GENTENG – Cuaca di wilayah Kabupaten Banyuwangi, turned out to be friendly enough to be used as a reptile cultivation location, including high commercial value reptiles such as the Argentine Tegu.
That's what Hadi Gunawan did, 24, Kaliputih Hamlet, Kembiritan Village, Tile District. Since two months ago, the Argentine Tegu has been cultivating reptiles. The animal that looks like a komodo dragon, imported from Argentina at a price of Rp 5 million per head.
"I'm taking people, this is originally in Argentina, there doesn't seem to be one here,He said. According to Gunawan, the price of this animal is quite high. In one spawn, can be generated up to 40 item. While the age of the puppies is two months old, the average price is Rp 1,5 million to Rp 2,5 million.
“The price is quite high," he said. That Argentinian Tegu, light him, the food is mice. This animal is fed once every four days. Every Argentinian Tegu, once eaten 10 mouse tail. "Within a month for the feed runs out a maximum of Rp 400 thousand,he explained.
Hadi said these animals can live well in Indonesia. Even, if released in the wild, This Argentine tegu can certainly live and breed. “Banyuwangi weather and nature is perfect," he explained.
Compared to other types of reptiles such as iguanas, Tegu has a higher selling price and a wide open market share. Requests from outside the region for Tegu saplings, also quite high. "If here those who keep increase, my market is also not reduced," he said.
It is just, he continued, Tegu mating cycle is slightly longer than iguana. Because, This animal has a hibernation period (long sleep) for two months. However, For nutritional intake it is even easier because this animal is a type of eating everything, both plant and meat.
“If iguanas only eat plants, anything, but often I love mice," he said.(r adar)