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Rodents are an ok food source but they simply don't have everything a tegu needs. At 2 1/2 years old your tegu might just be getting full not be hungery as much anymore, especially if he didn't hibernate. My tegu is, holly smokes his 4 now, but two years back when he didn't hibernate he kept a good wieght on durning the winter and his appitite and feeding response never picked up. Mainly becuase he was always full. So i cut back his meat feedings to twice a week, but still ofered fuits everyother day. He would graze on the fruits everynow and then, and even with the cut back in meat he would still only take about half his meals. This winter he hibernated and boy o boy did that feeding response kick back. His now eating 2 rats a week, tilapia, chicken and ground turkey and liver like no other.

Tegus are smart and will try not to over eat, but they will sometimes eat to please their owners. As long as his not losing wieght try cutting back on how often you're feeding them.

The only other thing that comes to mind in UV lighting. Very important in growing tegus but people often think once thier tegu is done growing switching to a different less UVB/UVA bulb is fine. I've notice a big increase in energy and feeding response when i first switch Bosco from the tube 10.0 bulbs to the UV Reptile mvb a few years back.

If cutting back on the meals doesn't get him to go off just rodents, try not offering them for awhile. Its like when people give thier dogs table scraps and then they wonder why thier dog won't eat its dog food. Stop with the table scraps for a bit and when that dog gets hungery enough they will eat their dog food. Just remember varitiy is key in a good tegu diet. Yes they can survive well on a rodent only diet, but is it best or recomened... not really.

<blockquote data-quote="chelvis" data-source="post: 67010" data-attributes="member: 49">Rodents are an ok food source but they simply don't have everything a tegu needs. At 2 1/2 years old your tegu might just be getting full not be hungery as much anymore, especially if he didn't hibernate. My tegu is, holly smokes his 4 now, but two years back when he didn't hibernate he kept a good wieght on durning the winter and his appitite and feeding response never picked up. Mainly becuase he was always full. So i cut back his meat feedings to twice a week, but still ofered fuits everyother day. He would graze on the fruits everynow and then, and even with the cut back in meat he would still only take about half his meals. This winter he hibernated and boy o boy did that feeding response kick back. His now eating 2 rats a week, tilapia, chicken and ground turkey and liver like no other. Tegus are smart and will try not to over eat, but they will sometimes eat to please their owners. As long as his not losing wieght try cutting back on how often you're feeding them. The only other thing that comes to mind in UV lighting. Very important in growing tegus but people often think once thier tegu is done growing switching to a different less UVB/UVA bulb is fine. I've notice a big increase in energy and feeding response when i first switch Bosco from the tube 10.0 bulbs to the UV Reptile mvb a few years back. If cutting back on the meals doesn't get him to go off just rodents, try not offering them for awhile. Its like when people give thier dogs table scraps and then they wonder why thier dog won't eat its dog food. Stop with the table scraps for a bit and when that dog gets hungery enough they will eat their dog food. Just remember varitiy is key in a good tegu diet. Yes they can survive well on a rodent only diet, but is it best or recomened... not really.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chelvis, post: 67010, member: 49"] Rodents are an ok food source but they simply don't have everything a tegu needs. At 2 1/2 years old your tegu might just be getting full not be hungery as much anymore, especially if he didn't hibernate. My tegu is, holly smokes his 4 now, but two years back when he didn't hibernate he kept a good wieght on durning the winter and his appitite and feeding response never picked up. Mainly becuase he was always full. So i cut back his meat feedings to twice a week, but still ofered fuits everyother day. He would graze on the fruits everynow and then, and even with the cut back in meat he would still only take about half his meals. This winter he hibernated and boy o boy did that feeding response kick back. His now eating 2 rats a week, tilapia, chicken and ground turkey and liver like no other. Tegus are smart and will try not to over eat, but they will sometimes eat to please their owners. As long as his not losing wieght try cutting back on how often you're feeding them. The only other thing that comes to mind in UV lighting. Very important in growing tegus but people often think once thier tegu is done growing switching to a different less UVB/UVA bulb is fine. I've notice a big increase in energy and feeding response when i first switch Bosco from the tube 10.0 bulbs to the UV Reptile mvb a few years back. If cutting back on the meals doesn't get him to go off just rodents, try not offering them for awhile. Its like when people give thier dogs table scraps and then they wonder why thier dog won't eat its dog food. Stop with the table scraps for a bit and when that dog gets hungery enough they will eat their dog food. Just remember varitiy is key in a good tegu diet. Yes they can survive well on a rodent only diet, but is it best or recomened... not really. [/QUOTE]

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