Smith95
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Howdy, first time poster here.
Just received an argentine black and white tegu. "She" is about 12 inches head to tail, the person I got "her" from claimed she is 14 months old and I immediately noticed she was small for her age, I think. This is my first Tegu but I have kept reptiles for quite some time now. The seller also said he brumated her for a while, so that attributes to her size which makes sense to me. He said he has been feeding berries and insects and my initial though was she should not be eating only insects for protein at this point in her life, but again my first tegu im learning. She readily accepted 3 frozen pinkies having been offered only insects before.
Now for my concern, she seems to not be very energetic, and walks with some insecurity, almost a little shaky. The guy had her in a 40 gallon, I am wondering if this tegu has been stuck in 40 gallons its whole life and that attributes to it being weak/shaky ? I sent a video of her to my buddy he said he couldnt notice the shake in her stride, maybe i am paranoid and not used to tegus? I had her out on the couch and she was docile, and then took a nasty very runny poo that looked like a whole piece of undigested mango... I only have had her for one day, going to the grocery store to get some girthy foods, maybe also a fuzzie or hopper.
any thoughts? I am watching her closely, and looking for the best foods to make up on her possible lack of nutrition. I also want to have her out a good amount of time to coax her to walk around a bit, she walks like an old man which is my concern and main reason for posting. she has crafted an impressive burrow though, so she is strong enough for that.
Just received an argentine black and white tegu. "She" is about 12 inches head to tail, the person I got "her" from claimed she is 14 months old and I immediately noticed she was small for her age, I think. This is my first Tegu but I have kept reptiles for quite some time now. The seller also said he brumated her for a while, so that attributes to her size which makes sense to me. He said he has been feeding berries and insects and my initial though was she should not be eating only insects for protein at this point in her life, but again my first tegu im learning. She readily accepted 3 frozen pinkies having been offered only insects before.
Now for my concern, she seems to not be very energetic, and walks with some insecurity, almost a little shaky. The guy had her in a 40 gallon, I am wondering if this tegu has been stuck in 40 gallons its whole life and that attributes to it being weak/shaky ? I sent a video of her to my buddy he said he couldnt notice the shake in her stride, maybe i am paranoid and not used to tegus? I had her out on the couch and she was docile, and then took a nasty very runny poo that looked like a whole piece of undigested mango... I only have had her for one day, going to the grocery store to get some girthy foods, maybe also a fuzzie or hopper.
any thoughts? I am watching her closely, and looking for the best foods to make up on her possible lack of nutrition. I also want to have her out a good amount of time to coax her to walk around a bit, she walks like an old man which is my concern and main reason for posting. she has crafted an impressive burrow though, so she is strong enough for that.