Hi, i got a baby red tegu back in september from the wasatch reptile expo and ever since i've had him he's been asleep he isn't skinny and when i try to wake him up he seems to have lots of energy he's very quick, but i'm just wondering what to do to keep him up and get a feeding response out of him. i have him in a 40 gallon exo terra with a 150 watt basking bulb that i keep on a little longer day cycle than night and he has two sets of 5.0 uvb bulbs i'm just wondering how to keep him awake and to start eating. i just pulled him out and he seems healthy and fine but i know once i leave him for awhile he will just go back to his burrow.
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My red tegu has been brumating for way to long.
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You can't...they do their own thing.
Best would be to get is exact basking temps (surface temp you have to have a temps gun), ambient, and setup details. Incase there is something else that could be wrong.
Best would be to get is exact basking temps (surface temp you have to have a temps gun), ambient, and setup details. Incase there is something else that could be wrong.
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Is that surface? Have a photo?
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Are you using those dial I measure temps and humidity??
How do you maintain the right humidity levels constantly in a screen-top? It seems like a rather difficult thing to do in that sort of setup.
As far as the long-lasting brumation goes, I wouldn't worry too much - your tegu will come up on his/her own when the time is right. Try not to disturb it by pulling it out etc. I know it can be difficult when you are trying to socialize with it, but you just have to wait!
As far as the long-lasting brumation goes, I wouldn't worry too much - your tegu will come up on his/her own when the time is right. Try not to disturb it by pulling it out etc. I know it can be difficult when you are trying to socialize with it, but you just have to wait!
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What buzz said!
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Hi and welcome to the site.
Do not worry, your tegu is acting completely normaly. I know its hard to have a new pet that you want to interact with, but when it comes to their deep sleep there isnt much you can do about it. It sounds like he should be wakeing up soon, just keep turning on the lights every day and eventualy he will crawl out. Its only a tegus internal clock, and their sence of the seasons that can wake them from hybernation.
Do not worry, your tegu is acting completely normaly. I know its hard to have a new pet that you want to interact with, but when it comes to their deep sleep there isnt much you can do about it. It sounds like he should be wakeing up soon, just keep turning on the lights every day and eventualy he will crawl out. Its only a tegus internal clock, and their sence of the seasons that can wake them from hybernation.
Alright i was just getting worried and yeah keeping humidity up is a pain i was gonna buy a humidifier or put some towels over the screen or something like that but thanks i was just worried i can wait to interact with him i just didn't know if he was sleeping to long because of a health issue or something to that extent but thanks for the input :] i was just worried about my little guy/girl idk yet what his sex is but hopefully when summer gets around he'll get up.
and he's shedding and chomping down tons of crickets. i tried pinky mice and ground turkey but he isn't going for that stuff yet. they're more insectivores as babies right?
