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    B&W free to good home!

    I have an adolescent b&w tegu named Griphook, I think it's a male but I honestly have never checked. I am moving and I won't have the space to make him happy, and he doesn't get nearly as much attention as he deserves and I just want a better life for him. I got him from Petco (I know, bad...
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    Tegu won't eat veggies, sleeps all day

    My tegu is about 8 ish months old I think. The manager wasn't sure how old he was, but 7 months was his best guess, so he's 8 or 9 months now.
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    Tegu won't eat veggies, sleeps all day

    Well the problem is that I can't tell if he sleeps 24/7 or if that's just what I see, because according to a family member, he'll be out basking at 6:30 - 7 a.m. some mornings, but every time I look in on him, which is at least 6 times throughout the day, he is burrowed. He really really loves...
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    Tegu won't eat veggies, sleeps all day

    I appreciate the term "dig up," I don't know anyone else with a tegu and I feel like it's wrong to dig them up when you need them out and awake, but it's what I have to do. Pictures and videos show tegus just walking out onto an outstretched arm, but that has never been the case with Griphook...
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    Tegu won't eat veggies, sleeps all day

    That's the minimum size for an adult tegu. Griphook is only 16 inches long and weighs 5 ounces. I know more space isn't bad for a juvenile tegu, but I'm gonna wait to swap until he's a bit bigger and has more regular eating and sleeping habits. No point in 128 cubic feet of floor space when he...
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    Tegu won't eat veggies, sleeps all day

    I did make my own food mix for him with many of the above listed ingredients, and he didn't show any interest. When I fed him today, I tried dusted Dubia roaches first, but he showed no interest. I tried again with a thawed pinky mouse and he swallowed it in two seconds. I swear it's the only...
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    Tegu won't eat veggies, sleeps all day

    I am using a piece of flagstone tile set on top of two bricks to make a combo basking spot/warm hide. I am trying to get the temp higher without success. The 150g is open on top, and right now I have a combination of a 250 watt heat lamp, a 250 watt ceramic heat emitter, and a UVB bulb above the...
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    Tegu won't eat veggies, sleeps all day

    I'm glad to see somebody else with a chain-pet-store tegu! Not glad that they sell them, just happy to see similar experience. As for basking temps, his basking spot gets about 90-95 during the day, and I can't seem to get it higher. I use a zoo med 150 watt basking lamp along with a UVB lamp...
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    Tegu won't eat veggies, sleeps all day

    Hi all, my name is Abi, and I'm a relatively new Tegu momma. I have a black an white argentine tegu named Griphook that I got from Petco (yes I know, Petco is the worst) at the beginning of September. The manager there said he wasn't sure exactly how old Griphook was, but his guess was about 6...
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