My heart almost dropped when I couldn't find my tegu on my patio. (I was in the bathroom). It's got a 4 ft high wall so I thought he might have climbed and jumped.
I looked around frantically until I opened up the bag of potting soil in the corner and there he was! He was completely submerged underneath and all I could see was his tail.
This leads me to the question:
Is potting soil good to put in his hide? He seemed to like to burrow himself in it.
Thanks,
Tristan
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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa) 
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo) 
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)
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Potting soil for hide?
tristan
Aug 30, 2005 06:12 PM
Replies (8)
birddog5151
Aug 30, 2005 08:57 PM
I read in the Robby Hamper book on leopard geckos that using one part potting soil to two parts virmiculite would work in a hide. That might be a ratio to start with.
Mike B
norcalherps
Aug 30, 2005 09:16 PM
For burrowing monitors, alot of keepers use plain old dirt. Somthing with a sandy consistancy seems to work well, since it retains the moisture, as well as holding shape as they burrow into it. A good 2 feet of substrate to burrow into is reccomended.
russ1066
Aug 30, 2005 10:30 PM
I use a external hide . with 18-24" ofmoist peat moss.
tristan
Aug 31, 2005 02:35 AM
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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)
russ1066
Aug 31, 2005 03:01 AM
yes ,you can get it at any nursery,and its cheep at home depot
russ1066
Aug 30, 2005 10:31 PM
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tristan
Aug 31, 2005 02:34 AM
hey russ. i love that burrow! your tegu must love it too!
i just got my new vision cage last Sunday and I'm not sure if i want to cut a hole in it yet. i was thinking of getting a rubbermaid storage bin for his hide.
here's my question: which one do you think he would like more?
1. the hole on the side?
2. the hole on the top?
i was thinking 1. since i've been told tegus don't like to climb but i think the rubbermaid isn't that high anyway... can't decide.
tristan
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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)
1.0 Argentine Black and White Tegu (Roy)
russ1066
Aug 31, 2005 03:00 AM
I would put it on the side .
