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    i just got a baby black and white argentine tegu today! he is so cool! hes even so little hes still a greenie! when i got him i put him in his cage for about 3 hours then i put some egg and mealworms in his bowl. he ate some egg when i put it in front of him but thats it. he just walks right over his food. o yeah and he is my first tegu. please help! is he just not hungry? stressed maybe?

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    Hi mrjones.Welcome to the Tegu forum family and congrats on your new baby Tegu .Don't worry he is fine.It's normal for them not wanting to eat for a few day because of the changes.Trust me when he is hungry enough he will eat.I do recommend not to feed your Tegu in the enclosure because he can get impacted ( that happened to one of my Tegus when he was a baby ).Here are some infos for you to check out if you want to.What is his name ? do you have any pictures of him ? that would be great.Thanks.Hope to see you around.

    http://www.reptilecare.com/tegu.html

    http://www.thetegu.com/modules.php?n...&p=35969#35969

    http://www.thetegu.com/modules.php?n...&p=34545#34545

    http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/...ches-and-more/

    http://rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_01.asp

    http://www.anapsid.org/constipation.html

    http://www.bluetegu.com/tegu-faq.html

    http://www.hagen.com/pdf/reptiles/Ex...g_Guide_EN.pdf

    You can enlarge the reading about the lighting by clicking on the plus sign on top of the add.

    http://anapsid.org/handlingreptiles.html ( angelrose posted that for us )

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...913&pr=goog-sl ( this video is made for us by jose2187 )

    http://www.thetegu.com/modules.php?n...&p=40780#40780

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    thanks i feel ALOT better now. i will post some pictures after this. his name is actually mr. jones haha he is very cool and active. another thing i wanted to say is that when i picked him up he was pretty squirmy and trying to jump out. this is normal for a baby right?
    thanks

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    OMG HE HAS SO MUCH GREEN!
    Hes going to be a light one!

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    your welcome :wink: . 8O wow, he is such a perfect looking Tegu.Yes, it's normal for them to be squirmy.Have you tried to gently masage him on his neck ? mine love it.It also would help if you slide your hand between his front legs to the back legs ( under his chest ) so he will feel save and doesn't feel like he is going to fall.Thanks for the great pictures.Hope to see you around more often Take care.

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    i have also noticed some bronze colored spots on his legs! pretty coollll. also is it ok for me to dig him up if he is burrowed?

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    I don't recommend it but I had to do it before ( to give him the meds ).

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