Baby Tegu Care & Setup

Since it's baby tegu season we thought we'd share with you some of the basics of setting up your new found pet.
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[@JWitt30]

4:56 "and that's when the acid kicked in and I had no idea wtf was going on and why is this dude holding a lizard?"

[@barnabylovemum7120]

Maybe he licked a toad. lol That was funny.

[@vivs005]

Where will you be...

[@kristof8714]

+Barnaby Lovemum hmm. well um actually sir um one does not um lick a toad um because the skin is toxic so um yeah you um get them to um spray their venom and um dry it and um smoke it and um yeah.

[@thekingofserbia1]

+Kristof's Reptiles dude, stop with the "um" its so cringy i wanna kill myself.

[@kristof8714]

SoulOfAReptile um my bad man.. um.. sorry.. um I guess

[@Yeshua-is-the-Light]

When I buy a house with my fiancé, we are dedicating a back room to our future scaly child❤️. The idea is to have a doggy door leading outside, and whenever the tegu wants to come inside, he can just walk into his tank. I will give him/her the world. They will have their own dog bed and a soft blanket with its name on it. But I want one when the time is right and they can live comfortably as they deserve

[@census3370]

5:00 18 Year Old Rob Gronkowski Super Stoned!

[@Alliey8]

lol that guy @04:57

[@cg6593]

Lol

[@Recon9143]

Sanford and son love that show on tv.. Dad watches it non stop . Love how many glasses he has hahaha

[@princesspasta]

the guy in the background tho

[@giobaa-barbarino3921]

Fr tho lmao

[@venomfied1873]

Seems like that dude was tripping balls lmao

[@pentuplemintgum666]

4:56 Whoa! I should lick toads more often.

[@mattjohnson4443]

I've been looking to buy a Tegu for the first time and have no idea what I'm doing and your videos have helped me out so much and taught me a lot. Thanks for all the advice and education!!!

[@UNDERGROUNDREPTILES]

The equivalent of a 5 - 6 foot vision cage. Your cage type will also depend on if you are planning on keeping it inside or outside.

[@ashleybly2969]

Sanford and sons! One of the best shows! Great video by the way. Thanks:)

[@turduckenwrath6110]

thank you so much! This is perfect. And Sanford and Sons- i grew up on that show lol

[@val1p]

Thanks for the vid! Doin' everything right. The Chacoan I got from you guys last week is doing awesome!!! Eating like a BEAST, too! I'm startin' up a growth diary for him, it's amazing how much bigger he's gotten in only one week.

[@GamesWithFarr]

The guy at 5.00 is baked as fuck haha

[@JayxMania]

looool

[@angelabright5878]

Sanford and Son..... Love it! Thanks for the tips!!

[@subiedude09]

good vid, straight down and to the point! I realy like how u mentioned how where you live alters the needs on how to properly take care of your gu....some people dont realize that it's a major factor. since i live in new england, i have extra heat bulbs put away for our cold winters. great job and looking forward to the next vid! keep em coming!

[@RA1218]

THANK YOU!!! I've been wanting this since I got my baby chocoan whitehead from you guys!!

[@wolfcregg7216]

I'm 13 I love reptiles and amphibians I just moved to Florida and I just got my first Columbia tegu 4 months old and this video really helped me out thank you

[@satisfyingmars3031]

5:07 I relate to that guy in the back

[@testerman64]

Sanford and son! Awesome show!

[@googleuser6706]

I really enjoyed watching this video. I've been wanting to get a tegu and I've watched countless videos of people (mostly teenagers) attempting to explain care, food, bonding etc... I'm super excited I found this video (by someone who seems to know what their talking about) it was very helpful to my research in owning a tegu TV show: Sanford & Sonya :)

[@Emu116]

Very well done! hope to come by and pick up a tegu one day soon!

[@reptileguy8458]

Live in Ohio. I just purchased a 3 1/2 month old blue tegu. He is being kept in a 48×24×20 glass enclosure. I have a nice deep humid hide which is under his basking spot. For substrate I am using a mixture of repti soil by zoomed, repti bark and sphagnum peat moss. Keeps the humidity level right around 65%-80% constantly. Ofcourse he has is cool side hide made of 2 bricks with a 12×12 home depot tile.

[@weslincamden3007]

4:58 What the hell is wrong with that guy? Lol

[@ghost87hill]

Thanks 4 clearing things up

[@thefemaleherpetologist6169]

GREAT care vid!!!

[@flyersncrawlers]

Sanford and son one of my favorite shows.

[@wyattregan6798]

Sanford and son on your musical 🤙thanks for the advice baby coming in next week super excited and thanks again 🤟🤘

[@OyasumiBlerd]

Leopard Geckos, Bearded Dragons (they get a about the size of your hand not counting tail), Box turtles, Russian Tortoise, Ball Python, Corn Snake, Crested Geckos, Crocodile Skins and Blue Tongue Skinks are all good choices for a beginner. I recommend to you the most a Leopard Gecko because, in my opinion, you can't go wrong with a first time reptile like a Leopard Gecko. If you want something a bit bigger, shoot for a Blue Tongue or a Bearded Dragon. Bearded Dragons are very good animals.

[@ironsoldi3r913]

Great education. Thanks

[@ArtaherDuron]

Dude I completely agree with him. The requirements of my tegu changed when I moved throughout the states. Washington I did not have to work hard to keep her humidity up vs California and Texas. Texas is the worst of them all because I have to do so much work to keep up the humidity.

[@theepilecticdomo6406]

I live in Texas but where I live it's pretty humid

[@PrestigiousDragons]

awesome info , thanks guys

[@varanmanden]

Great video !

[@IsoOrkin]

Finally someone says it. It take diffirent setup up to where you live. THANK YOU! Great video. Bit intrested what kind setup 3 feet tegu would need.

[@jaydenchavez8139]

I just love tegus

[@Songtothesiren07]

Sanford and son!!! I sing it all the time

[@randymontoya2056]

The song was from Sandford and Son. Awesome channel. Cheers

[@sam1mack]

Sanford and Son. Also great video! Helped me out 👍

[@sheawright5502]

Look at the guy in the background around 5:05

[@TripleBlsdNHlyFvrd]

Freaked me out seeing that. I had to replay a few times.... I wonder what was up with him...

[@marapatterson5037]

High as a kite

[@itzmespikey-_-1435]

+Sharla Gardner he was doing it because the camera was there

[@NumbaOne]

that guys been smoking the tegu's shedded skin

[@ihaveshortenedmyname2894]

Rem LOL 😂

[@yankpino]

Hey, that song you did is from Sanford and Son. Redd Fox was awesome as Fred. My childhood was like Lamont's.

[@galihcst]

cauliflower and reptile.. just badass!

[@galuhcuisine]

Nice 👌

[@jokerpoker2268]

ada bang galuh mantap!!!!

[@UNDERGROUNDREPTILES]

The exact measurements Rian lays out at 2:20 in the video. He will be fine in that for a bit until he starts growing.

[@XxCensor]

Randy ortons career came to an end it seems

[@brotherpimp13able]

wish I would have found this video a while ago I researched for months before getting my little tegu and he summed it all up in one video

[@e.zsaquatics8869]

really good video.

[@cawvin29]

Sanford and son! ..lol, great show.

[@blaquesoull]

You were humming the Sanford and Son tune...

[@joeverc]

It's the big one this time Elizabeth! :-)

[@nicksvlogs5302]

Hey my mom just got me a sulcata tortoise and I love it

[@burgosjeremy58]

very educational and i heard you could put moss in the corners to keep humidity high is that true

[@haleymartin5798]

(Questions are at the end, but I had to share this!) That is how I set up my enclosure for my Iguana except way bigger! It was way more tall than flat though, (my iguana was almost 5 feet long) with a huge branch going up to the light. He had a water bowl, and a poop pool too, but we had to keep changing both all the time because he used both to poop in, lol. He would mostly bask at the top up on the branch but when he wanted out he would scratch on the door and I'd open it and he would jump on my shoulder and hang out, lickin my face, lol. Best pet lizard I ever had, except I'm really wanting a tegu now! I actually have been wanting to breed, but not on a big scale because I spoil every animal I have, and I couldn't do that on a big scale. So am I right in guessing that tegus have a large range in their clutch size from about 10- 45? That is what I've been hearing. Out of those though, what is the average percentage of eggs that actually hatch in your experience? And lastly, are they bred once a year, or every other year? (I only would breed ones I hand raised from babies, and know that takes years for them to mature, so that would give me some good experience with the species before even being able to jump into breeding.)

[@kengravoisjr7728]

Sanford and son was the tube pal!

[@XxNewmilleniumxX]

Wanted one, but way out of my league. So i just got a leopard gecko, and i love him so much =).

[@polsa]

this is genious!!

[@dakotajones4397]

Sanford and sons was the tv show you sang at the end.

[@tommyma09]

thanks

[@rickchad4749]

Awesome

[@avionbrent3582]

can you make an updated tegu setup please and care

[@St_bane1]

What king of tegu is that its beautiful

[@BigC954]

sanford and sons.. "You big dummy" lol that from the show not calling u dumb lol love the video guys very informative like always

[@jessehenley5448]

Sanford and son is the tune

[@uplinkdown5723]

That show is Sanford and Son...

[@littlepixiechic]

can you do more cage set ups for more of your reptiles like the crested geckos?

[@mata456]

sanford n son!!!! 3xl shirt please!! lol love ur channel guys!!

[@ChristianFlores1808]

This could be a very nice, new segment you could do on a weekly/ biweekly basis

[@Floppy_Bacon]

Song that he was referring to was Sanford and Son theme

[@val1p]

yes

[@popamalu2882]

Im late, but the show was Sandford and son lol great show

[@jaffetrodriguez6853]

i would love to have a tegu

[@varanusx7140]

Sanford & son!! Was the show.

[@MB_1985]

U got that right

[@DannoyLovesYou]

Sanford and Son is the TV show tune.

[@johnpaulgloyna7599]

Sanford and son was the tv show you were thinking about. Great video though!

[@UNDERGROUNDREPTILES]

Yes, babies will eat every day.

[@Jacksmomma114]

Sanford & Son is the name of the show you were singing.

[@robertwilson1016]

The song he was humming was Sanford and son

[@BKH_74]

Sanford and son...8yrs later lol. And I've ordered a bunch of stuff from you. Now where's my shirt

[@reptiboy2000]

Im going to keep it inside and will be able to roam for quite a bit and what are the measurements for the height and depth

[@TheKosherDeli]

can you start the baby tegu out with the size enclosure you would when it's adult (meaning keep the baby tegu in the adult setup with enough substrate for the baby to burrow in a smaller section)

[@Mygary]

what substrate should you use? and what size tank would you need for a full grown?

[@godzraid8855]

i like your reptiles

[@deadpoolsanders8332]

sanford and son lol I love the episode where they are bidding a porcelain doll and they buy it back like 10 times as much on accident

[@jamalcovington9013]

The song if from Sanford n son the tv show

[@chrishoward9489]

for the waterbowl can you use a small water dish for a dog?

[@douggoldengolden72]

I live in Las Vegas I feel like I have to have a small water fall and or fogger just to keep the humidity close

[@smokeycloud1]

Can you do a care video for northern states

[@matthewcockedlockedreadyto5639]

the guy in the background is geeked out high as fuck ctfu

[@Bruss12s]

Ok thank you ! :-)

[@kennynyc1555]

Do you put heating lamp directly on mesh? Having trouble with humidity on cool side going down to 55-60 / 60 - 70's when good ...hot side basking 95 no worries but 50 humidity.. what can I do ? Also is red heating bulbs bad for tegus eyes?

[@kennynyc1555]

Sandford and Son !!! :) Free shirt please , I will be ordering a Tegu on Monday

[@hunterruff6404]

y'all should start a partnership with reptile UV they have a great verity of bulbs that are able to fit almost all cages. they also give off a little uva. their mercury vapor bulbs have Ben prooven to last longer and give reptiles super strong bones, the improvement can be seen in just a couple of weeks.

[@UNDERGROUNDREPTILES]

Yes, they are safe to use with tegus just make sure you keep them fresh and change them out at least once a year.

[@Donotlikebadpeople]

Nice

[@cjsreptiles2980]

When ever the tegu is full grown and In a big indoor enclosure does the enclosure still need to have deep substrate or do they stop burrowing when they are adults

[@ilichiregius2884]

I'm not a Tegu keep but this was definitely one of the best reptile how to/care videos I've seen on KZbin.

[@johnathonfabula2227]

its happy days

[@dancurrier8388]

I know this is old, but I believe the song you were speaking of was Sanford and Sons....

[@BubbaBoBobBrain1979]

quick question for ya. I got a baby argentina tegu about a week ago and he stays buried in the substrate constantly. He doesn't come out of the substrate at all unless I dig him out. I have him in a 20 gallon tank with a heat bulb over one side of the tank with a uvb bulb over the center of the tank. I keep the humidity up around 65% and the hot spot is right around 95°. Am I doing anything wrong or should I just wait him out to see if he starts coming out by himself?

[@mjordannc23]

it is safe to use the coil uvb bulbs with tegus right? i know you cant use them with beardies but just wondering about tegus

[@UpdatedUser]

Have the rest of the chacoans hatched yet?