Setup
The numbers
Temperature
The cool side, 24–29°C. 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 24-29 °C
Humidity
The sheet states70-80 %
UVB
The sheet statesColombian tegus require UVB lighting to thrive in captivity; Arcadia Desert 12%, 34" or Zoo Med Reptisun T5 HO 10.0, 34"; if the UVB is mounted over mesh, place the basking platform 13-15" below the lamp
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. dubiaroaches.com
Enclosure and conditions
Enclosure
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 statesabsolute minimum enclosure size for a single Colombian tegu is 6'L x 3'W x 3'H
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.
What it needs
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.
Food
Diet
Feeding rhythm
Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.
Why
The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.
The sheet statescrickets, dubia roaches, red runner roaches, black soldier fly larvae, mealworms, superworms, darkling beetles, hornworms, silkworms, snails, grasshoppers, chicks, quail chicks, egg (with shell), mice, rats, gerbils, small rabbits, shrimp, salmon, high-quality canned dog food; Hatchlings (0-6 months) 5x/week, Juveniles (7-12 months) 4x/week, Subadults (1-2 years) 3x/week, Adults (>2 years) 2x/week
The species
Identity
CITES II is a global listing and holds in every country. National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.
Questions & sources
Common questions
Is this one as tame as a red tegu?
Usually not. Gold tegus stay flightier and quicker to bite, so they suit someone who enjoys watching more than handling.
How big does it get?
Around a metre with the tail, smaller and slimmer than a red or a black-and-white tegu.
How long do they live?
Fifteen to twenty years with good care, so it is a long commitment.
Can I keep two together?
Better not. Adults are territorial and fights over food and basking spots are common, so one per enclosure.
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Others in this group
What this sheet states
This sheet states 6 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.
UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 420 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.