Help, tegu's tail got cut off.

Valermos · New Member Joined: Nov 18, 2007 Posts: 2

Hello,

I have an 8 month old argen. b&w tegu. I took it home from college this weekend and when my mom decided to fiddle with it, she dropped the light into the cage and the fixture cut off about 8 inches of his tail

. Will he be able to regrow it?

amazing · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:53 am Post subject:

bella-isadonna (or alcohol) for desinfection, framycetinsulfat-cream (or any healingcream for wounds on taints) for the wound.

the blooding have to stop latest after 1 our..

ps.: is the tegu untamed, it will throw his tail and keep the wound open...
so you have to redo this often.

clean and cream the wound daily.

Tegu_KeePa22 · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject:

Ive heard that they are Tiieds and that it will grow back but im not 100%
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amazing · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject:

Swtbrat · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:16 pm Post subject:

It will grow back but will look different.

My B&W lost part of his tail before he went to hibernate so I don't think it will grow till he comes out of hibernation but I am not sure.

Brat!
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hoosier · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject:

yeah the tail will regrow but most of the time it will be completely black. they also have the ability to drop their tail so it would be pointless for it not to be ablet to regrow.
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Valermos · New Member Joined: Nov 18, 2007 Posts: 2

Well, I went to the pet store, and got some repti-wound cream and vitamin spray. He seems to be doing good. The wound is now sealed, he never even bled much. He seems healthy, still eats, climbs, sleeps, poops, etc. all like he normally does.

spencer · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:15 am Post subject:

well thats good. best wishes to both of you and yeah im pretty sure itl regrow over time.
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Tegu_KeePa22 · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject:

Ok i have an update i work at a pet store also and i read a Tegu Monitor book it sais the tail WILL grow back over time but may be defective meaning it wont work like it use too
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spencer · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject:

wont work like it used to? it will probably work just as it did before just wont look as good lol. and that book talks about tegu monitors? tegu's are teiids they arnt even in the same species as monitors i think monitors are like varanus. so not even the same family lol. ask rick in a pm see what he thinks he really smart when it comes to tegu's.
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hoosier · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:20 pm Post subject:

Yeah tegus are Teiidae and monitors are in the Varanidae. completely different family and separate continents all together.
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