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Apologies for the thread hijack but I didnt want to start a new thread on something that's probably already been covered!

This might sound like a silly question but just how much should a tegu be eating? My blue is probably around 12" or so, about 5 months old and will only really eat maybe 2-3 small (1/2") peices of chicken and some fruit in a day. Is this correct, because it seems very little to me! Even at that, it will only show an interest if i pretty much wave the food under its nose.

I do know that the tank temps arent as hot as they should be (I'm waiting for substrate to come in that will bring my tegu closer to the basking bulb) and this is what I think is causing the tegus lack of interest, but is there anything else I could be missing? I'd appreciate any info you guys have, thanks!

Derek

[QUOTE="sherthisisit, post: 98240, member: 2870"] Apologies for the thread hijack but I didnt want to start a new thread on something that's probably already been covered! This might sound like a silly question but just how much should a tegu be eating? My blue is probably around 12" or so, about 5 months old and will only really eat maybe 2-3 small (1/2") peices of chicken and some fruit in a day. Is this correct, because it seems very little to me! Even at that, it will only show an interest if i pretty much wave the food under its nose. I do know that the tank temps arent as hot as they should be (I'm waiting for substrate to come in that will bring my tegu closer to the basking bulb) and this is what I think is causing the tegus lack of interest, but is there anything else I could be missing? I'd appreciate any info you guys have, thanks! Derek [/QUOTE]

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