I bought my first Tegu, an Argentine Red Tegu named Dresden a few months ago. He has decided to hibernate. What are the proper temps for hibernation? He lives in the basement with me and if I was to put him on floor, it's tile, it would get to 60 something degrees F. I was also thinking of putting him in the furnace room that gets colder than that because of the cold air intake, but it might get down to 40 degrees I'm guessing.

He went of feed three weeks ago and I stopped offering food two weeks ago. How long should I wait to turn off his heat to make sure his system is all cleaned out? He has also be buried for over a week now with out coming back out.

He is currently housed in a 20 gal long with shredded coconut and the bed a beast type bedding mixed together. I filled the cage about half way so he could burrow. Is there any other ideas for substrate that will hold their shape for burrows better? Also should I be keeping the substrate moist even though he is going to be sitting in it for a while?

Lastly I'm looking for some good Tegu Food recipes. I want to make a Tegu Mash that is complete. It would be convenient to be able to freeze it and then thaw off chunks as needed or at least make it up only once a week. Or is it better to give them chunks of fresh food?

I just want Dresden to be happy and healthy! So thanks very much for taking time to read this.
-Meg

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