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Recent content by Carra

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    New Tegu and Enclosure pics!

    Wow! Handsome red boy!! My female is about 5 years old. She was kind of a rescue situation (previous mom loved her but through the pandemic lost her job and couldn’t take care of etc) so luckily she was super tame already. Raised with cats and dogs. My cats and dogs are used to us bringing home...
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    Tegu police came to my house :(

    California. my beautiful Red girl loves the perfect weather lol. Although I would never let her free roam unattended, inside or out. When I am home just watching TV or something her cage door is open sometimes though. She roams the house with my cats snd dogs. They were raised together so no...
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    Argentine black and white tegu diet

    They can’t process cooked meat. Keep that in mind when considering feeding dog food. It is not recommended as a staple in their diet. Fresh fruits and veggies. Red meat!! RAW! Chicken, mice etc. I buy steak and chicken, fresh fish etc from an organic butcher. Don’t go with a cheap easy diet...
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    A new food option?

    I feed my dogs the pet fresh line and while dog/cat food is generally safe for tegu’s The chicken and meat products in the pet fresh dog food (I’m not sure about their cat food) is cooked. It’s always been my understanding that Tegu’s can’t process meat if it’s cooked. Is that not correct?
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    Shedding issues

    It’s all about humidity. Raise the humidity especially in the week/s leading up to shedding. When our girl is getting close my daughter faithfully sprays her and her cage 3-4 times a day. She’s a big girl so amount depend on cage size. But keep the skin moist. Humidity should be at least 80...
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