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I have a few questions about my new baby tegu. I was told by the pet shop to keep his infrared and his uvb light on 24 hours. However, he pretty much stays buried 22 hours a day. Is this because hes hot and wants to stay cool? Or is it because hes new and scared of me still? Hes never out when I am home from work so I am trying to figure out how to nudge him out in the evenings so i can begin handling him daily. I refuse to drag him out of his hide.

Second question.

They also told me to only feed him crickets as a juvenile. I read and researched and found that live food can cause food agression as it brings out their hunting instincts. Id prefer to make him some turkey balls with eggs. Any qualms with this?

Thanks for the help

[QUOTE="batmanvtx, post: 131672, member: 4075"] I have a few questions about my new baby tegu. I was told by the pet shop to keep his infrared and his uvb light on 24 hours. However, he pretty much stays buried 22 hours a day. Is this because hes hot and wants to stay cool? Or is it because hes new and scared of me still? Hes never out when I am home from work so I am trying to figure out how to nudge him out in the evenings so i can begin handling him daily. I refuse to drag him out of his hide. Second question. They also told me to only feed him crickets as a juvenile. I read and researched and found that live food can cause food agression as it brings out their hunting instincts. Id prefer to make him some turkey balls with eggs. Any qualms with this? Thanks for the help [/QUOTE]

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