Couple questions regarding babytegu. *new owner* *newbie too*

[Chainsaws]

Hi, so I bought a "less than a year" baby looking tegu from a certain gentleman. Actual age is unknown. But as soon as I moved him to new my house he was active for maybe 3 hours and then burrowed in. Meanwhile I set his enclosure up with hides,water dish,hammock, basking spot looking tree, etc. But the guy hasn't come out once. I struggled to keep his humidity up for couple days cuz its screen top but I finally got it good bless tin foil. I finally gave up last night and dug him out he got spooked for bit so I offered him food, ground Turkey, he didnt eat just went to basking spot, I tried to handle him ,he crawled up my arm and then crawled off and back to burrow. No food no drink is he tryna brumate? I'm just confused cuz I just come home to an empty cage that's it.

Help?
Tank. 48x12x18
Ambient temp 80.
Humidity is steady 75%now. was about 18-30 at previous owner.

 

[rantology]

It's possible he may have been brumating, it is that time of year. They also go through a transition period where they will burrow and become skittish until they become familiar with their new home. They can also become finnicky eaters during this period - its all normal. Give them a few weeks to settle in, keep offering food and keep up on doing a good job with the parameters. Try leaving a worn piece of clothing with your smell on it in their burrow to help with bonding. Leave food in a dish while you leave the room for a few hours to see if they are maybe to shy to eat while you are watching. Sounds like the previous owner wasn't taking very good care of the little thing so it may take a bit of extra time for them to come out of their shell.

Off the cuff recommendation, I got a wifi camera on my 'gu's enclosure and it helps a lot to track what hours of the day he's active during amongst other things. Highly recommend!

 

[Chainsaws]

Thank you for answering! I'll definitely give it more time I think I'm just used to "couple days" vs couple weeks of time. But gotta be patient