Hello!
So I have a 2 1/2 month old black and white argentine tegu that is refusing to eat. I always offer him a variety of foods such as eggs, grapes, small amounts of banana, crickets and turkey and he will walk right past it. If I attempt to put it near him with tongs, he will just lick it and move on. The last time I WATCHED him eat/fed him myself was about 5 days ago. He could be eating when I’m not paying attention but from what it seems, it looks as if the food is untouched.
Here is some background info on the enclosure itself. The enclosure has a hot and a cool end with hides on both sides. 90 degrees ambient on the hot side with the rock being 120-130 degrees average. The cool end is around 74. These temps fluctuate based on the room temperature but stay relatively the same. For the substrate, i use mulch that is around 3 inches deep (small amounts of fine mulch but mostly larger chips). He does come out to bask here and there but he remains in his hides most of the time. He has peed and pooped. He doesn’t seem to have lost any weight at all and still looks healthy. When should I begin to worry and what other signs should I be vigilant for? I know it’s not the time of year for brumation.
So I have a 2 1/2 month old black and white argentine tegu that is refusing to eat. I always offer him a variety of foods such as eggs, grapes, small amounts of banana, crickets and turkey and he will walk right past it. If I attempt to put it near him with tongs, he will just lick it and move on. The last time I WATCHED him eat/fed him myself was about 5 days ago. He could be eating when I’m not paying attention but from what it seems, it looks as if the food is untouched.
Here is some background info on the enclosure itself. The enclosure has a hot and a cool end with hides on both sides. 90 degrees ambient on the hot side with the rock being 120-130 degrees average. The cool end is around 74. These temps fluctuate based on the room temperature but stay relatively the same. For the substrate, i use mulch that is around 3 inches deep (small amounts of fine mulch but mostly larger chips). He does come out to bask here and there but he remains in his hides most of the time. He has peed and pooped. He doesn’t seem to have lost any weight at all and still looks healthy. When should I begin to worry and what other signs should I be vigilant for? I know it’s not the time of year for brumation.
