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    Floor Question

    I am getting ready to redo my office so I can share it with my tegu (You have all assured me she will wake up to play someday) - She wont be free roam but I want to let her out to stomp around the office for a good part of the day while I work. I am going to remove the carpet (to make cleaning...
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    Brumation?

    In the words of my wonderful exotic animal vet when I took my brand new, very sleepy tegu in for a health check "trust the tegu. She has a million years of dinosaur ancestors whispering that it's time to sleep." Yes,. I do love my vet. By the way... I picked Willow up on 9/25 and she buried...
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    Do Tegus need to brumate?

    My baby tegu went down the day after I got her. I took her to the vet for a "healthy baby check up" and when I asked this question the vet laughed and said "trust the tegu. She knows her people have done this for a million years..... she knows when to sleep and when to wake up and eat." This...
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    Baby Tegu Brumating Questions

    Update - She is sleeping under her water bowl. I was cleaning it today and she lifted her head. Was nice to talk to her for a minute. BUT I want her to wake up to play sooooooo much. Come on spring. I didnt know I could miss someone I barely know so much as I miss that silly lizard.
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    Help! (Eye Problem)

    My suggestion is take her to an exotic animal vet - one that regularly cares for lizards. That is what I would do.
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    Willow

    Hi, New Tegu Mom and this forum has already been so helpful as I adjust to Willow brumating. Here is a pic from the 1 day she was awake before her "nap attack"
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    Baby Tegu Brumating Questions

    Thank you!
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    Baby Tegu Brumating Questions

    Hi, I'm a new Tegu mom and want to do it right. I researched for years and now that she's here with me I find I am very unprepared. Willow is 4 months old (hatched 6/30/21) and I brought her home 9/25. She went down for a "nap" 9/26. Talked to my reptile store guys replaced bulbs (Increased...
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