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RE: food aggression - worsening

I don't have alot of experience but maybe he is going through a growth spurt so he is pretty hungry and also sees the female as competition for the food. I would take the advice and stop feeding in the cage at all, some tegus are probably fine with it and some not. I would go in there a few extra times a day without food maybe let him roam around and work off some energy. Maybe it is a puberty thing too I am not sure when that happens. Is he aggressive with the female any other time besides when they know food is coming? New enclosures can be pretty simple I just made one in a day when I found out I was getting another male. Plywood box I am still working on the doors today I just stapled clear vinyl on the front so mine could not escape.

[QUOTE="herpgirl2510, post: 81475, member: 2345"] [b]RE: food aggression - worsening[/b] I don't have alot of experience but maybe he is going through a growth spurt so he is pretty hungry and also sees the female as competition for the food. I would take the advice and stop feeding in the cage at all, some tegus are probably fine with it and some not. I would go in there a few extra times a day without food maybe let him roam around and work off some energy. Maybe it is a puberty thing too I am not sure when that happens. Is he aggressive with the female any other time besides when they know food is coming? New enclosures can be pretty simple I just made one in a day when I found out I was getting another male. Plywood box I am still working on the doors today I just stapled clear vinyl on the front so mine could not escape. [/QUOTE]

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