Ash_fable
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I would like to know how often I should feed my tegu.
I've been reading on here that you should feed them every day. But if they're fed daily, how do they not get overweight? Obesity is a real problem for these lizards. Even with the proper basking spot (120) and humidity (60-70), I think a tegu would still get overweight being fed that often. Am I wrong?
In the wild tegus don't get food every day, and that's one of the ways they stay lean.
Over this past year my big boy gained 3 pounds... and that's a LOT for an adult tegu to put on... So needless to say, he's been put on a diet, and I feed him a little less often.
Is feeding every other day acceptable? What about when he's off his diet?
Thank you in advance.
I've been reading on here that you should feed them every day. But if they're fed daily, how do they not get overweight? Obesity is a real problem for these lizards. Even with the proper basking spot (120) and humidity (60-70), I think a tegu would still get overweight being fed that often. Am I wrong?
In the wild tegus don't get food every day, and that's one of the ways they stay lean.
Over this past year my big boy gained 3 pounds... and that's a LOT for an adult tegu to put on... So needless to say, he's been put on a diet, and I feed him a little less often.
Is feeding every other day acceptable? What about when he's off his diet?
Thank you in advance.