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Recent content by Colten

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    Wanting to leave enclosure.

    so I'm needing some help with my Red Tegu I have he is about 5 months old an absolutely dose not like being taken out of cage. I've held him about three times. First one went well just hung out under shirt. But now he dose not even let me try an pick him up. I've been feeding him in his cage...
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    Always hiding

    It's at 105.
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    Always hiding

    Awesome thank you so much. Your more help then my local pet stores in my area.
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    Always hiding

    He's waken up before when I tried to move the substrate around him. I guess I'll give it another shot. Do they normally chill out once under a shirt?
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    Always hiding

    I got another question. I've had him for a month or two now an he still seems skittish when I try to put my hand in the cage for him to get use to me. I didn't wanna try an pick him up yet an stress him out. Do you have any good suggestions to help with him getting more comfortable with me? I've...
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    Need help with feeds options.....

    So my Tegu has been having some inconsistent feeding habits. He's only about 2 and a half months old and we've had him a little over a month. He isn't very interested in the food we put in his cage every day unless there's quail egg and he will focus on only eating that. We have tried everything...
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    All he eats is pinkys

    Awesome thank you.
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    Always hiding

    How long do you think it would take for it to settle in?
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    All he eats is pinkys

    I recently got a young tegu who is about two months old now. All he will eat is pinkys an only if hand feed. I know he is young an need as much crickets an insects he can get. But he won't eat anything else. Any suggestions on how what to feed him. Plus he is still new so isn't out very much...
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    Always hiding

    Ok koo thanks
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    Always hiding

    Any suggestions? He is still only out a few hours or of the day an seems like he hardly eats. 1 pinky a day. Some days he won't eat till we catch him out an use tongs to feed it to him.
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    Any advice for a new Tegu owner?

    Any advice for a new Tegu owner?
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    Hello from Utah

    Hi my name is Colten. I live in Utah an just got a new Red Tegu at a expo on May 6th. I've done a lot of research, well I feel like I have. I'm always down for more information an advice an how everyone else has raised there Tegu. Feel free to write me any time.
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    Always hiding

    I just got a new Res Tegu about a month and a half old a week ago. Sense I have brought it home it was out the first few days an now it's been hiding. Only out in the day for about three hours then goes in substrate for rest of the day and night. I k ow it's probably nervous but I'm just worried...
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