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my new red isnt eating (never had this problem with my b&w), i know this isnt uncommon but how many days should it be till i should worry? i've only held for a few minutes the other day and a few today, but ive been watching him and none of his food is gone. thanks, justin

Hi Justin,
What age is your Red Tegu? Have the temperatures in your house or wherever you keep him gone down? I've got an adult alomost 3 years old that hasn't eaten for at least three months now. Him and his girlfriends are in a semi hibernation state. But he's down and out. I've not seen him for a while. Just a couple things to think about...

he said 5-6 months but he looks younger hes really small. i keep their room at 80 and the basking spot is 105. i guess he could be trying to hibernate, but i dont want him to die from not eating (if hes not trying to hibernate). i wouldnt be so worried if he was a little older and had a fat tail like my b&w. nice reds too, how olds junior? thanks, justin

the guy i bought him from also said he was eating all the food his cage and he had to seperate him from his other tegu. he wasnt hibernating either

Justin,
I wouldnt worry, when i first got my tegu, he wouldnt eat for the first week, now he is a eating machine at least 2X a day.

i didnt know how long hed be okay if he wasnt eating, atleast ive got an idea, thanks a lot. the past 2 days ive taken him out for about 5 min and tried to give him food. im just gonna leave him in the cage period and i put some mealworms in there. thanks again for the info, justin

Hi Justin,
I had a thought... You might try ground turkey. He's small enough, you can put some on your finger and he will take it. Kind of be careful, it won't be a tragety if he gets a little piece of you. Might even be heathly for him...

Jim