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  1. Artemis

    Baby tegu not really eating

    I agree, overnight is a bit much. But I'll start leaving it in there for much longer then. Thank you for your help. I'm just so worried for this little guy! The guys at the reptile shop told me they have never heard of a tegu like this before. I even took him to them and they couldn't believe...
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    Baby tegu not really eating

    I'll try him on some salmon. Thanks for the suggestion. How long is it safe to leave the pinkie in his vivarium for before it goes "off"? I've been leaving it about 30 mins to be safe
  3. Artemis

    Baby tegu not really eating

    Hi guys, thanks for all of your replys. He has improved very slightly (eating maybe 2/4 locusts a day). I have tried everything suggested, but the thing that I found that worked was to lower the temperature in his basking spot to 36C. Somehow that made him more hungry. Is this normal? Also can...
  4. Artemis

    Baby tegu not really eating

    Thank you for the information, I'll increase the temperature of his basking spot. But would that do much for his appetite? He still shows no interest in any foods that I offer. And at 3/4 months old he is only 13/14 inches and hasn't grown the the 6 weeks I have had him :/ still worried for him!
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    Baby tegu not really eating

    Thanks for the reply, I'll give the raw egg and super worms a try! If the temps are a bit high what temps would you say I should go to? I'll keep offering the locusts every day, but he just never seems interested. I do give him baths, he had one last night and afterwards he fell asleep as I was...
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    Baby tegu not really eating

    Hi everyone, this is my first post on here so if you need more info just let me know! So as the title says, my baby black and white tegu isnt really eating alot. I mainly give him large locusts, which at first (the first two weeks) he would scoff them down like they were going out of style! Then...
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