Hi there

DaremoAlpha · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:05 am Post subject: Hi there

Just found a link to this page while looking for more information on my newest friend, a young columbian b/w who i am pretty sure is going to be named Throttle because he seems to only have 2 speeds right now sleeping and Full Throttle lol

He is my first tegu but I have had water dragons for over 3 years and I adopted a bearded dragon about 6 months ago as well.

I just brought him home yesterday and he has already ate a pinkie and a quail egg(no shell ) for me and relieved himself a couple times so I know he is adjusting to his new home fair fine.

I just have him on newspaper right now because he is still rather small but once he is a bit bigger I will be changing that, for now I just want to avoid any chace of impaction due to tasting his enviroment.

Sorry for being long winded and if I come up with questions I will try to keep them shorter hehehe

RainbowParty · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:13 pm Post subject:

What kind of information are you looking for? You didn't really out-right ask any questions in your post.
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tegulevi · Respected Member Joined: Mar 10, 2005 Posts: 489

where did you get a quail egg? and he can eat the shell too. its actually one of the better parts

jb · Honored Member Joined: Sep 01, 2005 Posts: 201

yes, if you're going to feed eggs at all - feed shell and all. remember that infertile eggs alone in diet are high fat and lead to biotin deficiency ( a vitamin). try to push crickets, super worms, pinkies/fuzzies, maybe some raw turkey burger as a basic diet while he's small. mine also eats overripe mangos and bananas even though columbians don't consume much fruit/veggies typically.

yeaitsdave · Honored Member Joined: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 261

Haha, well while everyone else is lapsing into info mode... welcome to the site

Teiidae · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject:

Welcome to theTegu

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DaremoAlpha · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject:

For starters thanks for the welcome !!!

Right now I have no real questions because I am one of those strange people thats willing to read back a few pages and see what everybody else is asking and read previous replies too , I know I know why do that when the same thing can be reposted a thousand times right ??? LOL

Quail eggs are sold right in the dairy isle of the Canadian Superstore for about $3 a dozen. The eggs are still a bit bigger than his head and I was not to sure if he could break into it so next time I will just smash in the one end a bit and let him figure it out. I won't be used normal chicken eggs, seems to me that people frown on it and the lack of biotin.

Before getting Throttle I asked about his eating habits and was assured he is eating strawberry, kiwi and canteloupe for fruits already willingly.
He has eaten 2 pinkies and some strawberry for me at home too as well as the egg and seems to have a full belly right now as I type .... he is basking all flattened out taking it all in.

He is going to be another spoiled brat heheeh just like all my pets.