Justin Friedman
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A friend of mine recently gave me a Beautiful Red because he didn't have time to properly take care of him. He looks to be about 2 years old and his temperament is amazing for never being handled. He loves to be held and rubbed and I've seen no signs of any aggression at all. He has a wonderful appetite and will eat almost anything I put in front of him..berries, fruit, meat, fish, and even veggies.
He does however show signs of past health issues. A couple pretty ridged bends in his tail is a sign of past MBD I believe and he is missing several toes. A couple of his toes look like they might have at least two past sheddings that have not come off. I've soaked a lot of it off and have been able to take a lot off just by rubbing him in he water, but a few of the toes have shedding that wont budge no matter how much I seem to soak him. He is so beautiful and I hate for him to suffer or be disfigured further because of this. I have zero experience with Tegus apart from this one. I have a blue tongued skink, a Dumerils monitor, a bunch of leopard geckos and a red bearded dragon and none of them have issues shedding. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
He does however show signs of past health issues. A couple pretty ridged bends in his tail is a sign of past MBD I believe and he is missing several toes. A couple of his toes look like they might have at least two past sheddings that have not come off. I've soaked a lot of it off and have been able to take a lot off just by rubbing him in he water, but a few of the toes have shedding that wont budge no matter how much I seem to soak him. He is so beautiful and I hate for him to suffer or be disfigured further because of this. I have zero experience with Tegus apart from this one. I have a blue tongued skink, a Dumerils monitor, a bunch of leopard geckos and a red bearded dragon and none of them have issues shedding. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
