Building own enclosure questions

[Jexnell]

Shortly here I am going to build my own enclosure for my future family member. I have a couple questions that maybe you guys can help with.

The enclosure will be 4ftW x 4ftH x 8ftL

1) if I use a 4ft UV light would I need two 4ft lights to cover the 8ftL or just one in the center?

2) this is maybe more of an experience question. I need to keep the inside @85°f. Should I use one heat radiator bulb or two?

 

[MrsE88]

I’ve never had a set up that big, but I normally have uv in center and heat at one end/center. So I’d do two heat bulbs at least to keep temps up at one end. Then leave one end of the enclosure as the cool side.

What are you going to be getting?

 

[Jexnell]

Planning on a Argentine black and white Tegu.
Pushing this off till next year I think. A few things I need to be able to source locally at a reasonable cost. Like ground whole Turkey with organs. So far the butchers are you have to buy a box of gizzards, hearts, livers, and Turkey's, then grind it all together..... I have no where to store 300lbs of ground Turkey......
And Cyprus mulch...

 

[MrsE88]

Those guys look cool.
Haha, that is a lot to accommodate for and sounds messy.
I read they can be house broke. That’s pretty awesome.

 

[Rocksor]

Planning on a Argentine black and white Tegu.
Pushing this off till next year I think. A few things I need to be able to source locally at a reasonable cost. Like ground whole Turkey with organs. So far the butchers are you have to buy a box of gizzards, hearts, livers, and Turkey's, then grind it all together..... I have no where to store 300lbs of ground Turkey......
And Cyprus mulch...

Look into superiorraw, it might be cheaper to store a smaller amount

https://www.facebook.com/superiorraw/

someone's review

 

[tlindsey]

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/custom-enclosure-questions.336590/#post-4220942

 

[Rocksor]

There's a cheap way to make an argentine Tegu 96"x48"x78" enclosure using grow tent, drylok material, and sealing tape. Folks in the FB Simply Tegu Talk group can provide more details.

Amazon.com : grow tent 96"x48"x78"

 

[Mitchell The Monster]

Looks like you have most the info u need. Tegus are super great reptiles. Pretty much reptilian dogs if treated and "trained" properly.