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    stopped eating, why?

    I will go get another flat of frozen mice today. I used to feed him a mouse with every meal, but they sure arent cheap in this area. I like to buy food in bulk and freez it so i want to know if anyone does this. I buy ground turkey in bulk, flatten it out and freez it on a cookey sheat. While...
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    stopped eating, why?

    Here is the background info. so, my male teguy is 1.5yrs old. He didnt hibernate much this winter and he has been up for about 2 months now. He has been eating extremely well untill this last week. I feed him primarily venison, ground turkey, and chicken gizards. I dust each of his meals with...
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    Tail never sheds right

    Still wont shed, help OK, so he shed twice and the shed on the tail hasent come off. I got new mulch in there and its been super humid in the cage and still no shedding. I have tried the bath thing. He has been in the bath for 45 minutes now and nothing. I have tried the olive oil thing for a...
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    enclosure questions

    I'm sorry my cage is actually 30 inches wide, I dont know why I had 28 in my head. So, if your cage is 30 inches high that gives you 29 inches on the inside. If you have 8 inches of mulch there, that still leaves 21 inches. My tegu is not a gymnist nor does he practice his high jump for the...
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    enclosure questions

    I used 1 full sheet of 1/4" birch ply for the back pannel and i think i used 3 sheets of 1/2" pirchply for the rest. There is actually a suprising amount of poplar in that internal frame. I ended up glueing two 3/4" boards together and once they set up, i ripped them with a table saw so I got...
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    enclosure questions

    I used 2x2 poplar for an internal frame on mine and its super strong. Poplar, oak, or ash is much stronger and harder than Pine, so you will not need as much. I have stood in the center of it and no movement at all. It you use 1/2 inch birch or oak ply it will be plenty sturdy. I currently have...
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    is it to early for start of hibernation?

    Well, I dont know what to think now.He is'nt sleeping as much now and has got his apetite back. He may be eating more now than ever before. I wish he would make up his mind. I dont want to go buy a bunch of food for him if he is just going to hibernate. But I also like to buy food in bulk so I...
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    Tail never sheds right

    It always eventually sheds, but takes weeks longer than the rest of his body. I usually end of helping him with some of it on top of multiple baths. I have tried the cod liver oil and beef liver, but he doesnt seem to like it much. He does like his mice, chicken gizards, fish and eggs. I'm all...
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    is it to early for start of hibernation?

    I dont know if I would consider Sid a baby still, he is 43 inches long and 8.5 lbs. On the other hand he is just turning a year now, so maybe he is still considered a baby, I dont know.
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    Tail never sheds right

    So Sid's tail never sheds well. The shedding stops right where the tail starts. The ridges are so deep on his tail, that it just doesnt shed well. I have tried hight humidity, soaking in the tub, olive oil. Anyone have a trick or advice to help a lizard out? Thank you guys/girls
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    Apartment

    I was told caged animals including lizards were OK at my apt. I got my down payment sent in and all the paperwork done. They called and said I could come and pick up the key and while I was on the line they asked what type of lizard, so I told them Tegu. They called back an hour later and said I...
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    is it to early for start of hibernation?

    So it turns out he is not asleep for good yet. He is still eating but not regular. He is waking up about 3 hours later than usual and going to sleep after only 5 hours or so. I'm not going to play with the light because of what hapened last year. I will just let him figure it out. Thanks for the...
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    is it to early for start of hibernation?

    So hibernation it is. Sid didnt even come out of his hide today. Wow he sure is doing the hibernation thing early. I am so bummed out I was hoping he wouldnt hibernate till hunting season started. Guess I will have till get another hobby till then
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    is it to early for start of hibernation?

    So I noticed the last week and a half or so that my tegu isnt eating his food every day. He is only eating every other day or so now. He is still pooping fine, so i dont think its any blockage. He is going to sleep a little earlier i have noticed, by 10pm he is asleep. Could it be he is...
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    1yr old B&W pics

    I have a one bedroom apartment that seems to be just fine. There is always the option of taking them outside. Just make sure you get a leash on them so they dont get away from you and so you can keep them from going into, under, or behind anything that you cant get them out of. Ya my Tegu will...
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