ideal basking temp for a hatchling red tegu?

sbwooldridge · New Member Joined: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 2

im using a 100 watt bulb and its up to 106.5, my tegu arrives tomorrow and im wondering if i should return the 100 watt and get a 75 watt
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angelrose · Moderator Joined: Jan 05, 2008 Posts: 1467

Hi sbwooldridge and We Welcome You to theTegu Forum Family.

a red tegu, how exoctic looking they are. Congrats !
at one end of the enclosure (basking area) 90 - 110
at other end of the enclosure (cool end) around 70 and I always lik to include a moist hide box at the cool end for shedding purposes and so they have a 'safety'

we're happy your here. Welcome Aboard

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sbwooldridge · New Member Joined: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 2

110 is good uh? well mine is 108 so ill take your word for it seeing as u are the moderator. im gonna get a smaller rock and that should help as it wont be so tall.

thanks
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0.0.1 Argentine Red Tegu
3.5 Rosy Boas
0.0.1 3-Toed Box Turtle

corn-ball · Honored Member Joined: Jul 02, 2008 Posts: 224

wow you have a lot of rosy boas. how are those guys? can we get some pics?

laurarfl · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:55 am Post subject:

I think your basking temps are fine. Remember that lizards will thermoregulate and if the temps are too warm, they will find the perfect spot for themselves as long as there is a temperature gradient across the enclosure. I think a 75 watt would be too cool.
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0.1.0 Colombian Tegu
0.2.0 Argentine B&W Tegu
1.0.0 Red Tegu
1.0.0 Green Amevia (yet another teiid)
8 other lizards
1 little gator
13 snakes
4 frogs
some bugs
and a partridge in a pear tree

rollingkatana7 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:33 am Post subject: basking temp

u know to be honset they are fine basking should be up there, around 105 and if it gets too hot they know to just go to the cool end
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