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    Blue tegu attacking light

    My tegu started jumping up and attacking his megaray bulb. He is 4 years old and has never done this before. Ive turned it off and he's been sleeping so I thought, OK I guess he just wanted them off to brumate, but he will wake up randomly and scratch around. Then I'll turn the lights back on...
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    Super worms in the tank

    I did this a couple of times with supers and dubias. Mine is unfortunately not the least bit interested in insects. Eventually they all died out. Didn't have any morph into beetles. The environment must not have been right or their pupa got eaten by other microfauna. Sent from my SM-T380 using...
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    Our Schedules aren't Lining up

    I've also heard many people say never wake a tegu. I wake my boy up all the time and he doesn't mind a bit. I've done it since he was a baby though. Never once huffed or even got startled by me. Every tegu is different. What can break trust with one may have no affect on another. The general...
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    Baby tegu doesnt eat enough/huffing when handling

    I had this problem a bit when I first got mine. He would never eat insects of any kind. Still won't after 2 years lol. He is still a picky eater with anything that isn't whole prey or soft boiled eggs. Egg yolk is like crack to him. He won't touch fruits or veggies of any kind. His highness...
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    Tegus skin is dry?

    I would follow all of the advice previously stated,especially about the substrate and fish oil. This is one extra thing you can do that might help. Buy some vitamin a&d ointment, aka diaper rash cream. You can find it in the baby section of grocery stores or wherever. Maybe once or twice a...
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    Is this a normal color?

    Looks like a blue tegu to me or a hybrid. The burnt nose, the black tears, and the tan head. Anyway, no matter what type it is they have many color variations. Some are high white and others high black. It's just genetics.
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    Constipated tegu?!

    Cod liver oil, but it could be a bowel obstruction or other things. I would take it to the vet.
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    Tail shed issues

    I had the same problem when mine was younger. He first went into shed, then it all came off except for his tail. Right after that he went into hibernation. When he woke up he started going into shed again, so now he has 2 layers on his tail. Que anxiety... I basically just did everything...
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    Baby tegu hibernation

    My blue did the same. They will go through growth spurts and catch up eventually. It doesn't stunt their growth, they just get to full size a little slower.
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    My tegu won't eat

    Where are you feeding him? When mine was a baby he refused to eat outside of his enclosure. Every tegu is different. If you're still having problems maybe try feeding him somewhere else that's quiet like the bathroom ‍
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    Is my setup up to par? asking for a friend (the friend is me)

    I know this post is old, not sure why no one has replied, but I have nothing better to do so here we go. Idk what the solar glo is but you need a murcury vapor bulb. Maybe that's exo-terra's brand name for it idk, I use megaray. You also need at least one more fixture for a par38 flood...
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    Playing or not?

    The only time I've ever seen any reptile fully extend their back legs and keep the front legs low is when they're about to poop. Perhaps he was preparing to go when something spooked him?
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    Little booger bit me!

    HI I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else. My boy Grim has loved crawling around inside my hoodie (while I'm wearing it) then having a mid day nap while I game or watch TV. Every day he claws at the enclosure to let me know he's ready. Then I get him out and he immediately...
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