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 #1783446


KMA
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 How do you get your tegu to eat?

I have a baby male argentine red tegu that stopped eating, or really slowed down and eating basically nothing compared to what he used to eat a couple weeks ago
i thought it would be solved by now, but i guess not, he’s going back too the vet today for a check up to see how he’s doing
but this vet seems to know only on the "health" problems, not much of eating
all my tegu has been eating was raw eggs and half cooked eggs, i tried everything, i dropped other food items in the eggs, but he just licks the egg off and walks away, i even cut up a pile of worms so that he can taste the blood, but he tastes them and walk away, when i give him fruits he walks away, when i give him a mouse he smells it, but leaves in the dish until it goes bad
so yah, that’s basically what i’m dealing with here
i got him in the late november of 2007, shipped to me in less than 3 hours he was just fine then, but as soon as i got him, he went into hibernation, he came out a few months ago, but now i can see that he’s having trouble with eating and shedding, he hasn’t shed for the past 3 months



07/05/08  11:56am

 #1783614


Reptictale92
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  Message To: KMA   In reference to Message Id: 1783446


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

I had the same problem with my ornate monitor. All I did was put a second 40 watt floodlight, and he started eating again. What are your temps. in the cage?



07/05/08  03:01pm

 #1784926


Mike S
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  Message To: KMA   In reference to Message Id: 1783446


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

Your temperatures could be off a bit..
If they are, his metabolism will slow down being exothermic..
What are your temperatures currently?



07/06/08  07:52pm

 #1785536


BooByVu
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  Message To: KMA   In reference to Message Id: 1783446


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

It might be your basking spot not being hot enough. I have mine at 110. I also ordered mine around that time and he also went into hibernation the week I got him. A baby his age should be eating a couple mice or rat babies a day. Have you tried grapes? I swear thats like their chocolate.



07/07/08  09:36am

 #1791983


KMA
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  Message To: BooByVu   In reference to Message Id: 1785536


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

honestly, i don’t know what my recent temperature really is, it’s really hard to control the temperature in Vancouver Canada, i had to move his enclosure like 9 times, and looks like i might have to move again, plus my temp meter is busted, so i have to buy a new, so, i don’t know, and yah, i tried grapes, pinkies, EVERYTHING that a tegu would eat, and he just won’t eat it, but i can say that he’s gotten much more active than last time, so maybe he will eat crickets, or maybe beef liver, i’m not sure, but i should have some updates soon as soon as i get everything



07/11/08  11:29pm

 #1793226


Repta dude
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  Message To: KMA   In reference to Message Id: 1791983


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

i don’t know what your using to measure temps but go to www.pro exotics.com (delete the space between pro and exotics) and buy a temp gun from them, they have 25 dollar ones and that is the tool i use the most with my animals.



07/12/08  11:21pm

 #1793437


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  Message To: Repta dude   In reference to Message Id: 1793226


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

I would have to agree with everyone else. It’s about gotta be your temps. my red’s basking area is about 110-120 and the cool end is always around 80. She’s eats mice like it’s her job. She was a late 07 and she is already like 2 and a half foot and eating 3 or 4 full grown mice at a time.



07/13/08  10:48am

 #1793711


Ameivaboy
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  Message To: Bjk666   In reference to Message Id: 1793437


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

Besides Temps, Internal Parasites could be an issue.



07/13/08  03:03pm

 #1794311


KMA
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  Message To: Ameivaboy   In reference to Message Id: 1793711


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

oh that’s great, in other words bad



07/13/08  11:30pm

 #1794433


T-E-G-U- K-I-D
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  Message To: KMA   In reference to Message Id: 1794311


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

You spoiled him on eggs. you should only feed them sparingly. try splitting a mouse head open so he can smell the brain. he should snag that.



07/14/08  01:22am

 #1794440


SdAmazons
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  Message To: T-E-G-U- K-I-D   In reference to Message Id: 1794433


 How do you get your tegu to eat?

Yep once they get used to eggs they start to get hooked. try splitting the skull for sure.



07/14/08  01:38am


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