Argentine Tegu, cage, food, lighting, and daily routine.
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2009
- This is a video about the daily life of my Tegu and it's care. I also show the size and setup of its cage. Also the cage is that size because if it was any bigger it would not have fit through the door into my house.
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Dude, that's actually a pretty kickass apartment!
Awesome video. I want a Tegu one day...after I get out of the military. This was the most helpful video I've seen so far as far. thanks.
this is the video that made me wanna get a tegu. after seeing this i researched and a year later i have a baby tegu of my own thank man keep us updated.
i am more of a green iguana guy but i am really starting to see the beauty in tegus
glad to see someone who can take good care of a tegu :)
I have a ferret harness for my reptile rocketship! My tegu races up screen doors and eats any egg she see's. Like all Tegus the tail is a bullwhip and the claws are very sharp.... nice video dude
She's a beauty. The enclosure is really nice, I like how she so nonchalantly walks into her enclosure and wanders around she clearly knows it's her home. Does she let you handle her, like carry her/pick her up (or would you even want to at this size?) Thanks! :)
Beautiful Tegu! Saving this for later when we build my girl her setup. Thanks for sharing :)
Awesome Video!
She is so pretty!:)
Love your video
OMG so cute!
Beautiful Tegu Bro!
awesome animal! great set up! tegu's calm and seems content. im gonna end up with a small monitor or tegu eventually
That's an awesome cage! One spoiled-rotten Tegu!
Cool video!
Shes beautiful!!!!
very nice animal and setup
Awesome!
cool tegu.
I've got a similarly big lizard (a green iguana) which didn't poop all over the place because it was potty-trained. I basically just put a bunch of newspapers in a part of the room and it will always go there to poop. Tegus are supposed to be one of the most intelligent species of reptiles, so I'm pretty sure they can learn too. I don't keep my iguana in a cage, it just lives in my room and sleeps under my pillow.
I love tegus!!
me too! :)
Thanks that video was very helpful
Awesome lizards.
Awesome tegu! i subbed ^.^
@pokelegofan I buy it separate it into meals sizes in ziplocks and freeze it, just thaw it in the micro wave (boiling is messy with turkey) add some cod liver oil and maybe some fruits or greens. make sure its not to hot because Tegus just get mad at the turkey and keep trying to eat it.
Not all of them but some do. For the first 2 weeks of having my tegu he didnt even notice his waterbowl, I had to get him to drink by misting the ground next to him until a puddle formed
@ViscoHD Yes if you do the wrong thing and sometimes if your doing nothing wrong at all. They have little tombstone shaped serraded teeth all around their mouth and when they bite down they hit like an alligator and death role. Mine has bit me twice and it hurt for about a week each time, infected instantly, swelled up, and bled for a really long time. And that was when it was a baby. Now I think it could take a finger off.
@animalboy64 That is ingenious.
UV lights should really be closer to provide enough UVB... But awesome setup and nice Tegu :)
No, it's not a bad idea at all. As long as the tegu goes out by himself and is able to get back in it's cage there's no problem. Even better if you put a heat lamp outside of it's cage so it can get heat and everything it needs. Hell I've even seen some people who don't have cages for their tegu and they put heat lamps around the place and their tegus are completely fine.
good vid ive had my tegu for a month give or take
Awesome! I'm hooked now too. What do you plan on doing for the enclosure once your tegu is full grown?
@19green90 I give my Tegu ground turkey and cod liver oil a few times a week to help it poo! to much of anything creates problems. Just be careful of fatty liver disease with some cod liver oil.
Ok I absolutely love your cage did u build that, I'm planning on getting a tegu and what are dimensions again and if you built it how did you like what are all the supplies you needed and where'd you get the actual stuff for her like therm lights stuff to mount the lights and if you ordered it from where and how much and if you built how much did it cost to build
how often do you feed her the ground turkey?? awesome cage, ive been looking at ideas and i really like your setup
The video card went out in mine and had to ship it off for $100 6 days after the warranty was up. And as long as the dog is in a cage or something till you get home it should be fine when the tegu gets older. I also have 2 ferrets and between him and them they get the afternoon and he gets the day out to play.
very nice tegu was it from varnyard? Ive just made a tank just like yours and used 3/4 plywood. use a 250 watt heat light that is controled by a heat temp sensor and a fan all toghet cost was about 450 but i used storm windows instead of glass so that was about 40.00 bucks a window but just in chase flood lights are cheap and most walmarts have them and are open all night just so if you need a light in a hurry.great video look forward to more.
She is BEAUTIFUL!!! Love her tank too!! My boyfriend and I are in the process of building our Tegu's new tank :) This gave me some wonderful ideas :D thanks for posting!! What is her name?
@redluv777 Yes it will grow back, but it will not be stripped like before it will just be a gray color. And as for the open wound theres not much you can do for it unless you take it to a reptile vet and have them look at it. Other than that just try and clean up any poop in its cage asap bc thats where any infection would come from.
@lukeb2224 nope, a heat matt would do nothing through the plywood pr under the mulch
@lifted2500 honestly dude easyest way to settup a tank would be...
for a baby, a 100gallon is perfect for good while. keep it clustered with stuff in the begining then take stuff out as she grows.
as for lighting, all you need is a "exo-terra Solar Glo" bulb that has heat+UV in one, whitch is the cheapest and smartest path to go. and for bedding i use coco hust mixed with plantation soil... its light and fluffy so they can burrow easy.
when your tegu becomes massive... then upgrade.
You sound a bit like Jessie Eisenburg. I enjoy it.
@dinomanj they definitely need a lot of taming but then they can be very nice. they can be food and cage aggressive if you dont feed them the proper way. also they need a lot of attention and taming every day to make them tame and keep them that way. they go through around 6 months of "teenage years" as well which is pretty hard for a lot of people to deal with. its definitely something that takes patience and time. the more effort you put in the more tame yours would be. :]
@EmchuNP i give my tegu 1 large meal over week and a few side dishes overy 2 days.
so basicly my schedule is fruit on monday
tuna or ground meat on thursday
and 2 mice on usualy 2 medium mice or 2 baby rats on satuday night/ sunday
it would be awesome if u put a big water dish in the middle with a bridge goin over it so she can go both ends :D
Hi everyone.
mrtegu, I'm building my own tegu enclosure at the moment from an old cabinet (inspired by your video).
What I would like to know is what kind of finish did you use on the inside of the enclosure?
I'm having a problem in choosing a paint that is non toxic and also protects the wood from humidity and in addition is resistant to scratches from the tegu..
Thank you for having similar dimensions that I was going to use for my future argentine. I was planning on building a 6 ft long 2 ft high and 2 ft back cage is this good enough?
@raptorpack2409 its a good source of protein and calcium because of the bones, so i would say atleast a few times a month
Hey bro! Nice Tegu! where did you get her tank?
This was very helpfull but how old was she and what kind
Hi great looking tegu, and cage!! im really thinking about getting one. and would make a cage for her. i prefer a female, we have one at out pet shop and they have no idea if its a male or female. they let me try and hold it but... it was really wiggly, and i dont know how much presure i can put on it so i put it back. they feed it in its cage which i read was not good. i also read u can overwelm the tegu if the cage is too big? so if i got a baby do i keep her in an aquarium then upgrade?
thats a beautiful cage, but how do you go about cleaning that monster?
@XcXdualchamp50 Yeah thats a great size. BUT it will not fit through a standard 36" doorway
No, just in the kitchen in one spot by the back door where I have newspapers laying down.
realy nice tegu
always wanted one but i dont think i could deal with the poop in the kitchen :P
ill just stick with my legless kritters for now
Im getting a baby one at an expo and i need to know if this cage will do for its life- 6ft long 3 ft width and 2 and half tall?
She is so damn sweet, I love them~
Hi, my lizard also poops in the same spot everyday. I use puppy training pads and place one on the ground. The lizard poops on the pad and i just throw it away little or no clean up. Lizard becomes potty trained.
would you agree that a 5 L 3 W 2 H would be good for an adult, its those dimensions by two bc the cage is a 2 story each story being a 5 x 3 x 2?
How does your tegu do with an aquarium in the house? i have a few and i noticed you have a nice looking oscar so im guessing she doesnt mess with it much as long as its up off the ground a few feet,right?
Where did you get the cage?
if you see the hinge at the viv its a piece of plexi glass door its open
Dude she's that big & still hisses? 😕
I thought the same thing. He seems a little afraid of her.
from not handling her as much as he is supposed to taming monitor/tegus uses a method called manning and you spend as much time as possible with the tegu
Sounds like his work schedule prevents him from spending time with her regularly
@NickGimacutU Thank for replying! You just feed it raw then?
I like no love red argentine tegus they're like soooooo beautiful animals really look them up also привет! That means hi in Russian
How much do you think would cost me to buy a cage like yours? I really really love your cage setup
I'm guessing it's custom built
did you build that, or can you buy those somewhere cuz i don't think i'd have the time to build that
@TheKboy123 No they get 4' long
i wonder wats in tha other cage on top of the tegus cage
how much was the custom built cage and do u think i should use that substrate for my juvenile chinese water dragon
what thermometer is that? what kind* and what kind of thermostat do you use?
If you have tile then there should not be a problem, and dont leave anything bite sized laying on the floor, or anything you dont want pooped on. Their best letout under supervision. Mine is just out all the time bc its almost an adult
@pokelegofan Yup! just warmed raw turkey
When they are little, they are like little kids, they do not want to eat their vegetables.
@XcXdualchamp50 ur probably gonna have to build it inside the room ur gonna put it in cuz 4' 1/2 is to large for a door...MAKE SURE when you build it, it can be taken apart LOL. so dont scilicon the edges use tape or somthing
the cypress mulch from home depot does it have any insects in it
@TheRapKing77 she was in a 40gal glass enclosure
What paint did you use for the enclosure
just wondedring could a argetine b&w tegu live ina 4 foot by 3 foot cage consiidering it will be able to free roam around during day only in age at night please reply quick
Is she fully grown? Just asking because I’m unsure about how close to fully grown my girl, Pepper is 😄
what brand did u get and how do u know if its non-toxic
what were the demensions of glass you used??
how do you buy/ prepare ground turkey?
Do you mix the turkey with something? Can you feed them any other type of meet?
Does anyone have any advice about the preparation before getting a tegu? I've never had one but I've wanted one for a long time. I've done a lot of research about them lately and I'm pretty sure I know what I'm getting into but I want to hear from people who actually own tegus and have dealt with owning one for a reasonable amount of time.
actually i plan on building something very simalar to yours hopefuly 8 x 3, but also i plan on makeing a cool styrofoam fake rock background. i have most of the supplies for the cage just need to build it when i movie into a 2 bedroom appt. rather then my small 1 bedroom.
Hey, I really like this set up and everything, and don't want to sound like an arse, but noticed that you said she didn't like to be touched to much, and when you stroked her over her shoulders, kinda realised why, tegu's see being touched on their backs and sides as a threat, but they love having their heads stroked :D don't know if you knew that already but if you didn't :)
I just got a Tegu about a week ago. Any pointers? So, fruit is okay for them?
is a 3 foot by 12 inches good for a argentine tegu
@mrtegu can you just have a basking spot in your room and a place for the tegu to potty when the reach adult hood like do they need an enclouser when adult
@lukeb2224 Just the tempeture inside my house is what it goes down to at night and then in the early morning the lamp comes back on again.
how do u clean the cage?
Owch! my Tegu was a recent escape 2 weeks ago i captured her under the couch sleeping... I startled her tryin to grab her but she ran and when i liftted the couch her tail must of gotten caught:( she detached about 1ft and now it's stuby:( she seems fine but some of her bedding like cypress mulch and cocunut bedding seem to be on the wound,,,,is there danger and will it grow back?
What temperature is her basking spot?
I know i will take it out but is it A yes?
You said don't bite me.... how many times have you been bitten?
what should i buy green iguana or argentine tegu????
are tegus docile or do they need alot of taming
@xXTerrariumXx dosent really need a night light, you could put one it, not nessisary tho.