I have read about various feeding schedules here and it seems most juveniles eats alot more than mine.
Got my juvenile 2 weeks ago, not sure about age but it's 30+cm's so I guess 2+ months.
So far it eats 2 crickets every second day and is a far less aggressive feeder than my semi-adult tegu I had a few years ago. Often it also drops the cricket several times before swallowing it and barely chases them.
Feeding is done in separate cage where I offer crickets until it stops eating. Have also offered other food eg fruit, sallad, eggs and pinkies but no interest.
It is typically active for a few hours in the late morning up until lunch and is then burried rest of the day. I doubt its hibernation time because temperatures are kept at normal levels eg 24-28 degrees in cold/hot area with access to 40 degrees if burried under the substrate in the hot area (close to heat source) or under basking spot. At night it drops to 23 degrees. Humidity is between 60-80% and I have fresh UV tubes.
It seams healthy to me but the moderate feeding and lack of activity most of the day makes me wonder if it's normal or not?
Got my juvenile 2 weeks ago, not sure about age but it's 30+cm's so I guess 2+ months.
So far it eats 2 crickets every second day and is a far less aggressive feeder than my semi-adult tegu I had a few years ago. Often it also drops the cricket several times before swallowing it and barely chases them.
Feeding is done in separate cage where I offer crickets until it stops eating. Have also offered other food eg fruit, sallad, eggs and pinkies but no interest.
It is typically active for a few hours in the late morning up until lunch and is then burried rest of the day. I doubt its hibernation time because temperatures are kept at normal levels eg 24-28 degrees in cold/hot area with access to 40 degrees if burried under the substrate in the hot area (close to heat source) or under basking spot. At night it drops to 23 degrees. Humidity is between 60-80% and I have fresh UV tubes.
It seams healthy to me but the moderate feeding and lack of activity most of the day makes me wonder if it's normal or not?
