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Thread: Tegu eating (only mice) every 2-3 days is this normal?

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    Default Tegu eating (only mice) every 2-3 days is this normal?

    For the last couple of weeks my tegu only wants to eat mice. I offer mice every 3 days and egg/fish/turkey/fruit in between. He sometimes eats the turkey, but he'll mostly hold out for the 3rd day for the mouse. I don't know if he's just not hungry or if he just wants a mouse; he goes crazy over the mice. He is about 1 year 3-4 months old, poops regularly, and gets good hydration in my opinion. He has been sleeping alot lately. He'll wake up and get heat and poop and then usually go to sleep. What should I do about his eating habits? or is this normal? Thank you.

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    What size is he and what are the temperatures inside his cage???
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    I wouldn't give him any of the rodents for a few days until he learns to start eating the other foods. Don't worry he will be OK if you do this. Just please make sure that you supliment the other foods with the calcium and vitamine powder. When he is hungry enough he will eat the other foods . You also can take a syringe with out a needle and put some fruits that you put into a blender first ( to make baby food ) in there and sqeeze the fruit into the rodents mouth. This way he can't be picky and not eat the fruit, too.
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    I agree I would just offer him oter things and avoid rodents for awhile.
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    Thanks for the replies. He decided to eat turkey and papaya with multivitamin dust today. I'll take your advice and just wait for him to get hungry enough for other foods. He's about 2ft 10 inches. The temperature on the hot side is 108ish F and the temp on the cool side is 85ish F. He's been sleeping alot for the last month.

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