@padaw4n1 I use inches... LOL! Not sure what the conoversion is... I'd recommend a cage that was a minimum of 6' long, by 3 feet wide, by 2 feet tall... not sure what the conversion is to CM though.
Any place in Canada I can get one? I have 2 beardies and these guys look cool. (Im breeding my beardies once they get older.) Oh and also, "She's going to probably just go back to sleep" then the Tegu's like yep... Then she just crawls away :P
So I recently just purchased a large male red tegu from a local expo because he was extremely calm and I handled him at the show and he was great. Very "cold" but great. After I got him into his new home and warmed up he became extremely nasty. I can't even take him out to feed him or handle him. I hate feeding him in the tank because he has a bad feeding response. Please help me
@bigdoggt That's the problem with buying Large tegus/monitors at shows... this happens a lot. Cold reptiles = not good to make assumptions on. When reptiles are cold they seem friendlier, until the heat is on! You need to build up trust with him, which will take a LONG time seeing as he is an adult...
hi i was wondering where i can order a tegu i really want an argentine black and white. i live in america know any site or popular pet shops i could go to to get one. thanks!
So whats your opinion on gu's needing enough substrate to burrow?? Because a lot of experts (such as Varnyard) show enclosures with enough substrate to burrow completely... But mine are on pretty much the same amount of substrate as yours and they seem fine...
@azgrem Tegus should have digging room... however, mine seem fine without it... though, in the summer when they are outside.... they do enjoy a good dig every so often! LOL
@azgrem I have a very healthy tegu who never brrows, even with 1f of substrate, think with enough hides and places to cool down then the deep substrate is not essential
@rollitbakeit LOL!!!!! Columbian Tegus are known for being hard to tame.... they are more flighty than other species... they key is work with them slowly over time... handling and touching in the cage... then outside the cage when they get more comfortable with you.
@JandDReptiles thks man iv heard it all there meaner they cant be tamed all that but hes tamed down pretty nicely since i got him hes fine just bit skiddish still thks for the help gl with ur tegus
@eyebal1985 Thanks... LOL! Yea, they should be in larger cages... but they are out 90% of the time roaming the reptile room... thats why they are in smaller cages.
hey im thinking about getting a blue tegu becuase im building a 16ft long X 3.5 tall 2 ft wide...but im getting the idea thats too big..is there such a thing as too big for a tegu??
@rephibiankid There is such a thing as too big...lol. For an Adult Blue Tegu a cage about 7' long X 3.5' Wide X 2.5' Tall. Blues are on the smaller size, and granted, they have huge home ranges, most of their time is spent searching for food, so in captivity, they need room to move, but they don't need anything too Big. Our Tegus are in smaller sized cages that offer them enough room to move, but we take them out a lot, so they can stretch.
@JandDReptiles so would that much space freek him out?? and what would happen if i did make it that big for him becuase he is going on the bottom row of a HUGE shelf of vision cages im making that is 16 foot long total and just making the whole bottom row his would be easy and i thought that he would love all the roaming space?
@rephibiankid Yes, it would freak him out. He could possibly stop eating, he would become harder to tame because hed believe he was in his own territory. making a cage like that would be too much.
could i put a very young tegu in the same large cage it will spend its whole life in, because i really don't want multiple cages. It seems you have loads of reptiles and i was wondering if they are one of the best for handling you own
@ProffesorChaosesFile Thats not the best idea. You should never put any baby or young animal in a cage that is too big. All the extra space can freak them out. They can get stressed and sick easily.
hey man i have a argen b@W tegu i just wanted to now my one has a super orange belly i mean it looks like he was color with a marker is this normal ever other b@W ive seen has a white belly please can someone let me now iv had reps my hole life i just never seen one with an orange belly thanks
@JandDReptiles do all of them or just some have it is it like some kind of morph or something is yours male or female i have a female if your taking about the one in your video im geussing yours is male i would like to see what would happen if we breed the oranges bellys together cuz my is super super orange its crazy
Digging, though tegus do it a lot, isn't easy to accoadate in enclsures such as this. There is also the point of not being able to find poo that can harbor diseases. I let my tegus run around a pen I have outside, they dig a lot out there. In smaller cages like these, it isn't easy for digging space.
Nice man! I love big lizards, and I want to give them larger than necessary cages, but I don't think room sized cages are needed for a b/w tegu or ig. But the animal matters.
No problem... it's not a good idea to house tegus together... especially args, and colums. Keep the separate! Cage that big will be hell to clean too!
I wish that was a savannah monitor vid haha! I got my new 1 I was telling u about I got some vids of him check it out! Let me no if it passes?? cool vid
I miss my chacoan tegu so much :'C but he's with someone whos taking really good care of him so im good ,but i definately wish my mom didnt talk me into selling him
did you build the cages for them? there really nice. if you dident build them where did you get the cages
mike1234567816 1 week ago
@mike1234567816 I purchased them. They are very similar to Vision Cage Products.
-Jeremy T
J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 week ago
what ? i don't need a big cage ? 150/60/60 is good ?
how old are your male tupinambis ? what is him size ?
(i'm frensh)
padaw4n1 2 weeks ago
@padaw4n1 I assume you are speaking in terms of centimeters? LOL Bigger cages are recommended... my set ups were the BARE MINIMUM!
-Jeremy T
J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 weeks ago
@JandDReptiles you dont know centimeters ? i have 150/65/65
i can use this for adulte male ?
padaw4n1 2 weeks ago
@padaw4n1 I use inches... LOL! Not sure what the conoversion is... I'd recommend a cage that was a minimum of 6' long, by 3 feet wide, by 2 feet tall... not sure what the conversion is to CM though.
-Jeremy T
J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 weeks ago
this guy knows his stuff
lizardsup 1 month ago
Any place in Canada I can get one? I have 2 beardies and these guys look cool. (Im breeding my beardies once they get older.) Oh and also, "She's going to probably just go back to sleep" then the Tegu's like yep... Then she just crawls away :P
DylanBurke11 1 month ago
@DylanBurke11 Not sure of place in Canada that work with these guys.
-Jeremy T
J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 weeks ago
@JandDReptiles
So I recently just purchased a large male red tegu from a local expo because he was extremely calm and I handled him at the show and he was great. Very "cold" but great. After I got him into his new home and warmed up he became extremely nasty. I can't even take him out to feed him or handle him. I hate feeding him in the tank because he has a bad feeding response. Please help me
bigdoggt 1 month ago
@bigdoggt That's the problem with buying Large tegus/monitors at shows... this happens a lot. Cold reptiles = not good to make assumptions on. When reptiles are cold they seem friendlier, until the heat is on! You need to build up trust with him, which will take a LONG time seeing as he is an adult...
-Jeremy T
J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 month ago
hi i was wondering where i can order a tegu i really want an argentine black and white. i live in america know any site or popular pet shops i could go to to get one. thanks!
derekh1214 2 months ago
@derekh1214 Check out the kingsnake website... kingsnake . com They usually have tegus! Make sure you do LOTS of research! ;)
-Jeremy T
J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 month ago
does flooring matter when you let them out?
fr0stys4nsati0n 2 months ago
Is the bigger the cage the better? :)
RavenFeathers99 2 months ago
@RavenFeathers99 For the most part. Obviously, they do not need a room, but yes, the larger the cage, especially for big males, the better!
-Jeremy T
J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 months ago
oh its ok..tnx sir
jacu19900 4 months ago
hi sir i really want to buy a tegu but i dont know were to order..im in the philippines..hope you can help me..tnx
jacu19900 4 months ago
@jacu19900 Not sure of any breeders out there of tegus... sorry...
-Jeremy T.
J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 4 months ago
How big do adult males grow, and are male or female tegus more energetic. Thanks for the help :D
ThePumpkinthecat 7 months ago
How big dose an adult blue tegu cage need to be, would 8'x4'x4' be ok?
ThePumpkinthecat 7 months ago
@ThePumpkinthecat Blues are on the smaller side for tegus, I'd say a 6x3x3 would be fine for an adult.
-Jeremy T,
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 7 months ago
@JandDReptiles i mean im pretty sure you can make a good care video
myjuto369 7 months ago
How much are those 5 foot cages?
CrazyRabidPony 8 months ago
@CrazyRabidPony I bought it so long ago, I don't remember... probably a couple hundred.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 8 months ago
@JandDReptiles Okay, cool. I reeeaaaally want a tegu someday and I seriously doubt my parents will want a huge lizard in the house. XD
I will have one and I will name it Godzilla! And i will love it and cuddle it and give it kissies!
CrazyRabidPony 8 months ago
@JandDReptiles can you make a care video im pretty you can make a good one
myjuto369 7 months ago
can i house a male and female in the same inclousure
reptilebreeder101 10 months ago
@reptilebreeder101 Not reccommended unless you have a HUGE enclosure
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 10 months ago
So whats your opinion on gu's needing enough substrate to burrow?? Because a lot of experts (such as Varnyard) show enclosures with enough substrate to burrow completely... But mine are on pretty much the same amount of substrate as yours and they seem fine...
azgrem 1 year ago
@azgrem Tegus should have digging room... however, mine seem fine without it... though, in the summer when they are outside.... they do enjoy a good dig every so often! LOL
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
@JandDReptiles Cool thanks for the advice! Mine never seem to burrow, I'll play it by ear and see what they want to do in the summer =)
azgrem 1 year ago
@azgrem I have a very healthy tegu who never brrows, even with 1f of substrate, think with enough hides and places to cool down then the deep substrate is not essential
JackoToonLad 1 year ago
nice man u got any tips for me on my black and gold Col tegu to calm down outside his enclosure or bathtub
rollitbakeit 1 year ago
@rollitbakeit LOL!!!!! Columbian Tegus are known for being hard to tame.... they are more flighty than other species... they key is work with them slowly over time... handling and touching in the cage... then outside the cage when they get more comfortable with you.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
@JandDReptiles thks man iv heard it all there meaner they cant be tamed all that but hes tamed down pretty nicely since i got him hes fine just bit skiddish still thks for the help gl with ur tegus
rollitbakeit 1 year ago
can i feed them lettuce?
benjicaliman 1 year ago
@benjicaliman HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..... NO
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
@benjicaliman fucking hilarious xD
azgrem 1 year ago
killer facial hair! LOL! Nice tegu tho need bigger cages tho
eyebal1985 1 year ago
@eyebal1985 Thanks... LOL! Yea, they should be in larger cages... but they are out 90% of the time roaming the reptile room... thats why they are in smaller cages.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
Whats would you recomend feeding them while they are still small? and do you feed you tegus calcium and vitamins ?
Ch33syd00m 1 year ago
@Ch33syd00m Insects, and hard boiled eggs.... and pinkie mice. I do offer some vit. and calcium supplements!
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
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JackoToonLad 1 year ago
hey im thinking about getting a blue tegu becuase im building a 16ft long X 3.5 tall 2 ft wide...but im getting the idea thats too big..is there such a thing as too big for a tegu??
rephibiankid 1 year ago
@rephibiankid There is such a thing as too big...lol. For an Adult Blue Tegu a cage about 7' long X 3.5' Wide X 2.5' Tall. Blues are on the smaller size, and granted, they have huge home ranges, most of their time is spent searching for food, so in captivity, they need room to move, but they don't need anything too Big. Our Tegus are in smaller sized cages that offer them enough room to move, but we take them out a lot, so they can stretch.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
@JandDReptiles so would that much space freek him out?? and what would happen if i did make it that big for him becuase he is going on the bottom row of a HUGE shelf of vision cages im making that is 16 foot long total and just making the whole bottom row his would be easy and i thought that he would love all the roaming space?
rephibiankid 1 year ago
@rephibiankid Yes, it would freak him out. He could possibly stop eating, he would become harder to tame because hed believe he was in his own territory. making a cage like that would be too much.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
could i put a very young tegu in the same large cage it will spend its whole life in, because i really don't want multiple cages. It seems you have loads of reptiles and i was wondering if they are one of the best for handling you own
ProffesorChaosesFile 1 year ago
@ProffesorChaosesFile Thats not the best idea. You should never put any baby or young animal in a cage that is too big. All the extra space can freak them out. They can get stressed and sick easily.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
hey man i have a argen b@W tegu i just wanted to now my one has a super orange belly i mean it looks like he was color with a marker is this normal ever other b@W ive seen has a white belly please can someone let me now iv had reps my hole life i just never seen one with an orange belly thanks
lsek4door 1 year ago
@lsek4door My B/W has an orange belly as well, not really sure why either!
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
@JandDReptiles do all of them or just some have it is it like some kind of morph or something is yours male or female i have a female if your taking about the one in your video im geussing yours is male i would like to see what would happen if we breed the oranges bellys together cuz my is super super orange its crazy
lsek4door 1 year ago
@lsek4door My B/W is a female. Doubt it's a morph though... I think there would have been some discovery of it sooner.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
ive learned not to argue with a lizard that can break your hand LMFAO loveeee it :P
NickRozon 1 year ago
@NickRozon LOL! It's the best advice I can give! XD
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
great videos man
123droch 1 year ago
@123droch Thanks! :)
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 1 year ago
what about digging? why dont you keep a diggable layer of substrate?
jusbla5e 2 years ago
Digging, though tegus do it a lot, isn't easy to accoadate in enclsures such as this. There is also the point of not being able to find poo that can harbor diseases. I let my tegus run around a pen I have outside, they dig a lot out there. In smaller cages like these, it isn't easy for digging space.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 years ago
would a 6x2ft / 7x2ft cage okay for a single adult male sav or b/w tegu?
goatygeezer 2 years ago
a 6x3 foot would be ok for a male Argentine B/W tegu or sav.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 years ago
Nice man! I love big lizards, and I want to give them larger than necessary cages, but I don't think room sized cages are needed for a b/w tegu or ig. But the animal matters.
Your tegus are so cool, they're so cute!
jxz107 2 years ago
Thanks! I have a soft spot for larger herps! :) Bigger cages are better, but HUGE cages aren't necessary... but some people think they are. : - /
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 years ago
thank you!! i just got a columbian but plan to house a argentine with it is that ok??? im going to make a 12 foot long by 4 feet long
animalboy64 2 years ago
No problem... it's not a good idea to house tegus together... especially args, and colums. Keep the separate! Cage that big will be hell to clean too!
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 years ago
@JandDReptiles oh ok.. yahi know :/ but mine is a captive bred baby so i have a couple years before i have tobuild that lol
animalboy64 2 years ago
I wish that was a savannah monitor vid haha! I got my new 1 I was telling u about I got some vids of him check it out! Let me no if it passes?? cool vid
LizzardLover100 2 years ago
LOL.... oh yea... well the caging requirements are about the same... a higher temp is needed, and lower humidity.
-Jeremy T.
Owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 years ago
I miss my chacoan tegu so much :'C but he's with someone whos taking really good care of him so im good ,but i definately wish my mom didnt talk me into selling him
XxXsnakecharmerXxX 2 years ago
That sucks. I love tegus... love monitors a bit more... but no room for those...LOL. Barely have room for the tegus! :P
-Jeremy T.
owner of J and D Reptiles
JandDReptiles 2 years ago