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What kind of tegu do you have?Argentine Red Tegu
How old is your tegu?8 months
How large is your tegu?25 inches
What is the sex of your tegu?Probable male
How long have you had your tegu?6 weeks
Does your tegu brumate or hibernate?Not determined
What size enclosure do you have?72x40x40
What kind of substrate is used? Cyprus mulch
What kind of UVB do you use (brand and coil vs bulb vs tube)? Powesun 10.0 bulb
What is the wattage of your bulb?1002
How old is your bulb?1 month
How far away is the UVB?about 20 inches
Do you use a separate bulb for heat? What is the wattage?No
What are the temps (basking and cool side)?95 and 78
What do you use to measure the temps?flukers thermo/hydro and Zoomed Repti Temp
What is your humidity? What do you use to measure it?^
What do you feed your tegu?Rats,Eggs,Ground Turkey,Grapes
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Morning and late afternoon
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?Zoo Med Reptile Calcium with D3
Does your tegu have regular BM's?Yes
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?No
Does your tegu share and enclosure with another tegu?No

So here is my problem. Everytime I just stick my hand in Owen's cage he gets up and starts to walk off of his hide; if i start to move my hand to pet him he runs away, and goes in his hide and burrows. He started this 4 days ago. He eats fine, and he makes BM's regularly. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Nick

<blockquote data-quote="Non Crimen Jr." data-source="post: 106553" data-attributes="member: 3125">What kind of tegu do you have?Argentine Red TeguHow old is your tegu?8 monthsHow large is your tegu?25 inchesWhat is the sex of your tegu?Probable maleHow long have you had your tegu?6 weeks Does your tegu brumate or hibernate?Not determined What size enclosure do you have?72x40x40What kind of substrate is used? Cyprus mulchWhat kind of UVB do you use (brand and coil vs bulb vs tube)? Powesun 10.0 bulbWhat is the wattage of your bulb?1002How old is your bulb?1 monthHow far away is the UVB?about 20 inchesDo you use a separate bulb for heat? What is the wattage?NoWhat are the temps (basking and cool side)?95 and 78What do you use to measure the temps?flukers thermo/hydro and Zoomed Repti TempWhat is your humidity? What do you use to measure it?^What do you feed your tegu?Rats,Eggs,Ground Turkey,GrapesHow often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Morning and late afternoonDo you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?Zoo Med Reptile Calcium with D3Does your tegu have regular BM's?YesHave you gotten a vet check and fecal done?NoDoes your tegu share and enclosure with another tegu?NoSo here is my problem. Everytime I just stick my hand in Owen's cage he gets up and starts to walk off of his hide; if i start to move my hand to pet him he runs away, and goes in his hide and burrows. He started this 4 days ago. He eats fine, and he makes BM's regularly. Any thoughts?Thanks,Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Non Crimen Jr., post: 106553, member: 3125"] What kind of tegu do you have?Argentine Red Tegu How old is your tegu?8 months How large is your tegu?25 inches What is the sex of your tegu?Probable male How long have you had your tegu?6 weeks Does your tegu brumate or hibernate?Not determined What size enclosure do you have?72x40x40 What kind of substrate is used? Cyprus mulch What kind of UVB do you use (brand and coil vs bulb vs tube)? Powesun 10.0 bulb What is the wattage of your bulb?1002 How old is your bulb?1 month How far away is the UVB?about 20 inches Do you use a separate bulb for heat? What is the wattage?No What are the temps (basking and cool side)?95 and 78 What do you use to measure the temps?flukers thermo/hydro and Zoomed Repti Temp What is your humidity? What do you use to measure it?^ What do you feed your tegu?Rats,Eggs,Ground Turkey,Grapes How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Morning and late afternoon Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?Zoo Med Reptile Calcium with D3 Does your tegu have regular BM's?Yes Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?No Does your tegu share and enclosure with another tegu?No So here is my problem. Everytime I just stick my hand in Owen's cage he gets up and starts to walk off of his hide; if i start to move my hand to pet him he runs away, and goes in his hide and burrows. He started this 4 days ago. He eats fine, and he makes BM's regularly. Any thoughts? Thanks, Nick [/QUOTE]

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