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Holy cow! My Tegu Charlie is done coming out of hibernation and is completely active everyday. He is eating like a mad man and taking him out of the cage can be stressful. I remember someone telling me that it's normal and they sooner or later come out of it. How long does this usually last out...
Really i thought it should have been perfect or even a little lower. I am also thinking of putting some more bedding in there maybe the ground level is too col and he want to sleep cause of it
Well he has a big cage for now and i put a cinder block in his cage to back on. Now I have the light pointing down at the basking spot at around 90-95 getting the hottest. The ambient air temp is around 80-85 at highest point. I dont know if that is bad or what? He also climbs a ladder to the...
Ok so frist off I know it was wrong for me to keep my Tegu from hibernating, but I do have a concern I know it probably isnt that big of a deal. Ok I have been feeding my Tegu through winter and he basks and comes out and has fecal matter and everything. Now my question is he is not getting any...
I wouldnt feed your little one IAMS dog food that is like feeding mcdonalds to your animal everyday. Try looking for some Hollistic Select or even some Innova or Evo cat food its high in protein and is very healthy. But be sure to to get dog food dog food does not have as much protein as cat...
Ok so I just added some more bedding into my tegus enclosure he is going into hibernation is this ok or should i remove it. Its now about 4inches deep is this ok?
haha I did the same thing to be honest. I bought him last monday and the guy didnt really know that they slowed down which didn't help my situation being a new owner so I had no idea they went into hibernation until I started to research more. He is an awesome little Tegu and I hope he will...
Awesome I had a feeling I was doing things right just wanted an experienced opinion on the matter. Now how would I go about moving him or could I leave him inside his enclosure?
So I decided to follow all of your guys' wonderful advice and do what my Tegu wants. He really wants to go into hibernation and I started to reduce his heating and light cycle to 8 hours a day. He has not been fed since Saturday and was under his bedding since Sunday, so today he came out and...
It makes perfect sense to me, the whole rotting food concept, Reptiles need the heat to help them digest food and get their systems working. My rosy boas do the same thing when they hit sexual maturity. If want to breed them or get the best results in breeding you put them under Brumation and...
Oh of course I totally agree I always change his water everyday and make sure he has the choice of eating. I changed his lighting back and he actually is roaming around digging under his log. I love this little guy and just want the best for him.
Well I really dont know the temp of the air to be honest i have a thermometer in there on my hot side that is pretty close to the top of the tank. So i think that has something to do with how hot it is reading. I do have a cool side that is right around that area. I am using a UV light so I am...
I have no interest in breeding him he is my pet and do I have to does this help them at all cause I know some snakes can hibernate but really do not have to and same goes for them when it comes to food inside of them. How long are they in Hibernation and what would I do if he went under.
It was actually the air temp I believe from the bulb and I have a pretty big 30 gallon or 3"x 2"x 2" so he has room to move. I just raised the wattage of the bulb I was using so I am hoping this helps. Now hibernation. Do I need to let him go into hibernation or can I just keep the heat up and...