Tegu not eating from bowl.

[anelk002]

So My Tegu I feel doesn't like his food dish. He always walks up to his bowl with food in it smells it then just walks off. Twice I took the food out and he ate it not in the bowl. I had a few pinky mice in the dish, he went up and walked off. I then took a mouse out and tossed it on his basking rock where he was sitting and he ate it but wouldnt out of the dish. I did it again with superworms today and he wouldnt eat until I tossed them one by one to him and he ate a few. He neever had this problem before he wet down for hibernation but now wont touch anything in the dish. Could it be he still isnt ready to fully eat or should I try feeding him in something else?

 

[TheTeguGurl]

Maybe try a different dish

 

[Bubblz Calhoun]

Could be the dish or just that the movement of the mice and worms stimulates him for now. It takes time for them to fully come around after hibernation.

 

[aambumann]

I use paper plates for Mr. Magoo. Always a clean surface and easy clean up.

 

[anelk002]

Hmm now that I've been thinking about it the dish hasn't been cleaned in a while and we have two cats that like to lick it. I'm guessing maybe he can smell the cats and it turns him off. I'll give it a good wash and see how that does. If not I might just use paper plates.

 

[HeatherN]

mine will eat out of a dish, but he has to make sure nothing is on the ground before he will consider it