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hello,I'M new in this forum. I'm from israel. I have a tegu and he one year's old. He live in a ceage 60 centimeter. I gooing to build hem a biger ceage. I need an advise haw to bild this ceage.

My Red Tegu is about the same age as yours. I have Rufus in a 9.5(feet long) by 3(feet wide) by 3(feet tall). Bert Langerwerf at Agama International reccommends 32 square feet of floor space for an adult tegu. Draw up a plan. It took me several tries until I was satisfied. Go to your lumber yard or Home Depot if you have those. Put it all together with deck screws. You will need UVB lights on a timer and a heat lamp on a rheostat to control the temperature. I put sliding glass doors, like on a jewelry display case. The sliding glass doors and UVB lights were the most expensive items. Hope this helps.

Mike B

welcome. Are you in Israel or from Israel? Are you going to be housing him indoors or outdoors? Wood is great but you might want to also consider PVC (plastic) if possible. It's not always practical but it works great. How big a cage are you planning on building?
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Bennett

beardiedragon.com
Home of the Florida Orange

The cage it's going to be outdoor. I don't know what going to be the size of the cage and I don't know from what the cage will be make.
I need an advises about thet.

Wood is probably the easiest. Dont use particle board. Marine plywood costs more but will be moisture proof. with wood you can use 4 X 8 sheets and have the lumber store cut it for you. I use PVC planks but they can be hard to find.

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Bennett

beardiedragon.com
Home of the Florida Orange

Thank you