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My tegu ate his substrate even when he was fed out of his enclosure. I switched to eco-earth, but it was too late, he got a prolapse and died soon afterwards. I also now read that they can get impacted from eco-earth because if it drys out and is swallowed, it will re-expand in the tegus moist...
My friend's Lab died on the weekend from eating pine cones; the vet said his stomach was full of them. They weren't even chewed, he swallowed them whole. Unbelievable, a perfectly healthy family pet that was well fed and taken care of.
Place a t-shirt in his enclosure that you've previously worn to get him aquainted to your scent. At first, just place your hand in the enclosure to allow him to realize you're not a threat. Eventually try to scoop him from under his body; reaching from above puts him on the defence by thinking...
I take mine out of the fridge and let it warm up to room temperature. Straight from the fridge is too cold for a reptile; it would bring their core temperature down.
Do you think they are lacking fibre in their diet? Is it a way to rid themselves of parasites? There has to be some explanation as to why it's a common occurence. I could understand them trying to eat a baby turtle, but wood chips, stones, plastic toys, etc, is a mystery to me.
He's beautiful, I regret not picking one up at the show. I lost a beautiful Tegu a few years ago when it ate cyprus mulch and ended up getting a prolapse as a result of struggling to pass it. I always fed my tegu in another room outside of his enclosure and made sure he carried no food on his...
I haven't been on this website since 2009. My Tegu passed more cyprus mulch and then had a prolapse; he died soon after. I'm interested in trying again, but this time I will use eco-earth mixed with play sand. Has anyone had any problems with long term use of eco-earth?
One word of advice, don't keep him on cyprus mulch. Mine has swallowed some and is impacted. I've never fed him in the enclosure and he still ate it. I've switched over to Eco Earth, which can be passed if swallowed. He's passed 3 pieces a few days ago and is now trying to pass some more but is...
I took him out to eat this morning and he tried to pass something once again. He struggled for a long time until only some liquid exited, but he couldn't pass probably some more cyprus mulch. I had changed over to Eco Earth a couple days ago. Is this a waiting game or does he need to see a vet...
I've never fed him in the enclosure. I always take him to another room where his food dish is waiting for him. Once he's finished eating he explores the room. I usually put him in the shower where he really seems to enjoy warm water showering down on him. He'll actually lie where the water...
Earlier I posted that my tegu stopped eating for the first time. Eventually he started to eat a little.
Today I placed him in the tub for a bath and he really began to struggle to pass something, very constipated. Eventually he passed 3 wood chips; and they weren't that small in comparison to...