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a week ago he was eating fine,
little fish, mealworms, bannana, now he just wont eat
help?
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NICK

Is it an Argentine Black and White? This is the time that many are preparing for hibernation and will stop eating. However you really need to provide more info to get more help. Tell us the species, age, and tell us about your set up: substrate, temps, size, etc.

yes it is an Argentine Black and White.
its still small
i got a a few weeks ago and it was eatting just fine on fish, mealworms, and some bannana but then he just stoped eatting. he still drinks but its been a week now with out food. this is my first tegu an i want to take good care of it. any answers?
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NICK

Sounds like he could be slowing down for hibernation. Arg B&Ws hibernate for the winter, even young ones. They dig a burrow and will remain unactive for 4 to 6 months. They do lose wieght but then they have one hell of an appitite when the wake up.
Has your tegu moved away from his heat sorces and is less active now? Also what are your cage temps and what are u useing as bedding?
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Leo Gex
1.0 Giants
0.1 Red strip/hypo
1.0 Patternless
0.2 Normals
Others:
1.0 Giant plated lizard
1.0 Blue Tegu
1.1 dogs
2:0 chinchillas

i use like a shreded coconut husk substrate, to big to eat and i feed him out of the cage for often then not, he has been spending more time burried and less time under the lamp.
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NICK

Sounds like the answer Sleepiness!