Best time to feed tegu?

[Rondell]

hi guys it’s been a month and my red tegu only ate once and it was only a bite. I’m asking what time is the best to feed tegu?

 

[Zyn]

Well if she’s only ate once in a month we got more issues than time of day. What are you trying to feed. Is it active at all or burrowed all day. What’s the temps and surface temps of the basking spot.

 

[Rondell]

Crickets roaches tegu can food salmon liver beef heart turkey ground basking spot is about 110-120
Middle of the cage is around 90 cool side is mid to high 70

 

[Rondell]

And yes when it’s out it’s active but most of the time it’s burrowed under until I get it out in the morning

 

[Walter1]

Does he appear to be underweight?

 

[Rondell]

No

 

[AlphaAlpha]

Do you feed in enclosure and leave out most of the day?? Could be a shy eater

 

[Rondell]

Yah probably... it only ate egg before so im going to try eggs again... I’m the 3rd owner in like 2 months the old owners couldn’t provide proper enclosure and temp humidity for it before

 

[AlphaAlpha]

So the poor little fella has had so much change too in its short life..... Create a routine, stick to it and be PATIENT.

 

[Rondell]

I take him out in the morning to get couple of hours under the sun then I put him in the bath tub trying to feed him then water training. His been with me for a month

 

[AlphaAlpha]

Sounds like you are building up a good relationship.... I'd personally just feed from a bowl in the enclosure like I do with Alpha cause he is very shy around food, even at around 14 months old.

 

[Rondell]

Oh ok he took food from me twice before from a feeding tong but he was really shy and watchful about everything

 

[AlphaAlpha]

Maybe the tongs are something you can work towards once more trust is established..... For now though if you are worried I'd be letting him fill his boots from a Dish/plate in surroundings he feels comfortable.

 

[Rondell]

Yes, I’m buying a big low cut dog bowl tomorrow I don’t want any substrate to get in it’s food

 

[Rondell]

Imma try eggs again as it was the only food he ate even though I have at least two months of meal prep ready.. lolz I guess I’ll use it when Gucci is ready

 

[Walter1]

Sounds as though he's reluctant to settle from all the moves. Set the routine, follow Alpha's advice, and he'll fall into a schedule within the stable set-up.

 

[Rondell]

Here gu’s water training. Very active again today spent 2 hours in his outside enclosure

 

[Rondell]

Bonding time

 

[nightanole]

Mine will only eat when it is hot, so basking spot or heating pad, and low traffic. Any bouncing or banging in the house and she thinks the world is coming to an end and hides. Also she only eats if she is within 1ft of a hide, you know, just in case.


PS you have humidity issues, the shed should not look like that. They do complete sheds like snakes while they are growing. Wrong humidity and you get flakes like you have, or they get trapped in a bag of skin.

 

[Rondell]

Humidity reads at between 60-80 normally it’s at 70