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The female is fine with it but the male likes to eat it. The female was impacted with rodent fur only. The vet suggested rabbit pellets or hay but they mold easily and must be cleaned often. I don't think we'll be using cypress with HIM again. We have the pellets and he'll be getting it soon. He also suggested staying away from rodents and feed more fruits & veggies with turkey for protein. I think this would only apply to adults Tegu's, younger Tegu's need lots of protein to grow.

Any type or particle substrate has the risk of impaction. It seems most Tegu's have no problem with it, just our male Blue.

[QUOTE="DaveDragon, post: 30238, member: 42"] The female is fine with it but the male likes to eat it. The female was impacted with rodent fur only. The vet suggested rabbit pellets or hay but they mold easily and must be cleaned often. I don't think we'll be using cypress with [b]HIM[/b] again. We have the pellets and he'll be getting it soon. He also suggested staying away from rodents and feed more fruits & veggies with turkey for protein. I think this would only apply to adults Tegu's, younger Tegu's need lots of protein to grow. Any type or particle substrate has the risk of impaction. It seems most Tegu's have no problem with it, just our male Blue. [/QUOTE]

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