Hey guys,
Lately my tegu, who I believe is a female, has been very active. It's like she keeps trying to escape her cage. She'll 'walk' against the plexiglass, try to climb on everything, etc. in an attempt to get out of her cage. My male corn snake always gets active about this time of year as he searches for a female (poor thing, he's done this ever since I bred him a few years back). Do tegus do this as well? If so, is it just males, or females too? I'm kind of hoping this is just breeding behavior and not something about her cage that she dislikes. I just changed her bedding from aspen to cypress mixed with sphagnum moss in an attempt to raise the humidity. She was also extra active today when I tried to soak her in the tub to loosen up some very stubborn stuck shed on her tail. She kept trying to escape the tub when normally she just kind of lays there and falls asleep. I think she's maybe around two years old, possibly a little younger. Thanks for the help.
Kelsey
Oh, I also wanted to mention that she did NOT hibernate this year for some reason. I didn't know if that would have an affect on her behavior or not.
Lately my tegu, who I believe is a female, has been very active. It's like she keeps trying to escape her cage. She'll 'walk' against the plexiglass, try to climb on everything, etc. in an attempt to get out of her cage. My male corn snake always gets active about this time of year as he searches for a female (poor thing, he's done this ever since I bred him a few years back). Do tegus do this as well? If so, is it just males, or females too? I'm kind of hoping this is just breeding behavior and not something about her cage that she dislikes. I just changed her bedding from aspen to cypress mixed with sphagnum moss in an attempt to raise the humidity. She was also extra active today when I tried to soak her in the tub to loosen up some very stubborn stuck shed on her tail. She kept trying to escape the tub when normally she just kind of lays there and falls asleep. I think she's maybe around two years old, possibly a little younger. Thanks for the help.
Kelsey
Oh, I also wanted to mention that she did NOT hibernate this year for some reason. I didn't know if that would have an affect on her behavior or not.