i have a few questions about my tegu that no one has really ben able to answer...he's 5-6 months old fyi...the pet store owner who sol me this tegu told me to poun dit with crix until it can eat pinkies...it eats fuzzy now...and he told me i can drop the crix all together and just feed it fuzzies...but arent mice high in fat?...the guy is also my vet (nice combo) but i'm not sure if its all that healthy for it to eat fuzzies everyday...i've been fedding a mixture of crix,superworms,mealworms, goldfish(on occasion), turkey, hardboiled eggs, and mice...i was wondering what am i suppose to feed him and how much?? and how am i suppose to get him some exercise?? he has a 55g long tank but i don know if i can take him outside or not...the yard has pesticides on it and i dont want him getting sick from it...
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some help please
- Thread starter Ratchet
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I'm new to tegus so I'm not sure how much help I may be able to offer.
A varied diet is always good.
I would follow the care sheet here as far as that goes.
I feed mine as much as he will eat in one sitting, I'm still working on figuring out how much that is exactly.
I have seen lots of pictures of them outside, I am only guessing that if you don't use pesticides on your property it should be okay. Maybe give him a bath after he goes out?
I'm sure the more experienced keepers will respond soon.
A varied diet is always good.
I would follow the care sheet here as far as that goes.
I feed mine as much as he will eat in one sitting, I'm still working on figuring out how much that is exactly.
I have seen lots of pictures of them outside, I am only guessing that if you don't use pesticides on your property it should be okay. Maybe give him a bath after he goes out?
I'm sure the more experienced keepers will respond soon.
It's not legal to own tegus where I live so I don't take my tegus outside I just let them roam around the house. I usually let them go for a swim it the tub first so they hopefully poop there and not on my rug, lol
Also there is a very good care sheet on this site if you haven't already seen it.
Also there is a very good care sheet on this site if you haven't already seen it.
I live in Ottawa Canada. It's illegal to own them within city limits but I'm pretty sure this bylaw does not apply to all of Ontario. In any case I don't get it. I understand why some other species of animals are not permitted but I really don't get it when it comes to tegus.
I am fron Puerto Rico an any reptile is legal here...the diet is the same like human.U cant eat the same meal every day, becaus you, like it need proteins,vitamins an calsium.If you dont variated the food it is prone to get sick
I hop this can help you...and sorry for the bad words writing...I'm learning english
I hop this can help you...and sorry for the bad words writing...I'm learning english
I just let mine run around the house... and if not at least a spare room or somthing like that. Also i have seen people who feed on tongs sort of 'tease' there monitors by making there monitor chase the mouse. You could try that if not other means of getting him excercise. Some may correct me if this is bad keeping, but just repeating what Ive seen.
well i visited the reptile store i bought mine from and the red tegu there was looking amazing...he waws chasing down crickets like he hadnt eaten in days...so i tried it today and it worked pretty nicely i dropped a few in there and he started running around his cage chasing them...i cant let him run around the house its a wreck i would lose him in a matter of seconds there is only one place i would let him run around in but there is a hole in the wall not even an inch off the ground and i know for a fact thats the first place he would go...im' stuck between a rock and a hard place...
