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    Shedding

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    Shedding

    A&D baby ointment, massage it on, let him bask, next day it will all fall of in a warm bath, have been doing this for 9 years!
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    New golden tegu- am I doing this right??

    You’re doing fine, and btw you have a B&W, just like mine, our boy is 8, had him from 3 months old and we did a lot of work with him as a baby, he is very ticklish, so getting teiled is no surprise, but even if you can’t spend time with your baby, talk to him, all the time. Our boy knows about...
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    Tegu hates enclosure

    he definitely outgrew his enclosure, ours is about the same size and his enclosure is on its side so he’s not being picked up but rather climbers out and goes back inbecause it’s his safe place.
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    Question About Tegu Hiding

    Mine lives under a 5lb pile of plush and satin fabric with a heaty rock on the side, will pig out, bask for an hour, play for like 5 min then goes to bed for a few days. After 2-3 days I'll lift up the pile and ask him if he wants to come out, a bunch of fast huffs means F*k off, a slow huff and...
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    New golden tegu- am I doing this right??

    Thats great! As far as food goes, Colombians dont do vegetables unless you hide them in the meat, I get Reptilinks.com with a mix of fruit and veg, but it can get costly, before I did the links, I did ground turkey, chopped chicken gizzards and hearts, quail egg raw with some Fieblings repti...
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    New golden tegu- am I doing this right??

    I have an adult Colombian from birth and you are doing everything right, the only thing I would suggest is even when they are asleep they listen so even if you are too busy to handle talk to him, get him used to your voice, everything will add to your bond. I was lucky to work from home so I...
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    Itching, and itching, and itching.....

    you might need to get oral antibiotics if the eye drops dont knock it out of him. I have been going through the same issue and on waking wash his eye lids with warm teabags, then drops and he has stopped scratching but I am also doing oral antibiotics. Is yours a Colombian or Argentine...
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    Gunky Eyes

    he really doesn't like it that hot, we have the temp gun, and his basking spot is on a body pillow with natural sun, a SAD light with the uv filter off and 2 basking lights, he usually goes to the 90-100 spot for 30 min
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    Gunky Eyes

    cool in the 70s and the highest that he likes is 90, this is the firt time that he has had any issues and I've had him from a baby
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    Gunky Eyes

    I have an amazing 4 year old Colombian Tegu who had a mouth infection that was cleared out with antibiotics from our vet but since then he has been waking up with eye crustiest that he keeps scratching. We did a series of antibiotic eye drops and now the crusties look like when you wake up not...
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    Still not eating

    as long as they are pooping and drinking water they are fine, mine used to start eating after the poop was almost nothing just pee (yellow-white) maybe its their way of cleaning their system?
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    Still not eating

    we went through the same thing, 3 months only water, took him to the vet 300$, the next day he started eating. As long as they are drinking water and pooping you should be fine, if there is no poop for a week he might be clogged and that could be very dangerous, then I would go to the vet, or at...
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    Diet Advice

    He looks great, very handsome boy! for easy feeding where you know they are getting the best get Reptilinks.com, I stock my freezer with them (the meats/fruit/veg mix) once a year then some frozen rat grapes and berries for treats, never constipated sheds great and its way easier than grinding...
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    First impaction

    yes, totally forgot, and if you can warm bath and tummy massage
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