Joshua Wu
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Hi
i got a tegu exactly one week ago. His body can fit in the size of my palm, and i was told that he is 2-3 months. But the only think weird is that he doesnt have any green. This isnt a big problem but i want some clarification.
I have 2 lights, im not sure what they are called but one is white and other is orange and its hotter, they have uvb, uva, warmness etc. The humidity is always around 60-80% . his basking spot is about 120. his cool side is around 80f.
He is still scared of me and flinches when i touch him. When i go near him his eyes are closed and is breathing heavily. After some observations realized that my tegu is always sleeping, he sleeps most of the time and only comes out for a few hours a day(i am not sure but i come home from school after 4:15pm and he is out, but a bit after being back home he goes back into his hide).
I have not seen him drink any water or eat anything.
I have offered him, turkey, chicken hearts, super worms, crickets(canned), hairless pink baby mice.
The only time i have seen him eat is the first day i got him, i used tongs to give him some grape and he ate it without problem. But he only took a bit.
How do i tell if he is hungry, sick, or dehydrated?
He hasnt eaten anything and i am really stressed.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zCoU8H7s44YFoVFmKxNpyDtgAy4X6En_eGfBkaZnKsI/edit?usp=sharing
here is a link to photos and stuff in my enclosure.
PS: I have done a lot of research but no reliable advice on my issues.
i got a tegu exactly one week ago. His body can fit in the size of my palm, and i was told that he is 2-3 months. But the only think weird is that he doesnt have any green. This isnt a big problem but i want some clarification.
I have 2 lights, im not sure what they are called but one is white and other is orange and its hotter, they have uvb, uva, warmness etc. The humidity is always around 60-80% . his basking spot is about 120. his cool side is around 80f.
He is still scared of me and flinches when i touch him. When i go near him his eyes are closed and is breathing heavily. After some observations realized that my tegu is always sleeping, he sleeps most of the time and only comes out for a few hours a day(i am not sure but i come home from school after 4:15pm and he is out, but a bit after being back home he goes back into his hide).
I have not seen him drink any water or eat anything.
I have offered him, turkey, chicken hearts, super worms, crickets(canned), hairless pink baby mice.
The only time i have seen him eat is the first day i got him, i used tongs to give him some grape and he ate it without problem. But he only took a bit.
How do i tell if he is hungry, sick, or dehydrated?
He hasnt eaten anything and i am really stressed.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zCoU8H7s44YFoVFmKxNpyDtgAy4X6En_eGfBkaZnKsI/edit?usp=sharing
here is a link to photos and stuff in my enclosure.
PS: I have done a lot of research but no reliable advice on my issues.