I just got a b/w tegu a week ago. My little guy burrows in the middle of the day and doesn't surface until the next morning. Is that normal? I figure it might be because he's just getting acclimated to the new environment, but I'm new with this, so I can't be sure. He only gets about 4-6 hours under the UV bulb a day before he digs. Will that significantly impact metabolization of calcium?
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burrowing habits
dpitch13
Jun 04, 2004 06:10 PM
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stardust
Jun 04, 2004 07:27 PM
I am fairly new to this as well but mine did the same thing in the beginning, probably less surface time than what you are saying. But gradually Tec came out more and more. Now in the morning he will sometimes beat me up when I go to turn on the lights, I would say now he is out 8-10 hours a day now 
dubumb
Jun 04, 2004 07:32 PM
I've had my tegu for awhile... and he comes out about 3-4 hours... He is SLOWLY coming out more and more
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dpitch13
Jun 04, 2004 08:03 PM
np
