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#1527171
APN89
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Tegu not eating 
im pretty sure other people have posted this before but my tegu hasnt eatin in a while. I got about three months ago and it ate for the first month regurarly and slowed down and now i hav not seen him eat in about two to three weeks and hes always borrowed. but hes not gettin thinner either. the temp under the baskin is 110 and the other end is 74. whats up is it just slowed down since its the winter months even though the temp is warm or what?
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11/26/07 07:16pm
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#1527360
Cacho_the_tegu
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Message To: APN89 In reference to Message Id: 1527171
Tegu not eating
this has all the signs of impaction. he is still fat. is he pooping at all? or less than usual? if so what substrate is he on? he most likely digested too much of it. if you put some organic vegatable oil on a cricket and he eats it that sometimes helps. warm bathes help and if it doesnt improve take him to a vet.
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11/26/07 11:11pm
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#1527471
APN89
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Message To: Cacho_the_tegu In reference to Message Id: 1527360
Tegu not eating
i saw some droppings today and he is on cypress he is real small so i dont know if he could swallow the chips but i guess its possible that he ate a little bit. And hes not fat either more of in the middle
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11/27/07 12:47am
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#1527609
Cacho_the_tegu
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Message To: APN89 In reference to Message Id: 1527471
Tegu not eating
ok, its good that u saw some droppings. but if he isnt really skinny after 2-3 weeks without eating he might have impaction. I suggest make an appointment with your vet and give him a warm bath every other day.
nathn
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11/27/07 09:21am
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Mdf
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Message To: Cacho_the_tegu In reference to Message Id: 1527609
Tegu not eating
Can you keep him on soil, 4-5" works well and less chance of him swallowing anything that might hurt him, also droppings are easy to clean up just use a long handle large spoon.
mdf
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11/27/07 01:11pm
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#1657602
MysticTegu
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Message To: APN89 In reference to Message Id: 1527171
Tegu not eating
It is possible that your argentina tegu is hibernating. I know black&whites do, and if your new to owning them and haven’t seen them hibernate this may be new. Check out other caresheets for this information. If it is hibernating, please don’t mess with it. It is very healthy for it to hibernate, and some people ssay they live longer.
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03/11/08 09:28pm
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