CommanderBacon
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Hello! My friend and her partner have gone to Germany to visit his family for the holidays, so I volunteered to tegu-sit for her baby tegu for the rest of the month. I need some help, because it hasn't eaten since they dropped it off Sunday and I'm not sure what to expect, honestly. I'm starting to feel pretty guilty and clueless!
This tegu hatched earlier this year and has been growing pretty fast, as expected. I read up on husbandry and watched lots of videos in preparation for watching her.
My friend insisted on bringing her up to my apartment because I live about 60 miles north of her home, so they hauled the enclosure and tegu and everything up here. They have brought her up from time to time for socializing during sporting events and stuff that we watch at my place anyway, but this a big environmental change for her.
I'll post pics of the enclosure (I didn't set it up but it seems fine based on the information I found). Hot zone temp is around 100 degrees f, no idea on the cool zone. I was given instructions on care, her routine, a bin of feeders, a humidifier, a spray bottle, tegu moisturizer (sensual), reptile vitamin, and bunch of assorted favorite treats she likes, but she won't eat anything!
I bought a bin for her to go Thunderdome in, and she just keeps rubbing her snout against the side and won't eat any of the crickets, which apparently she has been going ham on until Sunday night. She just gives me dirty looks and hides in her hidey hole.
I've even offered her favorite treats, which is apparently sashimi, and she side-eyed it, licked it, side-eyed me, and went back into her hide.
Is this normal fussy behavior? Do I just wait this out?
Thanks for any advice!
This tegu hatched earlier this year and has been growing pretty fast, as expected. I read up on husbandry and watched lots of videos in preparation for watching her.
My friend insisted on bringing her up to my apartment because I live about 60 miles north of her home, so they hauled the enclosure and tegu and everything up here. They have brought her up from time to time for socializing during sporting events and stuff that we watch at my place anyway, but this a big environmental change for her.
I'll post pics of the enclosure (I didn't set it up but it seems fine based on the information I found). Hot zone temp is around 100 degrees f, no idea on the cool zone. I was given instructions on care, her routine, a bin of feeders, a humidifier, a spray bottle, tegu moisturizer (sensual), reptile vitamin, and bunch of assorted favorite treats she likes, but she won't eat anything!
I bought a bin for her to go Thunderdome in, and she just keeps rubbing her snout against the side and won't eat any of the crickets, which apparently she has been going ham on until Sunday night. She just gives me dirty looks and hides in her hidey hole.
I've even offered her favorite treats, which is apparently sashimi, and she side-eyed it, licked it, side-eyed me, and went back into her hide.
Is this normal fussy behavior? Do I just wait this out?
Thanks for any advice!
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