Does anyone else keep their tegus in apartments? And if so, how well do they do?

I'm moving at the end of the week for an apartment away from my ex and taking the tegus with me. I'm planning on leaving them at my local pet store for sitting while I do the serious moving done. Jabba's already making it clear he doesn't appreciate the diminished free roam time but with all the boxes lying about I just can't let him free for too long. That's the other part of the reason I'm leaving them at the pet shop so when they get to the new apt they'll only associate it with the happy of free roaming when I'm done unpacking.

Any thoughts or suggestions to make this easier on all of us (lizards and peoples) would be greatly appreciated! I really don't want to have to part with them because of a break up.

Tesgura