my new baby blue tegu

[ashesc212]

Hey there,

I'm wondering if he lied about the age all together? Maybe it just hatched? Like DaveDragon said, his were 10" within 2 weeks after birth. I have one of his blues and it is only 4 months and already 32". Please post a pic!

Definitely feed him every day, twice a day or as many times as possible. I would dust with calicum with D3 right now in case he has MBD. Crickets, raw ground turkey, scrambled eggs, cut up tilapia (make sure it's fresh), pinkie mice, stuff like this needs to be fed to get this guy back up to strength.

Also - please see the vet asap. If he has MBD or anything else he may need treatment asap.

May I ask about your setup? What sort of lighting are you using right now? How close can he get to the UVB tube/or Mercury Vapor Bulb?

Also - what is his poop like right now?

I know these may seem like strange questions, but poop can tell a lot about the health of an animal.

 

[alewis0890]

Id be surprised if its even pooping to be honest.

 

[reptilerookie]

he pooped in the box on the way home last night it was pretty big for his size

 

[omgtaylorg]

pics!

 

[Beasty]

Like DaveDragon said, his were 10" within 2 weeks after birth. I have one of his blues and it is only 4 months and already 32".

:yik Holy crap! You must have gotten the monster of the bunch! Mine might be 24 inches, maybe. Just shed yesterday so I feel a spurt comin' on.

Yeah 10 inches is way crazy small for that blue but if it's eating it should grow more soon regardless.

 

[BOOSTFEEN]

WOW!!! Even if its 13 or 10 inches that is not a correct size for a 9 month old tegu or if his poop seemed big for his size that shouldnt make it okay and think he is fine. I have a female blue that I got from dave and she's 4 months old and is shy of 35 inches. What I wanna know is that 5 pages of posting but no pics!!!

 

[Beasty]

GEEZ! What brand of steroids are you guys using? 11 inches bigger than mine?! Out of the same clutch, no less! That's crazy!! Hmm... we'll have to see what it's like when the Extremes get up!

 

[DaveDragon]

BOOSTFEEN has had more time with the steroids than some others!!!! :mrgreen: Where are the pics???!!! We gotta see this monster!!

 

[reptilerookie]

i just took a couple of pics of baby blue im just tryin to figure out the camra to upload it on my computer

 

[reptilerookie]

im also took pics of my black and white too

 

[DaveDragon]

You have to host the pics on a public site, such as PhotoBucket and use the IMG tags.

http://www.tegutalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=2332

I'm looking forward to seeing them!!! :mrgreen:

 

[reptilerookie]

hey dave i tried loading the pics to the web site but it says file is to big and i dont hav a photobucket account if u want i can email u the pics and u put them up

 

[BOOSTFEEN]

LOL!!! Well just remember that when I say shy of 35 inches that's overall length. Also don't forget that my Blueberry (that's her name) gets fed two or three times a day if possible since I've gotten her from you Dave. I've been meaning to take some time and post pics of her but I will when time is available.

 

[reptilerookie]

if anyone wants pics of my poor little guy i can email them if u give me ur address sorry i cant post them it just says files to big but i do have pics availble

 

[reptilerookie]

if u feed ur tegu three times a day or twice a day when can u handle it

 

[DaveDragon]

Give it a couple hours to digest big meal or feed 3 smaller meals and handle immediately. But give him a week to get more used to his new surroundings.

PM sent.

 

[reptilerookie]

i just fed him a pinky im hoping he will eat the other pinky i held him fr a little but he jumped out my hand so i put him back in the cage

 

[reptilerookie]

 

[reptilerookie]

well their he is guys

 

[DaveDragon]

That's gotta be some kind of record. It took 6 pages to finally get some pics! :mrgreen:

Feed him twice a day, as much as he'll eat, with a good 95 to 105 degree basking spot, and he'll grow.