Tegu being super picky?

[rrcoolj]

Sorry don't really know where to put this. My tegu has been super picky ever since she came out of hibernation. She consistently refuses most foods and I have even seen her try to eat the bark in her cage. She did have eggs Sunday and has eaten chicken gizzards/hearts but that's it. I have tried all the fruit she used to eat and all sorts of meat... lamb, fish fillet, liver, ground turkey, etc... but nothing for the most part. As time goes by will her appetite pick up? Her tail is still fat and she still drinks water so that's good. Her parameters are in check and she is fairly active in the mornings but pretty much sleeps in the afternoons. Any comments?

 

[montana]

Mine hated liver ..

I now feed him venison in the morning [replacement for turkey ] then I give him his soak and give him deer liver WITH OUT calcium powder in the afternoon ..

He has no problem eating it with out the powder ..

 

[rrcoolj]

The thing is My tegu has never been a picky eater and has always eaten anything in front of her including liver. She actually ate a little bit of liver today thank god. But I am still having trouble getting her to eat on a regular basis.

 

[montana]

My guess is she will pick up on her eating soon ...

 

[rrcoolj]

I hope really hope so...

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Whoops I mean I really hope so ... really wish there was an edit button

 

[james.w]

How long has she been up?

 

[new2tegus]

Just going to go along with what james asked, is she really out out? She could be thinking about going back in.

 

[rrcoolj]

She has been up for about a month, getting up every morning ans she has been sleeping in the afternoons though so she's probably not fully up. Sh still likes to roam around my room. She didn't show this eating behavior last year after hibernation. After a month last year she was back in the swing of things.