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CITES II
Teiidae

Red Tegu

Salvator rufescensกิ้งก่าเตกูสีแดง

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. vetverified.com

Photograph: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/salvator-rufescens

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Temperature25–30 °C
Humidity60–80 %
Enclosure240×120×90

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
25–30°Cool side
20–24°Night
Warm side: not in our data

The cool side, 25–30°C, dropping to 20–24°C at night. This sheet states the cool side only. It gives no warm side or basking figure, so the hot end is not in our data. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet statescool 25-30 °C / night 20-24 °C

Humidity

60–80%Target RH

The sheet statesbetween 60-80%

UVB

10–12%required

The sheet statesa 10–12% UVB bulb and replace it every six months

Diet
omnivores with a diverse diet consisting of animal protein, fruits, and vegetables | Lean meats (chicken, turkey, fish) | Insects (crickets, dubia roaches, locusts) | Eggs (scrambled or hard-boiled) | Fruits such as blueberries, mango, strawberries, and papaya | Vegetables such as collard greens, dandelion greens, butternut squash, and carrots

Identity

Family / Order
Teiidae / Squamata
Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

60–80 % RHUVB tube240 cm90 cm
UVB tube
50100150200 cm
240 × 120 × 90 cmWidth × depth × height
288dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataWarm side: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesFor an adult red tegu, the minimum recommended enclosure size is 240 cm (L) x 120 cm (W) x 90 cm (H)

Temperature
cool 25–30 °C / night 20–24 °C
Humidity
60–80%

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Common questions

Does it bite?

It can, and an adult tegu bites seriously. A captive-bred one handled regularly from a hatchling usually stays calm.

How big does it get?

Males commonly reach about 1.2 to 1.4 m nose to tail and weigh as much as a medium dog. Females stay a little smaller.

What enclosure do I need?

Think furniture, not aquarium: a custom wooden enclosure of at least two by one metres for an adult, with deep substrate for digging and a basking spot.

What does it eat?

Whole prey such as rodents and chicks, plus insects, eggs and some fruit. It is an omnivore, so variety matters.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 240 × 120 × 90 cmbecause enclosure — For an adult red tegu, the minimum recommended enclosure size is 240 cm (L) x 120 cm (W) x 90 cm (H)
A thermometerbecause temp — cool 25-30 °C / night 20-24 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — cool 25-30 °C / night 20-24 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — between 60–80%
UVB 10-12%, stated as requiredbecause uvb — a 10-12% UVB bulb and replace it every six months
Not stated: The heat sourcethis sheet names only the cool side: « cool 25-30 °C / night 20-24 °C »

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation. What the sheet does not state is listed too, rather than left out: a kit that looks complete is worse than one that names its gap.

Sources

vetverified.com — lu le 2026-08-04thetyedyediguana.com — lu le 2026-08-04gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

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What this sheet states

77%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.