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the vet said he was very constipated and dehydrated, but should be fine with a better diet, a UVB light and that i should give him more baths ...he gave me some stuff to help hydrate him, and he's doin a lot better. i let him sit outside in the sun and hes a lot more active.
but for some reason my boyfriend thought i needed another tegu. so he bought me one, which i should be getting at the end of july...i guess he thought i didnt have enough problems already...
so since im getting another one...i've decided to build a better cage. but im afraid that they will fight, or the one i have will be very aggressive.
should i wait till a few days before the new tegu arrives to build the cage so i can introduce them together? so neither tegu "owns" the cage? god, i dont know what to do...this is just getting harder!
Joined: Dec 29, 2004 Posts: 43 Location: Denver Colorado
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject:
TEGULOVE07,
Glad to hear you baby is better! Has he started eating more, drinking?
I kinda thought he had the little problems you and your Vet found,
must be a great relief for you. Is he now a little more huffy & puffy
that he's feeling better?
Take care
Joined: Apr 23, 2005 Posts: 312 Location: Phoenix AZ
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:
yeah.....a second tegu probably isn't a good solution right at the moment . Ideally they should be housed seperatly. If you do have to keep them together it's definetly going to be best to introduce them at the same time so the cage is "nuetral ground."
If they are both really young it's unlikely you'll have any major territorial issues, however as they grow trouble may develop (or may not since they are used to each other.) _________________ Elliot
Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 1164 Location: panamacity florida
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject: Tegu size
Glad to here he is doing better,and glad you took him to the vet for help.
hope he does great now. _________________ www.tegu.com and www.Varnyard-herps-inc.com
yea he's eating a lot more then he used to..he will actually eat in front of me now...and yesterday when i took him outside, he was following me around the yard, so i thought that was cute! i havent seen him drink yet...so i dont know if hes is or not...but he is sure a lot more active
but with the 2nd lizard, mine is 6 months and the new one will be a hatchling...im hoping that putting them in the new cage im building at the same time will bring less stress and aggression...i really cant handle 2 right now...but i cant say no to another one...there to cute and addicting
Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 1164 Location: panamacity florida
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:44 am Post subject: tegus
If you are putting them together they need to be close to same size, as the larger one might hurt the smaller one. And two males may tend to fight.
So if you put the new one in the cage with the one you have now, you need to watch them close.
I have heard of putting smaller ones, with the larger ones but they can get real rough over food, and fight over food. _________________ www.tegu.com and www.Varnyard-herps-inc.com
Joined: Dec 29, 2004 Posts: 43 Location: Denver Colorado
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:00 am Post subject:
The risk of new 'baby' being bitten or in some other way 'injured' is high
due to the size difference the two will have. Best if new'baby' has his own home. Maybe o.k. to slowly introduce them when they are same size to avoid potential problems, the wait is well worth it. Well wishes!
Alan
yes thats true that the older one would be bigger for a normal tegu...but since mine was sick..hes still pretty small...not much larger then a hatchling...so size should be fine...unless he has a sudden growth spirt since hes getting better...but no matter what i would feed them seperatly...and watch them very closely!
Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 1164 Location: panamacity florida
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject: new pics
I am putting in two pics, note the difference in size. I would not put this little one in with my pair.
This is a pic of the bigger female.
This is a pic of the smaller female.
If I put her in with my larger ones they would tend to bully her, and push her back at feedings, and they might hurt her as well.
And I know some people would, but I will not. Its just not worth taking the chance.
Most tegus with regenerated tails, are due to feeding fights when they were young.
But this is understandable, If you are a breeder and have 40 hatch, it would be real hard to separate them to feed. _________________ www.tegu.com and www.Varnyard-herps-inc.com
great news...i came downstairs to check on my baby *my bf's brother named him digger* and he was sitting in his water bowl and he poo'd..and hes starting to shed...
the bad news is that i had to clean it out haha but he's finally growing and is not constipated anymore...im so happy!
thanks everyone
my tegu is eating like a PIG now! i fill his food bowl to the top with meal worms and he eats every last one and waits for me to put more in! he startin to shed so thats a good thing....and i have a 6'lx4'hx2.5'w cage for him but since hes still little i put in a 1.5'tall divider so hes not to stressed out and today when i went to feed him...he leaped over the divider into the other side...i was like OMG! i didnt know they could jump that high...
i just started building his new cage today...hopefully i finish by wednesday so i can start paintin in...
what kind of paint should i use and what kind of sealer? how many coats of each? i dont want him to get sick again
thanks everyone who gave me the great and helpful advice!
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. Ideally they should be housed seperatly. If you do have to keep them together it's definetly going to be best to introduce them at the same time so the cage is "nuetral ground."
but he's finally growing and is not constipated anymore...im so happy!
