Hello all. I got a baby tegu last June from a local reptile expo. He was very friendly and calm, alert and filled out as you'd expect. He ate daily and was always happy to come out and sit around.
As the weather got colder, he decided it was time for him to hibernate. He became very inactive and slept a lot, coming out of his den maybe once a week to drink and see what was going on around him.
As spring rolled around he became more active again, accepting food and generally behaving how you would expect. However, he doesn't really seem to be growing much anymore. He's roughly around 22 or so inches long, and I had thought he would be larger now. Is this something I should be concerned about?
He is currently living in a 55 gallon aquarium on cypress mulch while his larger cage is built. He's been eating ground turkey, small rodents, some fruit here and there (mainly berry-type fruits), and the canned Zoo Med foods (can o' grasshoppers, snails, and caterpillars). His basking spot ranges around 100-105 and the cooler side of his cage is in the high 80s. He gets regular vitamin dusting on his food, and has the proper uva/uvb lighting. He's still active and alert, but isn't quite as large or plump as I think he should be. Is it just me? Is it possible that he is just growling slowly?
As the weather got colder, he decided it was time for him to hibernate. He became very inactive and slept a lot, coming out of his den maybe once a week to drink and see what was going on around him.
As spring rolled around he became more active again, accepting food and generally behaving how you would expect. However, he doesn't really seem to be growing much anymore. He's roughly around 22 or so inches long, and I had thought he would be larger now. Is this something I should be concerned about?
He is currently living in a 55 gallon aquarium on cypress mulch while his larger cage is built. He's been eating ground turkey, small rodents, some fruit here and there (mainly berry-type fruits), and the canned Zoo Med foods (can o' grasshoppers, snails, and caterpillars). His basking spot ranges around 100-105 and the cooler side of his cage is in the high 80s. He gets regular vitamin dusting on his food, and has the proper uva/uvb lighting. He's still active and alert, but isn't quite as large or plump as I think he should be. Is it just me? Is it possible that he is just growling slowly?
