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he was hungry.. I had tried to feed him (crickets) the day before, and he diddn't eat. Then yesterday we took him out to feed him, we put him in a rubbermaid tub to do this, and he ate 5 crickets, and about 1/4 of a hard boiled egg. We are going to get some pinky mice today, so he can try those.. oh and we did put him in a bath yesterday. He just sat still in the water.. I haven't seen him do his dance in the enclosure after we did that.
I have to say that although he is supposed to be the most aggressive of the Tegu's (gold & black) he has yet to snap at anyone, and is very calm. He is SO COOL!
He pooped 1x in the feeding bin, and then 1x in the enclosure.. he is lil, not sure how big exactly, I'll measure him today, but his enclosure is a 20 gal tank...
My mom in law got him for my son, we were unprepared, and did not know anything about Tegu's period, until a few days before he was delivered. She bought him from a pet store, and they do not know jack s**t about anything.. They told my mom in law, that he only needed a 10 gal tank!!!!! So I figured "Ok well if 10 is enough, then 20 will be even better.. little did I know, or realize how stupid some pet store employees can be!!!!! Otherwise we would have bought him a bigger tank from the start. We will be getting a 55 gal here real soon. Although we weren't prepared, and diddnt do any research like others do before getting a pet, we are good people, and will provide him with the best life possible.. thats why I am so grateful for this forum, and all the info and support you can get from it!

<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 68474">he was hungry.. I had tried to feed him (crickets) the day before, and he diddn't eat. Then yesterday we took him out to feed him, we put him in a rubbermaid tub to do this, and he ate 5 crickets, and about 1/4 of a hard boiled egg. We are going to get some pinky mice today, so he can try those.. oh and we did put him in a bath yesterday. He just sat still in the water.. I haven't seen him do his dance in the enclosure after we did that.&nbsp;I have to say that although he is supposed to be the most aggressive of the Tegu's (gold &amp; black) he has yet to snap at anyone, and is very calm. He is SO COOL!He pooped 1x in the feeding bin, and then 1x in the enclosure.. he is lil, not sure how big exactly, I'll measure him today, but his enclosure is a 20 gal tank... My mom in law got him for my son, we were unprepared, and did not know anything about Tegu's period, until a few days before he was delivered. She bought him from a pet store, and they do not know jack s**t about anything.. They told my mom in law, that he only needed a 10 gal tank!!!!! So I figured &quot;Ok well if 10 is enough, then 20 will be even better.. little did I know, or realize how stupid some pet store employees can be!!!!! Otherwise we would have bought him a bigger tank from the start. We will be getting a 55 gal here real soon. Although we weren't prepared, and diddnt do any research like others do before getting a pet, we are good people, and will provide him with the best life possible.. thats why I am so grateful for this forum, and all the info and support you can get from it!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest, post: 68474"] he was hungry.. I had tried to feed him (crickets) the day before, and he diddn't eat. Then yesterday we took him out to feed him, we put him in a rubbermaid tub to do this, and he ate 5 crickets, and about 1/4 of a hard boiled egg. We are going to get some pinky mice today, so he can try those.. oh and we did put him in a bath yesterday. He just sat still in the water.. I haven't seen him do his dance in the enclosure after we did that. I have to say that although he is supposed to be the most aggressive of the Tegu's (gold & black) he has yet to snap at anyone, and is very calm. He is SO COOL! He pooped 1x in the feeding bin, and then 1x in the enclosure.. he is lil, not sure how big exactly, I'll measure him today, but his enclosure is a 20 gal tank... My mom in law got him for my son, we were unprepared, and did not know anything about Tegu's period, until a few days before he was delivered. She bought him from a pet store, and they do not know jack s**t about anything.. They told my mom in law, that he only needed a 10 gal tank!!!!! So I figured "Ok well if 10 is enough, then 20 will be even better.. little did I know, or realize how stupid some pet store employees can be!!!!! Otherwise we would have bought him a bigger tank from the start. We will be getting a 55 gal here real soon. Although we weren't prepared, and diddnt do any research like others do before getting a pet, we are good people, and will provide him with the best life possible.. thats why I am so grateful for this forum, and all the info and support you can get from it! [/QUOTE]

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