Ok so I bought a tegu about 3 weeks ago that was a free roamer. Great, I love the concept. However, the idea is a little less practical I find, as my roommates aren't as fond as my 3 1/2' baby. So enclosure time. I built a 4x8 enclosure for my old tegu, and he loved it... but almost too much. He never wanted to come out (I wouldn't either, that thing was a penthouse). I wanted to build this guy an enclosure that was 3x6 or maybe even 3x5 to use as a sleep/basking/humidity enclosure. I was going to make it 2 levels (each about 16") with a top level holding large water dish and the other side having a basking spot in the 105 range. In the middle I was going to have an opening about 2x2 with a 16" level of mulch underneath the first level (this would help trap the moisture). The floor of the 2nd level was going to be a 1/4 rubber padding layer with astroturf on top of it. I was going to velcro both down or button both down so I can take it out and clean it but at the same time the urine/urate won't be able to get to the wood. I was also going to design it so that the 2nd layer could be lifted from the first so that I can remove/clean the substrate easily. The purpose of the enclosure would be to give him a place to bask, get humid, and burrow at night while I still allow him to come out and roam during the day. My question is, is this too small for an enclosure for a tegu that spends most of his time out but needs a better place to sleep than in random places in my room?
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