I have two sub-adult red tegus & I recently built an outdoor setup for them. Given their nature to dig down into their substrate, I placed screen beneath my outdoor setup. Anyway, yesterday was their 1st day in the enclosure & they seemed to like it a lot. However, when I checked on them this morning, one of them must have dug into the soil. The problem is that when they dig, they do a fantastic job of covering their tracks so you cannot tell where they dug. My question: How the heck do I find the one tegu now? Is there anything to lure them out? Also... I live near Philadelphia and it was very warm out yesterday. Could the temps still be too cool for them? Oh... and I also have a large hide area for them.
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Sincerely, Jason
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keeping Tegus outside
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the temp should not be a problem this time of year. While not a cold climate lizard, they are very resistant to cooler temps. I have an Argentine Black and White, and he seems to prefer cooler temps (70's daytime ambient air) with a basking spot. So as far as temp they should be fine. As for find a buried Tegu, thats more of a challenge. Maybe look for loose soil patches and "probe" them with a thin stick? Or just get real dirty and sift through it all. My outside cages are solid bottom.
They came out once (the day after I made the initial post) but I haven't seen them again since.lol.
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Sincerely, Jason
www.NortheastSnakes.com
NortheastSnakes@verizon.net
Digging is 80% of a tegu's life.
