hi everyone
just a quick update, in the end ruby didn't make it.
when i got there, he was under the basking light, i tried to pick him up for a bath but he squirmed away while opening his...
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hi everyone
just a quick update, in the end ruby didn't make it.
when i got there, he was under the basking light, i tried to pick him up for a bath but he squirmed away while opening his...
The basking light is fairly new, about a couple of months...we use a separate UVB bulb, earlier in the year we used the mercury vapor bulb, but it didn't last long since he kept jumping and knocking...
In the morning as soon as I open the cage, ruby dragged himself out, he could still move but couldn't lift up his body. We gave him a long warm soak with water and pedialyte, we also force fed him...
thanks for your reply tupinambis.
i'll seach for a vet that specialised in exotic pets, most vets here only cater to dogs cats cows bird etc. yesterday he mainly rested since he was quite weak,...
Thanks txrepgirl for the advice, it helps to ease my mind. He's been sleeping while basking, not wanting to eat or drink, I just put water through a syringe and squirted some into his mouth. He seems...
Just an update from today: he basked in the morning but seems sleepy, he walked away from the basking spot to sleep on the cooler side slightly away from the basking spot.
I opened the cage...
The fish were feeder fish, the usual kind that we buy, and we have never had problems. We bought them live and freeze them, given to ruby thawed on a room temperature...perhaps I should warm them up...
Hi txrepgirl
Thanks for your prompt reply. There are no vets in my city that can treat exotic animals, in addition, having large size animals as pets is against the law. If I were to take him...
Hi everyone
Ruby vomited twice today. He might have been cold these past few days, we moved him to a new apartment so that he can roam around in the balcony...these last three days have been quite...
I just wished I'd put him all alone in a room from the start, away from the others - husband was upset, Pedro was the Christmast gift he bought me 2 years ago.
Thank you for the replies.
I feel much better now knowing that Ruby will be fine. He's acting like his usual self, with more appetite than before =.=;
I'm definitely more careful now, I put...
His food bowl yesterday was untouched...guess yesterday ruby craved on something meatier... :(
hi everyone,
it's been awhile since my last post. my tegu, Ruby, is around a year now...very healthy, and I haven't encountered many problems with him.
yesterday I came home from work, the...
I had never had any issue with Ruby shedding in the past, however, I do this time. His skin has turned brownish, and some parts have started to loosen up (few scales on the head, jowls, and parts of...
ah..i see..thanks for the info montegu.
hello
i think it's normal for tegus not to eat a lot when they just arrived at new place. i got my tegu when he was around 3 months, took him about a week to settle down. i fed him minced beef,...
I use only Eco Earth, never tried anything else, I personally like using Eco Earth - holds moisture well, softer texture and digestible if my tegu accidentally ingest it. As mentioned above, it is...
that's not normal, my tegu doesn't even like us picking him up from the front (with his underside facing us). i read something about putting iguanas on their back can suffocate them, not sure if it...
what is your current humidity inside the enclosure? ruby's tail usually takes a few days to shed completely, i rub some baby oil onto his problem area,leave for a few mins then soak him for at least...
i think most tegus in general do not like to pass stool inside cage (correct me if i'm wrong), my tegu 'asks' to go out every mornings. i take him out,sleeps on my legs while stroking him then off...
it's normal, my tegu often shows his hemipenes as he passes stool. the white gooey stuff is also normal.
Thanks for the suggestions. My floor is wooden floor, so it's got a little bit of gap between the wood, i live in an apartment - we don't want the urine/ stool going in between the gaps, almost...
Hi all
Just a question on toilet training tegus, is it possible to toilet train them?
Ruby's cage is in a room, I let him free roam during the day - for some reason, he never ever wants to...
think she was hungry...and she likes the catfish so wants more. same reaction with my tegu and frogs, i feed him outside the enclosure.
lol...uber cute!