Baby tegu not really growing?

[kendrick silimon]

Yea it happens that way mine don't hibernate I'm in florida were our weather is always hot so he's up growing year around

 

[SamBobCat]

I really hope he stays up. I would miss him too much lol

 

[kendrick silimon]

Lol yea I know what you mean

 

[kendrick silimon]

Have you had a chance to see the pictures of mine he's a monster for a year old

 

[SamBobCat]

He's very handsome!!!

 

[kendrick silimon]

Thank you

 

[SamBobCat]

Kendrick, he's almost 16 inches long now. It's been a month since the last post on here, but he hasn't taken to the tegu bites. He's really picky for some reason, but he really does enjoy his mice and fruits. He's now in his 4×4 cage, and I rarely ever see him. He's gotten out before through an air vent, so that was covered, but is there anything else that I can do to keep him growing? I feed him when he's up, should I be waking him up to try to feed him every day?

 

[kendrick silimon]

If your in a cold climate it may be him trying to hibernate if so it's best to leave a bowl of food in so when he wakes through out the day he can eat but from my understanding he may not eat during this period. . Feed him his favorites when he's willing to eat though

 

[SamBobCat]

Alright thank you. I do live in Oregon so that helps a lot.

 

[kendrick silimon]

No problem and nice enclosure. .lol that's hot ****

 

[SamBobCat]

Thank you lol it makes for a great heater, my bedroom is the warmest room in the house!

 

[kendrick silimon]

I bet lol is it comfortable

 

[SamBobCat]

Yeah haha it is. It's a little hard to get up on, but we just added some gas shocks so it's way easier to open. I'll have to get some pictures up soon of the inside

 

[kendrick silimon]

That's cool can't wait to see

 

[Rebecca Stout]

I'm going to be watching this. Oh and to the one that told about tegu bites, thanks. Never heard of them.

 

[SamBobCat]

Rebecca mine isn't interested in the tegu bites, but he really love blueberries, turkey, halibut, chicken gizzard, and mice babies.

 

[Rebecca Stout]

Halibut huh? I want to add fish to minds diet. I tried smelts. Man did she turn her nose up at that one. I can't afford constant salmon. I have yet to try anything else. I wonder, other than salmon and smelts, what fish is most popular with these guys.

 

[SamBobCat]

I've heard of people feeding talapia so you could give that a shot

 

[SamBobCat]

Rebecca since the last post django has since hit about 21 inches long. He's downing about 6 hopper mice per feeding and my dad and I just updated his cage. How's your gu doing?

 

[Rebecca Stout]

I think at Django's size mine would've only eaten 4 hopper mice. Lol. Maybe 5. So wow. See, I never have fed a full whole prey meal. I combine a large mouse now with other foods on the plate. Or I give her one in between meal days. I'd say her combined meal is just under the size of half a softball. So hard to judge. and she has days she eats less. She tends to eat only once every two days. I haven't measured her but at the supposed age of 20 months old she is barely over 3 foot. I was so hoping for much larger. Her head is a bit small. I know, female heads are smallish. I'm like you though, I work hard to stuff the begeezus out of her lololol. She has filled out in the last months though ... which is really nice.