Donatello will not eat :/ help!

[Kym123089]

He seems completely healthy and is a fiesty little thing. I was curious if brumation might be the cause of his constant burrowing and decreased appetite. There isn't much as far as help around here (only one other tegu keeper that I know of in the area) so this is my main source of experienced keepers.

I'M NOT BY A LONG SHOT AN EXPERIENCED KEEPER. I'VE HAD REPTILES FOR OVER 10 YEARS BUT TEGUS ONLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ AND BEEN TOLD BY TEGU KEEPERS AND BREEDERS, DECREASED APPETITE GOES HAND IN HAND WITH APPROACHING BRUMATION. THE DIGGING AND BURROWING ARE JUST INSTINCTUAL TEGU TRAITS SO BRUMATING OR NOT, THEY GONNA DIG. HOPE I KOULD HELP EVEN A LITTLE BIT. GOOD LUCK AND TAKE KARE!

It does make me feel better about his appetite, I'll keep trying food for a bit just in case. I don't mean burrowing in general, I mean he literally will stay buried all day and night. Thank you for your advice

[size=large]BEING BURIED ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT IS A TEGU THANG TOO! LOL! DON'T STRESS MAMI, HE'LL BE ALRIGHT.[/size]

Lol thanks I can't help but worry I guess

 

[Skeetzy]

Don't feel bad man. I got my tegu Tuesday morning. He was out basking for a few hours, then went to digging in his caves. That was about 7 pm Tuesday. As of 11 this morning still no sign of him. It's just what they do. He'll eat when he needs to!

My bearded dragon has been doing something similar to. In the past month he's eaten two roaches and a few bites of lettuce. Spends most his day in a hide. But isn't actually brumating yet. It's definitely scary and stressful but you gotta accept its their natural ways.

 

[chitodadon]

Yea my tamales beardie is do the same to and I know.she is lonely since I lost my male last year before she laid her eggs

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[Skeetzy]

That's sad. Mine was out all day today basking. Didn't eat much kale though. Going to try roaches tomorrow. Mine are overpopulating my tub because nothings eating them. Wish the tegu would come out of hiding hahah.

 

[KABIKANO]

That's sad. Mine was out all day today basking. Didn't eat much kale though. Going to try roaches tomorrow. Mine are overpopulating my tub because nothings eating them. Wish the tegu would come out of hiding hahah.

Shoot, I'll trade u tubs! My herps eat all day every day! Lol!!!

 

[Skeetzy]

I got a buddy that sells them in very large bulk. He has too many tubs hahah. Ill just be sending the extras to him to sell for me. Funny cause I was buying them off him not too long ago.

 

[Kym123089]

Donatello ate two fuzzy mice!!! They were more in between pinks and fuzzy