbow boa
1.1.0 Ball pythons
1.0.0 Burmese python

smicky · Valued Member Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 80

lol just have 2 ball python and a cornsnake....lol

smicky · Valued Member Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 80

can i have some info about 'hibernating' ?

when he gonna do that ?
how ....etc

plz...

fastbaz · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:13 am Post subject:

angelrose · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject:

hi smicky

hibernating usually around September'ish for about 5 or so months during the winter. you will know he will have his hide go in there and just go to sleep and maybe come out around the same time as the Easter bunny comes out

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0.1.0 B/W Colombian tegu
1.1.0 Gold Colombian tegus
1.1.0 B/W Argentine tegus
1.0.0 Savy monitor
1.0.0 Brazillian Rainbow boa
1.1.0 Ball pythons
1.0.0 Burmese python