red tegu

[j.sawyer48]

can anyone guess how old my tegu is im guessin either 6 months or 7 months old but not sure let me know thanx


/Users/elisesawyer/Desktop/Photo on 2011-06-22 at 17.37.jpg

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she is 1ft long and like half an inch

 

[Strange_Evil]

Don't know if its just me but the pic does not work.

But for now i guess i could give you what i know so far on this matter. Tegu's like many reptile grow according to how they are being feed and cared for. Poor diet equals unhealthy small tegu, good diet nice healthy tegu. Uvb lights also play a huge role in the growth. Tegu's grow in spurts so when they do start to grow they really take off and from everything i read it's usually the second summer when they start to get some real length on them and the third summer when they start to fill out.

Not all will grow at the same rate though. It also depends if your hibernated or not as we'll so info like that would be really helpful.

Try to post things like when and where you got him from?

 

[j.sawyer48]

srry this is my first tegu but i got him from petsplus in tewksbury ma and i got him a month ago and no i am not hibernating him

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also when would u suggest feeding ur tegu small mice?

 

[Bubblz Calhoun]

Hi,.. Welcome to the site and congrats on the new Gu.

To post pics you have to use a site like photo bucket or flickr then copy and paste the IMG Code into your post. Preview it before you post to make sure it shows up.

As for guessing your tegus age,.. it varies there's no way of knowing exactly how old unless you got it from a breeder.

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You can start feeding mice or rats now that are the appropriate size for your Gu. They're usually able to take mouse pinkies and hoppers or rat pinkies in the beginning. But that depends on your tegus size.

 

[j.sawyer48]

he is 1ft long and a half an inch and thank u for ur insite it is much appreciated

 

[j.sawyer48]

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[Bubblz Calhoun]

You're welcome,.. not a problem,.. that's what we're here for. At that size I would start it on mouse fuzzies, sm mouse hoppers or a rat fuzzie. It doesn't quite look big enough to take a rat hopper

 

[j.sawyer48]

i got him pinkys but he seems not to be interested at all in em i may think there too big for him

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is there anything i can do to help my gu shedd anything special u guys doo?

 

[james.w]

If it is CB, I would guess about a year, but looks a little small so I would say it is a 6-7 month old import. Also you will not be able to prevent hibernation if you set him up correctly.

 

[j.sawyer48]

now when u say i will not be able to prevent hibernation if you set him up correctly wat do u mean ? ima alil confused lol

 

[james.w]

If you give him the proper amount of substrate or a hide that he can burrow into, he will go down if he wants to.

 

[j.sawyer48]

okay how would i no hes hibernating ?

 

[tora]

He won't be active at all. He may wake up for an hour or so every once in a while though.
You don't want to bother them if they're hibernating, either.

 

[james.w]

Eventually he should not come out at all. Just provide UVB, heat, fresh water, and offer food when/if he does come out. Once you realize he has gone down you can leave the heat and UVB off.

He may not hibernate, and may just be getting acclimated to his new environment. Just follow his lead.

 

[j.sawyer48]

he sleeps alot but is very active

 

[j.sawyer48]

thanx wil do

 

[j.sawyer48]

im pretty sure my lil buddys hibernating i havnt seen him all day hes just bin under his rock wit the entence blocked off. Wat would u guys say hes hibernating????

 

[james.w]

How long has it been since he has been out?

 

[j.sawyer48]

just a day I guess today if he dosent come out will be the real test..

 

[j.sawyer48]

if he is hibernatin wat does his encloser need like for humidity heat n stuff