Hey guys I was wondering

[Lochlan]

Hey I was wondering my young tegu is having a lack of apatite lately about 2 weeks but is still really active he just goes to bed a little earlier and he's looking pretty skinny is this normal?

 

[Godzilla Earth]

Is it winter where you are? If so, that’s completely normal. If not, I’m not sure

 

[Lochlan]

It just turned spring and he didn't go in to brumation when it was winter so many he's late?

 

[Godzilla Earth]

Yeah that’s probably it. Just keep trying to feed him often until he starts eating normally.

 

[Lochlan]

Ok thanks for your time

 

[Godzilla Earth]

Yeah no problem! If you need more info I’ll ask others to join on this too.

 

[Lochlan]

Well the last week he's been walking stiff and I'm starting to get worried, I've been giving him calcium with his food and keeping his temperatures up is there anything that I might be doing wrong?

 

[Godzilla Earth]

It could be a D3 overload. it has the same signs as metabolic bone disese so people often give them more calcium, which is ussualy encrusted with D3 so be careful

 

[Lochlan]

I haven't been giving him that much just a little with his food every two days in which he doesn't really eat

 

[Debita]

Does he look good structurally? A little weight loss is normal even if they go in and out of brumation, but it shouldn't be something that doesn't pop back right away either.

My 2 tegus are completely confused about brumation, and go in and out.

 

[AlphaAlpha]

Just sounds like it could be the change of seasons to me.