Colombians are really big on eggs and can get picky. At this point, I wouldn't go for withholding food. The reason why is because of the toe twitching. Instead, I would use the egg in your favor. Dip the fuzzy mouse in raw egg and dust it with calcium. The Solar Drops are only VitD. Vit D is great, but it doesn't do much without calcium. If the calcium is low, the nerve transmission is off, causing the muscles to contract (twitch) constantly. Calcium is pulled from the bones to make sure the proper amount of calcium is available in the blood plasma so that vital muscle organs can function. So the proper calcium rich foods need to be given to the tegu ASAP. So the tegu's body is about 6-7", correct? Then fuzzy or hopper mice should work. Put calcium on any foods that you feed without bones. But for now, I'd even put it on bony mice. Papayas are fruits that are higher in calcium than others.
Laura R (FL)
1.0.0 Colombian Tegu
1.4.0 Argentine B&W Tegu
1.2.0 Red Tegu
1.2.0 B/WxRed Tegu
1.0.0 Green Ameiva (yet another teiid)
7 other lizards
1 little gator
3 FL box turtle
1 Sulcata tortoise
16 snakes
5 fuzzy pets
4 little frogs
a bunch of creepy bugs
and a partridge in a pear tree
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