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#1775898
Albinorhino
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What does it take to house a tegu out side in california
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06/27/08 07:42pm
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#1776298
Ballmonkey7
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Message To: Albinorhino In reference to Message Id: 1775898
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a vary large vivarium preferably 8L X 4W X 3H as the bare minimum, a UV source, money , and alot of patents. i would not recommend a tegu for a beginner herper or some 1 who still is in school.
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06/28/08 03:41am
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#1776562
Reptictale92
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Message To: Ballmonkey7 In reference to Message Id: 1776298
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I am still in school, and I have 2 Colombian golden tegu. You will need a large cage min. 8x4x4, but the bigger the better. Also depending on what type of tegu. A red or B&W tegu will be best suited for outside, cause they are the 2 largest spices of tegu.
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06/28/08 01:43pm
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#1777451
BooByVu
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Message To: Albinorhino In reference to Message Id: 1775898
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Well since you re doing it ouside why not go large? Im setting up my 10X10 for my tegu but thinking about 10x14 since i got 2 of em. You re gonna need to dig down about 2-3 feet and put metal sheets down to prevent them from digging under. Need a treated wood or metal fence around the cage being about 3 or higher feet tall. I suggest going to agamainternational.com and he has good info on how to setup an outside place.
I somewhat agree with the tegu not being for beginner but if you re in school and really like herps and is willing to put the time and money then it doesnt matter. Im still in school myself (2nd year college)
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06/29/08 11:45am
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#1783271
Albinorhino
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Message To: BooByVu In reference to Message Id: 1777451
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im wealthy and live on a farm i have an infinite amount of land practicaly. but im wondering about the temperature conditions were i live. its really cold in the winter and can reach up to 110 in the summer. but i heard they hibernate in the winter
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07/05/08 01:13am
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#1785551
BooByVu
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Message To: Albinorhino In reference to Message Id: 1783271
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Wealthy is always good hahahaa. I also live on a farm so land doesnt matter. If you got the land, go big hahah. 110 in the summer is perfect I would say. As long as you provide a shaded area that doesnt get that hot and a place for them to burrow. Tegus can handle cold. But if you re worried, and if it does frost or snow, you can take your tegu inside for hibernation. Just put him/her inside a box or tank. I just found out a new way for outside cage thats pretty cool and doesnt require so much digging (I live in GA...VERY hard clay) If you dig down about 3 inches, you can put a metal wiring to prevent them from escaping. Then use soil and hay for the top layer. Then dig one part of the cage down and out a tunnel like plastic tub there. They will use that as their den. If you make their hide/den a box that you can open from the top, you can take them out during winter and bring them inside the house!
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07/07/08 09:52am
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#1785628
Albinorhino
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Message To: BooByVu In reference to Message Id: 1785551
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right on man that helps alot. we don’t get snow here but it can get to freezing temps. do i need to work with humidity at all?
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07/07/08 11:54am
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