Notices |
Hello!
Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.
Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....
Please note that the information requested during registration will be used to determine your legitimacy as a participant of this site. As such, any information you provide that is determined to be false, inaccurate, misleading, or highly suspicious will result in your registration being rejected. This is designed to try to discourage as much as possible those spammers and scammers that tend to plague sites of this nature, to the detriment of all the legitimate members trying to enjoy the features this site provides for them.
Of particular importance is the REQUIREMENT that you provide your REAL full name upon registering. Sorry, but this is not like other sites where anonymity is more the rule.
Also your TRUE location is important. If the location you enter in your profile field does not match the location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected. As such, I strongly urge registrants to avoid using a VPN service to register, as they are often used by spammers and scammers, and as such will be blocked when discovered when auditing new registrations.
Sorry about all these hoops to jump through, but I am quite serious about blocking spammers and scammers at the gate on this site and am doing the very best that I can to that effect. Trust me, I would rather be doing more interesting things with my time, and wouldn't be making this effort if I didn't think it was worthwhile.
|
|
09-27-2006, 01:46 PM
|
#1
|
|
New to Tegus
Hi. I am new to Tegus, but not to reptiles. We just got an Argentine Black and White Tegu. He's a very small baby (still green). And I can't find the answers to some of my questions...
How often am I supposed to be feeding him?
I am currently feeding him on our beardie schedule, which is 3-4 times a day.
How much am I supposed to be feeding him?
I take him out of his cage, put him in a 10 gal, along with some crickets and supers and let him eat as much as he wants. Which is about 6 crickets and 3 supers... we do this 3-4 times a day.
I don't want him to be obese, but I want to make sure he's getting enough, since I know he's a fast growing lizard. I also cut up some hard boiled egg and turkey dogs and put it in a dish in his cage. All of his food items are dusted with calcium.
He has thick substrate for digging, a hide box with slightly moist substrate, a branch to bask on (basking temps 97-99), large water dish to soak in, and a UV light. When he gets a little bigger, we plan on incorporating frozen/thawed rodents into his diet. We do not plan on hibernating him. Oh and he's not even the least bit aggressive, not even when fully warmed up. He's going to the vet next week and getting a fecal done as soon as he eliminates (we have microscope at home for these purposes). He is captive bred, by agama international. We are in the process of buying a house with a 10x10 bedroom, just for him. So he will have plenty of room and is well loved.
Any tips on how to keep him as sweet as he is now?
Also, will my vet be able to probe and tell sex when he gets a bit bigger, or do I just have to wait and see what I got? Any other info and advice would be greatly appreciated.
|
|
|
10-04-2006, 01:07 PM
|
#2
|
|
black and white
I to have a black and white. she is the sweetest lizard though black and whites have a bad rep. mine is about 3.5 foot with tail. the problem with black and whites is that they are prone to obesity. i feed mine about every other day and that seems to work out well. fresh water all the time, every day but other then that sounds like your in good shape.
|
|
|
10-05-2006, 12:22 AM
|
#4
|
|
No offence, but try posting this in the actual "Tegu" section instead of the classifieds section. You're bound to get a better response.
|
|
|
Join
now to reply to this thread or open new ones
for your questions & comments! FaunaClassifieds.com
is the largest online community about Reptile
& Amphibians, Snakes, Lizards and number one
classifieds service with thousands of ads to look
for. Registration is open to everyone and FREE.
Click Here to Register!
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
Thread |
Thread Starter |
Forum |
Replies |
Last Post |
New Tegus!!
|
monkeywrench133 |
Skinks & Tegus Discussion Forum |
1 |
09-15-2007 09:26 PM |
New Red Tegus
|
Wolfy-hound |
Skinks & Tegus Discussion Forum |
2 |
01-03-2007 05:49 PM |
New to Tegus
|
aplusreptiles |
Skinks & Tegus Discussion Forum |
13 |
09-30-2006 12:43 PM |
Red Tegus
|
ball pythonz |
Skinks & Tegus Discussion Forum |
1 |
08-10-2006 03:22 AM |
tegus...
|
gian |
Skinks & Tegus Discussion Forum |
2 |
04-12-2004 01:33 AM |
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:46 AM.
|
|