Eating Problems

[naleme]

So i got my Male Black and Argentine Tegu on sunday and he hasnt eaten anything except 2 blueberries. I tried give him some feeder mice today but he seemed interested for a few licks then walked off. Can the reason why he isnt eating be because hes still adjusting to the new enviroment?

 

[chitodadon]

Yea he still adjusting but if it goes longer than a week or two u got to get him check, also whats type of enclosure is he in substrate wats temps and wat u using for uvb

from Samsung Galaxy S3

 

[naleme]

My room is his enclosure and i use a humidifier to keep up the humidity. Also his basking spot at the corner of my room is 112 degrees. Its a little hotter then what its supposed to be but he has no problem with it. Also im using a 10.0 by zoomed

 

[jondancer]

Might take him a while to get use to living in a bedroom. When he is ready he will eat everything in sight. Was he hibernating before you got him?

 

[naleme]

And the only time he's in a enclosure is when i go to school. I take him out as soon as i get back

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YES he was hibernating. The seller told me he should still be eating though. So maybe just getting used to the enviroment? He's really tame so thats the reason im letting him roam free

 

[james.w]

Have you ever kept a tegu before?

 

[naleme]

yes i have. why does that matter with why hes not eating?

 

[james.w]

I was asking because keeping a tegu in a room would not be recommended for a new tegu owner. If he was hibernating, that will be a huge factor in why he isn't eating. Another is the fact he is in a new place and needs time to settle/acclimate.

 

[naleme]

This is my first tegu that actually is hibernating/hibernated. So i should probably let him get used to the new setting and let him wake his sleepy head up from hibernating haha.

 

[TeguBlake]

You could just rub a blue berry on a Mouse until it turns blue?

 

[naleme]

Lol...

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Never mind this post! He just ate a fat mice today

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Look at that spaghetti