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As mentioned. It is practically necessary to spend up to 1 hour or more a day with him for several weeks to get him used to you. Also, feed him outside of the enclosure. This will create a bond. Everytime you want to feed him, put him in a tote or other container. After a while, he will come to...
It could be scratches. However, it kind of looks like burns. When you say basking rocks, are they heated rocks or just rocks where you are shining light on them. Either way, they look superficial right now and they will probably heal up without a trace. However, you should keep the wounds clean...
Tough to tell, but it is a great lookign animal. ALso, I noticed you have a basking light shining down on what looks like a bed spread...That is a fire waiting to happen. Even if it is just for a short time and supervised, it can still catch fire.
Rob
Did anyone see this? It depicts tegus as these wild and vicious animals. A guy got part of his finger bitten off by a wild one. I hate it when they do this.. That being, catagorize a whole species as violent and agressive.
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/swamp-wars/
Rob[hr]
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Hello gcd312..Usually a calcium deficiency starts with the twitching of the back toes. Then, the animal cannot support it's weight with it's back legs. He will sort of shuffle with his legs by his sides while he drags his belly on the ground. However, the shuffling does not always mean that he...
Hello dragonmetalhead.. His name is Smokey...Ya, he is like the largest, or one of the largest tegus I have ever seen. I need to weigh him. He is one heavy animal...About 1 1/2 years ago he was measuring in at around 54 inches in length.. He has lost about 1 inch of his tail since then.
Rob
Sometimes when you pick them up and they are very squirmy, if you put them back down and pick them back up immediately, they are calmer. At least this is how mine reacts.
They do like to control things.. Like you stated, he will get on your hand, but fight when being picked up. With regular and...
I do like the idead. However, there might be 2 things I can think of that might be an issue. One is humidity. Paper towels are very absorbant. I do not know if they would lessen the humidity around the animal. It might make for a dryer environment overall..this is just a thought. The only way to...
You still need a pure calcium supplement and a calcium with D3 supplement. As far as a multivitamin.. In my opinion, I do not really think they are necessary. I believe that a very well balanced tegu diet and calcium supplements, combined with proper lighting, serves all captive tegu needs. In...
Absolutely..... A calcium supplement should be offered with almost every meal..with the exception of when you feed prey such as mice. I am speaking about a pure calcium supplement. Also, A calcium supplement with D3, once in a while is a good idea, in my opinon. The pure calcium supplement can...
Hello Chelsatron.. This is very common new reptile behavior. Now, you will need to get his behavior under control. First, I would recommend getting gloves. Some kind of glove that will prevent you from getting scratched and if need be, prevent injury from a bite... Now you will be ready to...
Hello kellenw..What is the surface temp, not ambiant temp, of the basking area? It should be between 100-105 degrees F. If your temps are good, I would say he is not eating because he is a baby in a new environment. I think the best thing to do is once a day, leave a plate of food in the tank...
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Hi ragnew..How's it going?... Well sort of.. I ended up selling a couple and a few ended up dying. I still have a couple of great specimen horned frogs and a tree frog. I am pretty much done with buying anymore though...I have been wanting to downsize.
Rob