Dawn Gaffney
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my 3 month old tegu stopped eating. He’s very energetic, but won’t eat anything I give him. Is this a common issue
Thanx for all your input. He is going regularly, it looks like healthy poop. I’ve tried many different meats, not ham, I heard that’s really bad. I’ve also tried egg, salmon, shrimp , and the tegu canned food. Nothing. He’s very active and he has no bloating. I make sure he drinks and even let him swim, which induced him to poop, lol. He has some crickets in his tank, he actually grabbed one the other day., but he usually ignores them. They at least enjoy his food, lol. He went from eating w/ tenacity, to shunning his food. If he doesn’t eat soon, he’s going to see a vet. Btw, it’s late spring, early summer here. Thanx again, I do appreciate any adviceDo u Feed hom the same diet everytime u feed? If so try switching up a little sometimes if i give my guy the same thing to many times he seems to get bored so i switch it up here n there... Or maybe burmation? Not sure where u live and if its cold there at the moment. I know sometimes when they go into burmation they hardley eat anything at all. Im not an expert by all means lol... Did he possibly eat someting that could have caused an impaction? Is he going to the bathroom normaly?
He use to love the hornworms, but I will try them again, and the other suggestions. Thank you very muchAs long as hes going to the bathroom i wouldnt worry to much try hornworms mine go crazy for them mine dont like shrimp or crab either. Try quail they usually love that also mine loves sardines. Hope he eats soon for you
Thank youCould also be that he's processing food a little slower despite growth and needs another day or so to poop. Regardless, some variety is important for gealth and stimulation.