Hello, I am new here but have owned a tegu for about a year now. I got her when she was 2 years old, and she has been the biggest sweetheart and also very very healthy.
Now my problem is, I went on vacation for three days and had my brother take care of her. She has a heat lamp on all day, but her normal light was off for this time. When I came home to give her a treat she ran away back into her hide box (she does accept treats in her cage, but I feed her meals outside it). She has never done this before, since she has been quite the glutton.
I picked her up today to spend our daily 20mins together and she acted like she wanted to be put down right away and struggled a lot. This isn't normal for Elizabeth, she really is one to crave attention/pets so this is coming off as strange behavior for her.
Any help would be welcome.
Now my problem is, I went on vacation for three days and had my brother take care of her. She has a heat lamp on all day, but her normal light was off for this time. When I came home to give her a treat she ran away back into her hide box (she does accept treats in her cage, but I feed her meals outside it). She has never done this before, since she has been quite the glutton.
I picked her up today to spend our daily 20mins together and she acted like she wanted to be put down right away and struggled a lot. This isn't normal for Elizabeth, she really is one to crave attention/pets so this is coming off as strange behavior for her.
Any help would be welcome.