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    My male Golden Tegu " Anubis "

    My husbandry with him has always been a battle since i rescued him. He came with a Tank as a home so humidity has always been an issue. I did rebuild the top so it wasn`t all screen like it came to me. His temp-s are great, his hot side depending on where he is ranges from 105ish to 110ish on...
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    My male Golden Tegu " Anubis "

    I think my Tegu is sick :( ... His breathing sounds weird last few days and 2day i seen what looks like snot in his nostrils ... can anyone give me some advice please till i can get him to the vet? John.
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    URGENT HELP REQUIRED !!!!!! POSS PROLAPSE !!!!!

    Again i can not thank you all enuff ... did the sugar and water thing in the tub and it worked :) It went all back in ... i`ll keep a very close eye on him over the next few days ( not like i don`t anyways lol ). I have him on moist paper towels now with damp regular towels in his hide...
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    URGENT HELP REQUIRED !!!!!! POSS PROLAPSE !!!!!

    thanx for the adavice guys ... he`s sleepin at the moment ... it went back in some. i`ll check on him later. Thanx, John
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    URGENT HELP REQUIRED !!!!!! POSS PROLAPSE !!!!!

    Heard my Golden Tegu Anubis making a rucuss in his enclosure ... looked and seen him with his leg cocked and biting himself ... then i saw something hanging out of him .... this is the pic i got after a long struggle to get him. This has happened once b4 but by the time i got him to the vets...
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    Issue with my Golden ... Help!!!!!!!

    Thanx for all your advice james. I do change his water everyday. Humidity is usually a bit low, i`ll work harder on that. Cheers, John
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    Issue with my Golden ... Help!!!!!!!

    It was back in by the time i got to the vets. Don`t think he has had a poop in a few days. But like i said ... i found some moist jellyish substance with his urnates which i assume was from 2day. Only thing that has changed lately is he ate his 1st rat pinkie for me friday Jan.6 (he had eaten...
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    Issue with my Golden ... Help!!!!!!!

    Thanx for the link James. Very good read. Any insight on him biting at it? He actually made a cut in it which was bleeding (vet did not see this as it was back inside by the time i got there, she only had my description and the pics). Cheers, John
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    Issue with my Golden ... Help!!!!!!!

    So i`m having a major issue with my Golden Tegu "Anubis". The pics below show the problem. It has happened twice in the past week, pics are from the 2nd time which was 2nite. I noticed this around 6pm AST. I`ve already had him to the Vet ( Same vet the Zoo i work with uses ) but by the time i...
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    My male Golden Tegu " Anubis "

    I know i haven`t posted in a bit so i thought i would do a little update on Anubis. I`m back to handling him every 2nd or 3rd day now, he still doesn`t like the intitial picking up thing, but once out he`s fine, very inquisitive. My cats have taken an interest in him and i have made some...
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    Today is my Birthday

    Happy BDay TeguBuzz :) ... Hope you have a good day :) ... But more importantly ... Have a GREAT nite ;) Cheers!!!! John
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    My male Golden Tegu " Anubis "

    Thanx for the reassurance Dragon ... i needed some. I did know they didn`t hibernate which is another reason i`ve been worried ... he has only been coming out of hiding for a few hours in the afternoon then back to hiding. Cheers, John
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    My male Golden Tegu " Anubis "

    Thanx BK :D His golds are truely magical ... under his light all the golds change to shades of green :D No new pics last couple days as i`m givin him a few days to chill and get eatin better. He`s only been eatin a mouth full of food most days, yesterday was half a hard bioled egg yolk, then...
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    Sally Miss Skelington says HI :)

    Hiya and Welcome aboard ... lots of helpfull peeps here and great info :) Very nice Gu ... love how she gets comfy on her back like that :D Cheers, John
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    My male Golden Tegu " Anubis "

    Well i can`t speak for them all .... but my little guy is great. He`s only ever huffed at me ... never tried to bite or anything. And he`s been pretty stressed out ... 2 or 3 diff homes last few months. So all in all i`d says he`s handling things pretty well. He actually hid all day yesterday...
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