NEW TEGU!!

[KoreanDeathKid]

congrats on your new tegu, but isn't he hibernating? mine is kinda hibernating now, but he's still basking and stuff, but he's not eating, kinda stuck

 

[eddiezahra]

question: what are some fruits ur tegu likes cuz mine only eats grapes, honeydew when the grapes are done and bananas(twice, i kno bananas are not a staple) any help. oh i also bought Nature's variety raw food chicken and turkey formula. any pros/cons on it? thanks

 

[DaveDragon]

Ours like Strawberries and Blueberries. They'll eat most soft fruits.

Grapes aren't a great staple because they're mostly water, not much nutrition. Ours like them too.

 

[KoreanDeathKid]

anything soft, here's my list: strawberries, melons, mango, banana, kiwi, grapes, and blueberries
mine eats fruits every second day of the week

 

[WhiskeyTango]

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good luck

 

[Mike]

Mine go crazy over blueberries. They will also eat cantaloupe, honeydew, strawberry, and grape.

 

[eddiezahra]

thanks for the quick replys, i used that green ig. chart for my iggy and used it for my tegu last week lol

 

[eddiezahra]

question; whats the first year growth rate for a red tegu?

 

[KoreanDeathKid]

it really depends on how much you feed it, if it hibernates or not, it really just depends on the tegu it self, i've seen 5 month old tegu that was well over 3 feet, and Strigg's 17 month old black and white tegu that was 4 feet, the youngest and the largest red tegu i've seen was a 4 feet 2 year old, so i would say around 5-10 growth per year is normal

 

[eddiezahra]

sohow do i tell if my guy is hibernating. cuz he sleeps alot but he eats and moves around still especially when im in the room lol

 

[VARNYARD]

If he goes into hibernation he will not come out much at all, if not at all. Most of mine never come out until spring.

 

[eddiezahra]

thanks for the reassurance sir. i didn't want to say whether he was or wasn't and be wrong and look like a fool amongst the experts. this is my first tegu so my experience with them is nill. i've had him for such a short period of time and i already want to buy another one

 

[nat]

and it has begun ....

 

[eddiezahra]

lol nat its all your fault i tell u but thanks!

 

[nat]

its not only a disease, its a contagious disease. Careful not to expose your friends to it unless you think they can handle it 8)

 

[DaveDragon]

its not only a disease, its a contagious disease. Careful not to expose your friends to it unless you think they can handle it 8)

I don't know anybody (personally) that could handle buying a Tegu. Most people think we're weird. We now have 6 tanks in our living room!!

 

[nat]

I agree, I only know one guy that I would trust to have the means atm and the commitment needed to provide a tegu with what it needs. Of course, most people don't have the space and means until AFTER they get the tegu bug... and than they MAKE the space and means ha ha
I have a 6 foot pen where my computer used to be. ha ha. My craft / office room is now a reptile room where some of my craft supplies are allowed to reside (unless of course another reptile comes in) ha ha. Oh and my husbands exercise room (where I swore up and down would be reptile free) now has a wall of hibernating reptiles in one corner.

 

[eddiezahra]

i wish i could dedicate my roommates (<--parents *for anyone who's seen grandmas boy*) basement to reptiles lol

 

[COWHER]

I dont Know how the frigg I missed this post but congrats thats a good lookin tegu :fiwo :dan :fiwo