Monitors & Tegu's

[adamholtom85]

Originally Posted by midnightworrior

Its been a very cr@p month for me...splitting up with the wife ..so now the rest of my Tegus now need new homes...This really hurts me to dothis but I have nowhere to take them...there's 4 large vivs going up for sale too I will post pics asap.....sirius offers only and experienced keepers

oh mate im so sorry to hear that, im sure there is plenty of people here who would have them, i would but im not an experienced keeper yet. but seriously gutted mate you have such a gorgeous collection and i can see from your previous posts how much they mean to you

[ackie123]

Originally Posted by midnightworrior

Its been a very cr@p month for me...splitting up with the wife ..so now the rest of my Tegus now need new homes...This really hurts me to dothis but I have nowhere to take them...there's 4 large vivs going up for sale too I will post pics asap.....sirius offers only and experienced keepers

thats really sh1t to hear that! if i was closer i would make u an offer for one sure and one of the vivs there hard to come by as big as they need to be.hope things improve for u!x

[Dextersdad]

Originally Posted by midnightworrior

Its been a very cr@p month for me...splitting up with the wife ..so now the rest of my Tegus now need new homes...This really hurts me to dothis but I have nowhere to take them...there's 4 large vivs going up for sale too I will post pics asap.....sirius offers only and experienced keepers

Sorry to hear about all this Barry.

I've not been so active on the lizard section of late so I missed this.

Hope you're OK buddy.

[adzcarne]

I bought my b&w about 2 weeks ago and she does not seem to eat. I was told she is 6 months old (i say she, she could be a he) and i have tried her on pinkies which she has eaten 2 of, hoppers,crickets, fruit and veg and tegu food which is out of a can and she is not interested in the slightest. I have her on repti-bark which she burys herself in and never seems to come out. Is this normal behavior for a young tegu?

[Dextersdad]

Originally Posted by adzcarne

I bought my b&w about 2 weeks ago and she does not seem to eat. I was told she is 6 months old (i say she, she could be a he) and i have tried her on pinkies which she has eaten 2 of, hoppers,crickets, fruit and veg and tegu food which is out of a can and she is not interested in the slightest. I have her on repti-bark which she burys herself in and never seems to come out. Is this normal behavior for a young tegu?

Have you checked your temps (Hot spot, warm end and cool end).

Does the Tegu appear to be healthy?

Even if it's still relatively young (and an Argentine Tegu) it may have savvy to have gone into a state of semi hibernation as these are prone to do this, where they will dig themselves in a basically sleep the day through. Obviously during this time food will be of little concern to the creature although they will still get up for a nibble from time to time.

[adzcarne]

yeah the temps are fine, she has moved all the bark to the cool end and hides in it there, how long do they normally hibernate for? should i just leave her alone until she is ready to come out? she looks pretty healthy can not see anything obvious. I went to see 3 others when i bought her and chose her because she was quite a lot calmer than the others. did i make the right decision? She is gorgeous. i will up load a pic of her in a min that was taken the day i got her.

[bzakd]

im thinkin about investing in my first monitor soon whant something from a baby that going to grow pretty large so that its easy to keep an eye on if i let it roam the house lol
just had a look at this and couldnt believe it lol---
YouTube - Tegu vs. 5 mice

[adzcarne]

[Dextersdad]

Originally Posted by bzakd

just had a look at this and couldnt believe it lol---
YouTube - Tegu vs. 5 mice

Live feeding mammal to reptiles is not my cup of tea in the slightest.

(I edited when I noticed my schoolboy error).

[bzakd]

each to ther own