Insanity0789
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Hey guys, I'm a relatively experienced reptile keeper; I've had multiple species of snakes including red-tail boas, green tree boas, ball pythons, a veiled chameleon, and king snakes. This is however my first Tegu; it's a young B/W Argentine tegu currently about 18-20" from head to tail. residing in a sliding glass enclosure more than big enough for What i'm hoping is a male of his young size. I have his basking area set up at approximately 110 degrees with a slate rock to heat his belly as well as two hide spots one in the cooler area and one in the basking area, I mist his tank every morning to keep the humidity up and ensure his day/night temps and lights on/off are dealt with. his cool side is about 80 degrees and thus far after having him for about a week or so I have fed him crickets, eggs, and attempted to feed a little blueberry and banana but he's not very interested in either of those. I've followed the handling guides I've read and listened to and allowed him to acclimate to his new home for about a week now. My concern is he tends to hide under his repti carpet more than in his hide rocks and seems to eat rather infrequently. The morning i brought him home I offered him crickets with powdered calcium and I know he ate at least one. the next day I offered him egg which he ate a little, the third day I offered him Banana and no luck, fourth day blue berries, no luck either along with some hard boiled egg which he didn't touch either. is this common? How much longer should I give him before attempting to bond with him more? Any suggestions on raising his appetite? or is this kind of behavior common? Any info would be greatly appreciated, and any suggestions or constructive advice is always welcome, thanks.