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i got an argentine tegu baby (black & white) in november....shes been hibernating since i got her, and i noticed she woke up, so i got her out to let her walk around a bit (im keeping her in a 10 gallon while she is hibernating & while her other cage is being built...)...i put a lamp up and sprayed her with a little water to hydrate her a little...gave her a small bowl of food (sweet potatoe, carrots, etc) to see if she was interested in eating at all...

i noticed her scratching her face (like a dog would)...and now she will NOT open her right eye...thats the side she was scartching...is it possible that she may have torn her outer eye-lid?...will she be okay? should i take her to a vet?

thanks
jessica

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0.1.0 Hogg Island Boa
0.1.0 Albino Columbian Boa
0.0.1 Red Albino Cornsnake
0.0.1 Aberrant California Kingsnake
0.0.1 Musk Turtle
1.0.0 Normal Leopard Gecko
0.1.0 Argentine Black & White Tegu
1.0.0 Leopard Toad
0.0.2 Wolf Spiders
1.2.0 Dogs
1.2.0 Cats
2.0.0 Rats
1.0.0 Rabbit
1.0.0 Gerbil

lol...wow, don't i feel special...

it was just her first shed!...i was so worried, lol...i guess that just shows how new i am to tegus!
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0.1.0 Hogg Island Boa
0.1.0 Albino Columbian Boa
0.0.1 Red Albino Cornsnake
0.0.1 Aberrant California Kingsnake
0.0.1 Musk Turtle
1.0.0 Normal Leopard Gecko
0.1.0 Argentine Black & White Tegu
1.0.0 Leopard Toad
0.0.2 Wolf Spiders
1.2.0 Dogs
1.2.0 Cats
2.0.0 Rats
1.0.0 Rabbit
1.0.0 Gerbil

Monitor him and see if he opens his eye for about a week , where are you located ? Boosting the temp wakes em up
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