hey guys, my arg. b&w has been acting a little funny. he has been twitching and today he did a death roll looking thing for no reason at all. i have no idea what this could be... he eats perfect is as tame as can be and goes to the bathroom on a perfect schedule. what could this be? i also noticed that his spine appears not to be perfectly straight...is that normal. he walks fine but when he's standing still he is usually in a bent up position. please let me know what you think.
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possible sick tegu....?
blackbook
Jul 29, 2005 12:06 AM
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cenecker
Jul 29, 2005 01:48 AM
All six of my tegus are really "Twitchy" if we are describing the same thing...I guess its just how they are. Either that or they are ALLL sick...hope not..,
St.Pierre
Jul 29, 2005 11:04 AM
If all six of your tegus are twitchy then all six of the are ill . It is not normal for a healthy tegu to twitch . Twitching is caused by a calcium defficiency ... see a vet asap
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Stella St.Pierre
www.bluetegu.com - Ron St.Pierre
St.Pierre
Jul 29, 2005 11:06 AM
Your tegu needs to see a vet.
It has a serious calcium problem.
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Stella St.Pierre
www.bluetegu.com - Ron St.Pierre
russ1066
Jul 29, 2005 11:47 AM
How s the move going? Here are some new pictures of my guys Take care russ
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Jul 29, 2005 11:47 AM
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St.Pierre
Aug 03, 2005 02:57 AM
They all look great =) especially Santiago
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Stella St.Pierre
www.bluetegu.com - Ron St.Pierre
blackbook
Jul 30, 2005 12:37 AM
thank you for the input! as it turned out he just wondered too close to my cactus plants and got a few prickles in his belly...that's why he was twitching and thrashing, he was trying to get them out! it took the vet about 2 hours to get them all out and now he's back to his old self!!! i don't have a catus plant in my apt. anymore though.
cenecker
Jul 30, 2005 02:04 AM
ooohhhhh thats what you mean by twitchy...I meant my tegus get really animated and spastic when they are excited...I guess 'twitchy' is too general of a term
SHvar
Aug 17, 2005 03:16 AM
Ive seen this in another collection once before I new what it was, its a form of MBD causing the bacbone to loose calcium and colapse on the spinal cord, this animal needs a vet now. Powder calcium wont help, liquid calcium will probably be given for a while as it cannot absorb other forms in that state, I hope it makes it. The last one I saw this with was a beautiful blue tegu that a friend recieved in trade.
