I need some help. I got a b&w tegu by rescue. I found him outside a customers house on a 50 degree morning. After better than a week of sleeping, he is finally starting to be active, moving around his enclosure and playing in his water. The problem is, I can't get him to eat ANYTHING. I have tried mice, thawed and warmed as instructed by the reptile guy at the local exotic pet store, warmed hamburger (I didn't have any turkey), apples, lettuce, cat food, strawberries, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes.
Every time we take him out of his enclosure he does "use the bathroom". When I rescued him I don't know how long he ha been outside or the last time he at. He is approximately 3ft tip to tip and looks fairly healthy. My wife and I are just getting very worried that he still wont eat.
His weight looks ok to me, ribs aren't showing abnormally, hips aren't sticking out, thighs look meaty. I would love to take him to a vet but I don't know any in the area that are familiar with exotics, and he was already an unexpected expanse, (Zoo-med tortoise house, UVB light, basking light, undercage heat pad, bedding, etc, over $200) so it'll be a couple weeks before I can afford the vet trip.
Anyone have any advice on favorites that will entice him to eat?
Pic is from the morning I found him. The tote he's in is 20"x10" so you can get an idea of his size. More to follow when he decides to be active, he's hiding right now.
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Every time we take him out of his enclosure he does "use the bathroom". When I rescued him I don't know how long he ha been outside or the last time he at. He is approximately 3ft tip to tip and looks fairly healthy. My wife and I are just getting very worried that he still wont eat.
His weight looks ok to me, ribs aren't showing abnormally, hips aren't sticking out, thighs look meaty. I would love to take him to a vet but I don't know any in the area that are familiar with exotics, and he was already an unexpected expanse, (Zoo-med tortoise house, UVB light, basking light, undercage heat pad, bedding, etc, over $200) so it'll be a couple weeks before I can afford the vet trip.
Anyone have any advice on favorites that will entice him to eat?
Pic is from the morning I found him. The tote he's in is 20"x10" so you can get an idea of his size. More to follow when he decides to be active, he's hiding right now.
2013-11-06 16.22.15.jpg