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    Three year old Tegu hasn't eaten in two months

    When should I be getting worried here? She's had a couple small meals, but her appetite just doesn't seem to be there. Turns her nose up to food and has only eaten a small bit of chicken and boiled eggs. Otherwise she seems healthy, active, running around the house when I let her out, had a...
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    Tegu hand biting experiences

    Any idea what I could be doing to cause this? Would it be feeding him too late, or the fact he sometimes sees me with his food dish?
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    Tegu hand biting experiences

    I generally let him eat until he's full and won't eat anymore. But on this particular occasion, I was a few hours late on delivering supper, so likely why he decided to try and eat me instead.
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    Tegu hand biting experiences

    Wondering how common it is for young (around a year old) Tegus to bite? Obviously it will vary from individual to individual, but I'm worried I'm doing something wrong, causing him to bite. I don't THINK this is aggressive behavior, as he doesn't show signs of aggression before biting. He's...
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    Exciteable Tegu who lunges at anything moving quickly

    Alright, I'll keep that in mind if he bites again. As for petting/holding, I already do that. I make sure to pet his chin, nose, cheeks etc. The only time I've been bitten was when I was feeding him from tongs and he jumped at my hand (I've since switched to feeding him from a bowl, so he no...
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    Exciteable Tegu who lunges at anything moving quickly

    I figured as much, thanks for the reply! Is this something they'll grow out of, once they realize they'll always be fed, and don't need to chase every moving thing? I guess I'm just concerned of him keeping this habit, and having a bit more of a bite when fully grown. Though I suppose only time...
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    Exciteable Tegu who lunges at anything moving quickly

    Knock on wood, so far my 'gu has shown no aggression toward me, or family. However he seems to have one habit which, I'm seeking advice on. He doesn't seem to lunge out of aggression, as he only seems to show this behavior before he has been fed/when hungry. Is there any way for me to curb this...
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    How often should my Tegu be pooping?

    Sorry for the late reply. I've been feeding him daily, giving him ice-cube sized portions. I use an Ice cube tray to freeze his ground up food into neat little portions to thaw out each day, works great right now while he's small! It seems to ALMOST fill him, he usually looks for a little bit...
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    How often should my Tegu be pooping?

    Bug is less than a year old, he should be a year old this coming June/July. I'm a bit concerned, as he hasn't been pooping daily despite eating daily. I bath him in warm water daily, and he refuses to go in his cage. When I bath him, he usually pees and leaves a urate, but no poop! At least not...
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    Greetings from East Coast Canada!

    Hello everyone! Joined a short while ago, as I recently got a hatchling Chacoan Argentine Tegu from Ty Park and figured having a place to come to with any concerns would be a good idea! I did my fair share of research, but I'm sure there's lots yet I don't know about these guys. Plus a place to...
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