cole_schank
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i just got my tegu a new heat light and he seems to be shaking like crazy and twithcy..? why would he be doing that? too hot?
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kim86
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is the wattage the same? what kind/brand of heat light is it? do you have something to measure the temps? how big is your enclosure? how old is your tegu?
m3s4
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Is the light UVB? If not, it needs to be - if so, nice.
Is the light positioned too close to the floor of the enclosure? If so, it's possible your tegu is burning the pads of his feet and/or any other part of his body that's making contact with the hot spot.
If that isn't the case, it could be twitching that may be associated with the early stages of Metabolic bone disease.
Not many things cause tegus to twitch but too much surface heat or MBD definitely can.
Is the light positioned too close to the floor of the enclosure? If so, it's possible your tegu is burning the pads of his feet and/or any other part of his body that's making contact with the hot spot.
If that isn't the case, it could be twitching that may be associated with the early stages of Metabolic bone disease.
Not many things cause tegus to twitch but too much surface heat or MBD definitely can.
cole_schank
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well the bulb i was using was an all in one but i just bought this one to hold him over for a day or so. its an all living things bulb from petsmart.. 150 watt but it claims to be an all in one, so i thought i would test it out to see if it was any good. hes in a 40 gallon. im watching him closely, if he gets too much he moves away but when he cools down he stops twitching.. its like he is warming up and getting really amped! he gets his food dusted always and efficient uvb.. i dont think its MBD. he is very healthy and hearty! ill keep watching him and reporting back.
it must be too hot! thank you. i will post back.
m3s4 said:
it must be too hot! thank you. i will post back.
cole_schank
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He seems to be fine.. I think he was just reacting weird to the new bulb but other than that he seems perfectly fine now.
