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Salvator merianae

Meet Ursula.

Ursula is an Argentine black & white tegu: intelligent, powerful, food-motivated, and dependent on large-scale, carefully controlled husbandry.

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Ursula the Argentine tegu

Room to burrow. Heat to thrive.

Adult tegus require a room-scale escape-proof enclosure, a 110–120°F basking surface, a cooler retreat, strong UVB, roughly 70–80% humidity with ventilation, and deep suitable substrate. Their varied diet and supplement plan should be reviewed by an experienced reptile veterinarian.

Guidance, not a diagnosis

Every Wildlife provides general education—not veterinary, medical, legal, licensing, regulatory, or animal-control advice. It cannot replace an examination, diagnosis, treatment plan, permit decision, or instructions from the authority responsible for wildlife in your area.

Before acquiring, housing, transporting, breeding, treating, or making major care decisions, consult an experienced veterinarian and the appropriate local wildlife, agriculture, public-health, and licensing authorities.