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UPDATE:
I think the first response about a bad shed is correct because now that her skin on her face is looking much more loose, she's acting mostly normal. She had been rubbing her face on things a lot, so I gave her her brick and her rock to rub on and I guess the moisture from her substrate...
I guess I always just took the word I was given that she's a girl. My vet has never corrected me, but they might not know tegus intimately I suppose?
What exactly indicates male? Since she doesn't have big giant jowls, I always just thought she is a girl.
What did you do for him and how long...
I don't have a yard, I live in an apartment, so outside roaming isn't possible. She always freaks out when I take her outside, as well. She's happy if she's in a bag, but if she's on the ground, the clouds and planes and birds freak her out.
I live in Washington State, it's not ideal outside...
She went from being in her cage about 50% of the time to being out all the time. She's had shedding issues since I got her, the vet doesn't know why. I believe it's because she's from LLL and ..every reptile I've heard of coming from them has some problem or other. She had a strange blood...
Hello! I'm new to forum-ing, but I've had an Argentine Red Tegu named Minerva (Aka: Mina) since October 2011.
She has been WONDERFUL......Up until a little over a week ago. Over the last few months, she's slowly got more and more aggressive until I was forced to return her full-time to her...