ok i havent been on this site in months but use to be a regular ... my red tegu got real sick a few months ago basicly he was very sluggish and weak to the point i almost thought he was dead a few times... this started slowly and i thought it was just hibernation but i made a vet appointment and within a week things got much worse he was so still at some times u could pick em up and not know he was alive . he stopped eating also... so i took em to the vet and the vet said he could of ate something bad like a old mouse or something and the vet said it would cost a lot of money to try to figure out exactly what was wrong with him so best approach is to treat for possibley whats wrong with him and hope for the best. i spent almost 160 dollars and we did a de wormer and some type of injections for 2 weeks. the vet also said he most likely would die and my best bet was to euthanize him if he dont respond to the meds. i was also instructed to force feed him some ensure once a day...so a few weeks went by and there was no change but i did not want to give up yet... here we are now months later and hes doing better but hes still weak and slow... he tries to eat a little here and there but not much and hes mostly underground but when he does come out hes very slow and weak at climbing his rock.
im basicly looking for advice and what could possibly be wrong with him , i dont have the money to go to another vet my dog recently got sick and that setting me back almost 800 dollars.
he is a varnyard red tegu i got him in august or sept 2009 so hes not that old . my cage is set up properly its 4 by 2 which is plenty big for him for now and i have the powersun 100 wat for heat and uvb uva... i have cocunut husk as subtrate. i feed him ground turkey with cod liver oil , mice , ground beef , scrambled eggs , fruit once a month or so , beef liver , chicken hearts... etc.... vet said he doesnt have metabolic bone disease.....
also i contacted bobby and he said to give the tegu some activia yogurt but i offered it many many times and he refused it... sorry for long post but any advise is appreciated and please no negative comments i feel horrible enough as it is and i want my little guy to get better
im basicly looking for advice and what could possibly be wrong with him , i dont have the money to go to another vet my dog recently got sick and that setting me back almost 800 dollars.
he is a varnyard red tegu i got him in august or sept 2009 so hes not that old . my cage is set up properly its 4 by 2 which is plenty big for him for now and i have the powersun 100 wat for heat and uvb uva... i have cocunut husk as subtrate. i feed him ground turkey with cod liver oil , mice , ground beef , scrambled eggs , fruit once a month or so , beef liver , chicken hearts... etc.... vet said he doesnt have metabolic bone disease.....
also i contacted bobby and he said to give the tegu some activia yogurt but i offered it many many times and he refused it... sorry for long post but any advise is appreciated and please no negative comments i feel horrible enough as it is and i want my little guy to get better
