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    Argentine black and white tegu diet

    There's a youtube breeder who uses dog food to feed his tegus on youtube.
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    Prolapse and no vet for two weeks?!

    Well happy ending, solid week of no issues, back to cleaning his plate, good report from the vet, no sign of an lasting effects. now I just have to determine what caused it, was given a vial for a fecal sample, apparently that has to be fresh and wet so I cant just pick up any turd I find in the...
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    Prolapse and no vet for two weeks?!

    showing signs of improvement, eating again, and staying inside for more than a day, it'll be a few week till the vet is available, does anyone know of any do's and don'ts in the meantime, I'm keeping him on light feeding only for at least a few days.
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    Prolapse and no vet for two weeks?!

    Well the only exotic vet apparently can't do anything for 2 weeks, and all the regular veterinarians flat wont touch a reptile. His colon is coming out, aside from sugar bath and coaxing it back in and Vaseline, is there anything to be done at this point? Denton wont eat and it come out about...
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    outside enclosure in Vancouver Washington

    looking into the viability of an outdoor enclosure for summer, I was wondering if our climate would have the neccessary uvb, also the humidity tends to get dry over the summer, at least in the afternoon. Also the wife was wondering if a greenhouse enclosure would be practicall. I can always keep...
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    Where are you allowed to have Tegus?

    no good reason not to keep one, only bans I know of are in places that they can establish themselves in and mess up the ecosystem.
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    first aid for injured arm

    well this is turning out well, he's walking on it now with no issues.
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    first aid for injured arm

    Denton had an accident the other day and now is limping on his front right arm, can't even get through to the vet let alone get an appointment, seems to be improving, he's still eating with no obvious swelling, I've just been keeping him quiet avoiding picking him up unnecessarily. not sure what...
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    Hi! Having issues with keeping the humidity up in my enclosure

    sounds more like a better lid is what you need, even a small vent is plenty for warm humid air to escape through, plywood with 4 mil plastic sheeting will do the trick.
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    Stopped growing

    washington, just south of mount saint helens
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    Stopped growing

    I've heard they tend to grow in spurts, Also since this smoke got heavy I've noticed he's been in permanent hide mode or maybe he's just getting ready top hibernate.
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    mbd in new hatchling?

    I just got my first Argentine Friday. Earlier today before work I though I saw his back leg spasm while sunning himself under his powersun, He's been getting calcium mixed with his ground turkey, and anything I can put it on. He's only about 8 inches thereabouts, is it likely or am I worrying...
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    Do You Own a Temp Gun?

    If your temperature gun is in question, try it out on a pot of boiling water, it should read 212 or pretty close to it. that's how I would test one.
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