I have an adult tegu that I have had about a year and is doing great. Recently my boyfriend purchased his own Tegu a baby argentine. The adult and baby are not housed in the same location so this would not be the problem. I purchased my tegu when he was already 6 months old. The new tegu purchased was very small and when taken to the vet we found out he was probably a hatchling. He was purchased from a reptile convention and it was a different place then I bought my tegu. The problem is he will not take any food. It has been two months and we have taken him to the vet(a reptile and exotics specialist who has seen all of my reptiles) twice now. They gave him medication for parasites, so that would not be an issue, they also gave us some food to try feeding him. We have tried almost everything and are not sure what to do with him at this point.
When we first bought him the place that sold him was feeding canned friskies cat food, which I know is not the proper diet for them so I have not offered it again. We have offered him, worms, raw, chopped and ground meats(duck, salmon, chicken), a pinkie and eggs. He will not take anything or even attempt to eat it. I also gave him the food the vet gave us and followed their instructions. He gained weight, but still will not eat on his own. He basically has to be syringe fed, which I know stresses him out. At this point we do not handle him at all other then feeding to minimize stress. We tried going without hand feeding this week and offered him a lot of different foods but he still has not shown any interest. We do see him drink though. The temps listed below are his current temps, although there was few nights where it dropped a little low. We now have a system that regulates it so it never drops below 75. Would it be possible the few cold nights triggered him to brumate?
Here is an overview of his setup
Its an exoterra medium "low" terrarium.
The temps are 90-95 in his basking and around 80 everywhere else. At night it is 75
His humidity never drops below 40%, he is misted every day and also has a reptile fogger
He has a variety of hiding spots on both sides of his cage
His water bowl is large enough for him to soak his body in
The cage is lined with reptile carpet(the flat felt-like kind) and also has coconut husk substrate so he can dig and bury himself(which he likes to do)
He has several flat rocks that he lays on to bask.
He doesn't seem thin or sick, he even walks around. He just won't touch any kind of food.
I was wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem.
My adult tegu eats anything you put in front of him and loves fresh meat and veggies, even fruits.
When we first bought him the place that sold him was feeding canned friskies cat food, which I know is not the proper diet for them so I have not offered it again. We have offered him, worms, raw, chopped and ground meats(duck, salmon, chicken), a pinkie and eggs. He will not take anything or even attempt to eat it. I also gave him the food the vet gave us and followed their instructions. He gained weight, but still will not eat on his own. He basically has to be syringe fed, which I know stresses him out. At this point we do not handle him at all other then feeding to minimize stress. We tried going without hand feeding this week and offered him a lot of different foods but he still has not shown any interest. We do see him drink though. The temps listed below are his current temps, although there was few nights where it dropped a little low. We now have a system that regulates it so it never drops below 75. Would it be possible the few cold nights triggered him to brumate?
Here is an overview of his setup
Its an exoterra medium "low" terrarium.
The temps are 90-95 in his basking and around 80 everywhere else. At night it is 75
His humidity never drops below 40%, he is misted every day and also has a reptile fogger
He has a variety of hiding spots on both sides of his cage
His water bowl is large enough for him to soak his body in
The cage is lined with reptile carpet(the flat felt-like kind) and also has coconut husk substrate so he can dig and bury himself(which he likes to do)
He has several flat rocks that he lays on to bask.
He doesn't seem thin or sick, he even walks around. He just won't touch any kind of food.
I was wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem.
My adult tegu eats anything you put in front of him and loves fresh meat and veggies, even fruits.
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