I rescued my Columbian tegu from some guy on Craigslist in August of 2011. The tegu was housed in a 10 gallon terrarium with potting soil and only a dead houseplant to hide in. He had no lights or heat. He is supposed to be one year old at the beginning of March, but he is only about sixteen inches long. Now he is enjoying a 40 gallon breeder with 2 UV CFLs ( a 10 and a 5) along with a heat bulb and small heating pad. He is housed on coconut fiber substrate with large cave hide and has a large Rubbermaid tub (2x8x14 approx). For an almost one year old tegu, how does he measure up? Is it because he didnt have a good environment to before I got him, or do you think he is younger than they said? I can upload pictures later, at work now. Any help is greatly appreciated, and I would love to hear any comments.
(Also, I havent sexed him yet, just assuming he is a male for the time being. Will be looking how to probe a baby tegu later this evening.)
(Also, I havent sexed him yet, just assuming he is a male for the time being. Will be looking how to probe a baby tegu later this evening.)