HELP ME

[Reptiledude16]

My red tegu will not eat will not come out will not do anything. My hot spot is 110. Other side stay around 85. I keep the humidity at 60% I have had him for a little over a month. Please help me im not sure what i can do to try and get him to eat. I have tried ground turkey,fuzzies,fruit. What can i do to make him want to eat? He is losing weight

 

[kim86]

Does he come out to bask at all? Hey may be in hibernation mode still. If he comes out to bask, try giving him a warm bath just in case he is maybe impacted by something. Does he poop?

 

[Reptiledude16]

Does he come out to bask at all? Hey may be in hibernation mode still. If he comes out to bask, try giving him a warm bath just in case he is maybe impacted by something. Does he poop?

No does not bask. I will soak him right now he stays buried and does not come out im kinda worried

 

[elmo]

hes just in hibernation, no worries

 

[chelvis]

Sounds like he is hibernating. They will not eat or bask at this time and its not safe to force them to eat.

 

[Reptiledude16]

So when will this stop? He has lost weight and has been in shed since i got him.

 

[laurarfl]

If he is hibernating and not eating, not coming out, you need to drop the temps or he will lose weight.

 

[TeguBuzz]

So when will this stop? He has lost weight and has been in shed since i got him.

Did you do ANY research at all before purchasing a tegu?

 

[Reptiledude16]

So when will this stop? He has lost weight and has been in shed since i got him.

Did you do ANY research at all before purchasing a tegu?

Yes i did. I don't need a lecture on it.

 

[TeguBuzz]

Where's the lecture? I asked you a simple question and you say you did the research, yet you don't even know what signs of hibernation are..? Alright. Listen to what the above posters said, reduce your temps until he/she is done hibernating.

What are you housing the gu in? Curious.

 

[Reptiledude16]

Where's the lecture? I asked you a simple question and you say you did the research, yet you don't even know what signs of hibernation are..? Alright. Listen to what the above posters said, reduce your temps until he/she is done hibernating.

What are you housing the gu in? Curious.

Now he is out and like sleeping in the water dish? He is in a 5x4x4 but he is only 13 inches.

 

[laurarfl]

Start from the beginning with the whole set-up, when you got him, what happened, did he eat and then stop, have temps dropped, etc. You can post photos, too, if you like.

 

[Reptiledude16]

Start from the beginning with the whole set-up, when you got him, what happened, did he eat and then stop, have temps dropped, etc. You can post photos, too, if you like.

I got him like the last day of january, he has a solor glow 160w that has a hot spot of 110-113. I have a infer red light 100w that stay about 85-90. I have a humidfier hooked to the cage that stays at 60%. He has only ate 3 fuzzies for me. I have offered food everyday and since he never comes out welli would watch it everyday cause im home all day and he has not came out since. Cage is a 5x4x4 Substrate is cypress mulch. Anything else?????