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hi there, my tegu is now about 11 months old, and i was
wondering how often she should shed during this "growth spurt".

thanks

ingo

im guessing maybe, possibly once a monthish.

hey, your name is like my name! cillie and ciliatus! ha ha!

I believe my tegu is about 5-7 months old and I've had him for 3 weeks... He had just got done shedding when I got him and just just shed again last week...

So I would say about once every 2-4 weeks.. I'm sure all tegus are different, though.
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Just checked my record. Loiosh is 19 inches today, up from 13 inches on 5-2-04. He's shedding at least every 2 weeks, body first, then tail. Rocza is 13 inches, growing about an inch per month right now, she sheds about once per month.

Needless to say, Loiosh is a pig, and Rocza is a refined lady with discriminating taste! They are clutchmates, and the only difference other than just basic nature is that Loiosh woke up about 2 weeks before Rocza.

I'd say whatever yours is doing is right for that tegu.

Leslie

Body first then tail huh? Mine did tail first

I think the reasoning for that is he has gained A LOT of weight since i got him.. And his tail certainly has thickened up!
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0.0.3 Whites tree frogs
0.0.1 Blizzard leopard gecko
0.0.1 Argentine Black and White tegu
0.1 Tremper leopard gecko
0.1 Het. tremper leopard gecko

hey, thanks for all the answers, i was quite concerned since she was shedding 2 times within 1 month, but she sure grow a lot.

have a nice one ppl