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Colombian tegu wont eat anything but eggs.

Dragon lady

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I have a young adult colombian tegu female. I swear to you she will not eat anything that is not egg I have tried dipping in egg comvering in egg cooking the egg blinding with egg. Nope she wont do it I have tried live food I have tried everything I am at a loss here am I going to have to make her hate me by force feeding her ? her tank is a custom 6'by 3' by 2' her hot spot is 100 degrees and it tapers out to about 85 on cool side. She is on eco earth and cypress mix. Has a warm hid a cool hide and a hot hide. Her uvb is on 14 hours right now. Its a exo terra 200. please help me she Is nice now but if I have to start force feeding she will hate me .
 

Dragon lady

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What kind of tegu do you have? Colombian
How old is your tegu? unknown she was a rescue
How large is your tegu? 3lbs , 29inchs
What is the sex of your tegu? female
How long have you had your tegu? 3 months
Does your tegu brumate or hibernate? Will be this winter
What size enclosure do you have? 6'by 3' by 2'
What kind of substrate is used? Eco earth cypress chips
What kind of UVB do you use (brand and coil vs bulb vs tube)? http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/reptile_uvb200.php
What is the wattage of your bulb?26 w
How old is your bulb? 3months
How far away is the UVB? 18 inches
Do you use a separate bulb for heat? What is the wattage? yes 150w exoterra basking day bulb http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/daylight_basking_spot.php
What are the temps (basking and cool side)? basking 100 middle is around 90s and cool is 80s
What do you use to measure the temps?digital thermometer and temp gun
What is your humidity? 50-70 % depending on how soon after I have misted. What do you use to measure it? digital hydrometer
What do you feed your tegu? I try to feed her chicken liver, chicken gizzard, beef strips, beef heart, ground turkey, whole mice, various fruits are offered she has eaten nothing but eggs sense I got her I am worried
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? every other day in the evening around dusk
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? yes http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/powder_multi_vitamin.php http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/powder_calcium.php
Does your tegu have regular BM's? yes about once a week
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? no
Does your tegu share and enclosure with another tegu? no
 

marydd

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My tegu does not like to eat her veggies unless I crack an egg yolk on top. You could try dipping other foods in an egg yolk and see if that helps.
 

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