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We rescued a bearded dragon and a tegu last Sunday. We live near Vancouver, and a friend who works at our local pet shop told my husband about these reptiles. So he went over with our son & they brought them both home. Angel will be our 5th dragon, and they're all rescues. Serena, a Columbian Tegu, we're not so familiar with. We've checked all the chat sheets we could find, we're still having trouble finding stuff she can eat. She seems tame, but we can't put food in her tank unless she's still in her hide. We took out the old substrate, it stunk and put her on alder shavings. She really enjoys that, jumped right into it after my husband got the old substrate out. He just gently lifted her from side to side, and seeing as we'd only had her a day, he was surprised.

So I'd appreciate a response from anyone with a Columbian tegu: are they carnivorous or omniverous. We've been feeding her defrosted pinkies and a scrambled egg. She's eaten everything we've offered. We have a large water dish that she drinks out of and sometimes takes a dip. We've only had her a week, she seems healthy, just wanted to know if anyone had any more knowledge that they'd be willing to share. :-D :-D

Thanks in advance
Deborah & Roger and our zoo.

I haven't figured out how to post pics, I'll send some soon. :-D :-D :-D

<blockquote data-quote="Angel53" data-source="post: 39639" data-attributes="member: 902">We rescued a bearded dragon and a tegu last Sunday. We live near Vancouver, and a friend who works at our local pet shop told my husband about these reptiles. So he went over with our son &amp; they brought them both home. Angel will be our 5th dragon, and they're all rescues. Serena, a Columbian Tegu, we're not so familiar with. We've checked all the chat sheets we could find, we're still having trouble finding stuff she can eat. She seems tame, but we can't put food in her tank unless she's still in her hide. We took out the old substrate, it stunk and put her on alder shavings. She really enjoys that, jumped right into it after my husband got the old substrate out. He just gently lifted her from side to side, and seeing as we'd only had her a day, he was surprised.So I'd appreciate a response from anyone with a Columbian tegu: are they carnivorous or omniverous. We've been feeding her defrosted pinkies and a scrambled egg. She's eaten everything we've offered. We have a large water dish that she drinks out of and sometimes takes a dip. We've only had her a week, she seems healthy, just wanted to know if anyone had any more knowledge that they'd be willing to share. :-D&nbsp; :-D Thanks in advanceDeborah &amp; Roger and our zoo.I haven't figured out how to post pics, I'll send some soon. :-D&nbsp; :-D&nbsp; :-D</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Angel53, post: 39639, member: 902"] We rescued a bearded dragon and a tegu last Sunday. We live near Vancouver, and a friend who works at our local pet shop told my husband about these reptiles. So he went over with our son & they brought them both home. Angel will be our 5th dragon, and they're all rescues. Serena, a Columbian Tegu, we're not so familiar with. We've checked all the chat sheets we could find, we're still having trouble finding stuff she can eat. She seems tame, but we can't put food in her tank unless she's still in her hide. We took out the old substrate, it stunk and put her on alder shavings. She really enjoys that, jumped right into it after my husband got the old substrate out. He just gently lifted her from side to side, and seeing as we'd only had her a day, he was surprised. So I'd appreciate a response from anyone with a Columbian tegu: are they carnivorous or omniverous. We've been feeding her defrosted pinkies and a scrambled egg. She's eaten everything we've offered. We have a large water dish that she drinks out of and sometimes takes a dip. We've only had her a week, she seems healthy, just wanted to know if anyone had any more knowledge that they'd be willing to share. :-D :-D Thanks in advance Deborah & Roger and our zoo. I haven't figured out how to post pics, I'll send some soon. :-D :-D :-D [/QUOTE]

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