Another question another thread lol

I run a rescue and well this is the first time a tegu has ever been brought in.
And I have never owned one so upon looking things up prior to her getting her here I just have one question....What is the best diet for her?

columbian or argentine?? best thing to do is go to-TEGU TALK or THE TEGU. all the info you need is there. hope that helps
peace.

argentine and she's missing the tip of her tounge

missing tip of tongue? that sux!! as mentioned before, try tegu talk and/or the tegu

as for diet
for starters-- raw ground turkey, cooked egg,raw egg in a separate container, rats depending on size of tegu. also argentines like fruits but NO citrus fruits. try instead berries(blue, straw etc.)
maybe banana, but only once every 2wks. you can also try greens as well. also try mixing all this together and see if he/she likes it that way.
( add a little cod liver oil in raw ground turkey. its good for many reasons)

but to to above mentioned sites. good info
peace

thank you! going to check out sites now

so yeah no one at thetegu.com has been open for suggestions or anything I give guess I'll just figure it out on my own sigh

try the diet above i have a male argentine and have had no problems. had him for 2yrs he's roughly 40" all his toes and full tail.

also i read your post on the tegu, give them a little time to respond. its not a big @$$ site like this one. there is alot of good people there!!

well she did bite me today jumped from across the cage landed right on my hand it was kinda cute in a way.....she loved the turkey and blue berries and strawberry now um should it be a once a day thing or twice a day thing

Hi again.

How old/big is she? That will help determine the frequency of feeding and how much.

I rescued a pair of tegus and had them for about 3 yrs. The male we put down after he started to succumb to bone cancer, and the female (who also had lost the tip of her tongue; don't know how) died from an impaction that we thought was going away.

Sorry to hear about the bite, but take your time with her (I have found female lizards to be more jumpy, nervous, and on edge more than males), establish trust and you'll have one sweetie.

Good luck with all your rescues.

Chris

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Hi again.

How old/big is she? That will help determine the frequency of feeding and how much.

I rescued a pair of tegus and had them for about 3 yrs. The male we put down after he started to succumb to bone cancer, and the female (who also had lost the tip of her tongue; don't know how) died from an impaction that we thought was going away.

Sorry to hear about the bite, but take your time with her (I have found female lizards to be more jumpy, nervous, and on edge more than males), establish trust and you'll have one sweetie.

Good luck with all your rescues.

Chris

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From what I was told she's about a year and the girl had rescued her from a man that wasn't feeding her and was abusive to her. She's about two feet long probably and most 27 inches total she apporx three inches longer than the rescue sav. I have right now and I am really hoping both tame down so I can place them in exceptional homes as is my goal with any reptile that comes through my door

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well she did bite me today jumped from across the cage landed right on my hand it was kinda cute in a way.....she loved the turkey and blue berries and strawberry now um should it be a once a day thing or twice a day thing

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once a day is good. you can also skip a day or just little meals each day.
also i took another look at your post on the other forum and get why you were lil ticked. 40 plus views with no replies can really suck.
peace

right even an idk is better than nothing but it's cool I'm about to hook her up fat right now

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...I_Survived.jpg Here she is horrible shot with phone but got her settled in and she was checking out the setup

She doesn't look too bad from the pic.

I don't know how you can rehome the rescues - we just end up keeping everything; although we do turn down an awful lot. Everytime we go to the local reptile zoo we are offered all kinds of critters; and the tempations are great but the room at the house is limited; seeing as I like BIG reptiles lol.

Stick with daily feedings. Variety is key. If you don't offer a lot of rodents then make sure supplementation is provided regularly. Oh, and they love canned snails - just rinse them off really thorough.

Chris

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She doesn't look too bad from the pic.

I don't know how you can rehome the rescues - we just end up keeping everything; although we do turn down an awful lot. Everytime we go to the local reptile zoo we are offered all kinds of critters; and the tempations are great but the room at the house is limited; seeing as I like BIG reptiles lol.

Stick with daily feedings. Variety is key. If you don't offer a lot of rodents then make sure supplementation is provided regularly. Oh, and they love canned snails - just rinse them off really thorough.

Chris

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Thank you and there are a few that I have kept it is hard to find them homes but onxce I fine "THE HOME" for that animal(s) it's not so hard and I get email updates as well...oh and I breed my own rats so everyone who adopts from me comes to me for food too

congrats on the new addition . i also run a rescue , i always found that the tegu's i've had loved ground turkey and rats . the size of the rats depended on the size of the tegu ..