I got Frost Friday of last week and here it is Thurs anmd he still has not chosen to eat anything - I am really starting to get worried. He seems happy and has been outside and bathed and is a very important part of our life however I am concerned that something may be wrong. He doesn't act sick or anything just doesn't eat. His previous owner was only feeding him twice a week. I have offered him every type of food imaginable and he has only attempted to nibble at a bit of greens on Saturday. I was told that he was not eating live mice because he rather just play with them. I have made him the tegu mix meatloaf that was suggested but he wont touch it eithe5r (my dog liked it though) Anyways should I be concerned or is it possible that he is just wanted to hibernate and therefore has chosen to stop eating??? He never got out of bed yesterday but did peek at us a few times. Please help Thanks !

Crystal

LovinLizards at 07:49AM on Aug 27, 2009

I got Frost Friday of last week and here it is Thurs anmd he still has not chosen to eat anything - I am really starting to get worried. He seems happy and has been outside and bathed and is a very important part of our life however I am concerned that something may be wrong. He doesn't act sick or anything just doesn't eat. His previous owner was only feeding him twice a week. I have offered him every type of food imaginable and he has only attempted to nibble at a bit of greens on Saturday. I was told that he was not eating live mice because he rather just play with them. I have made him the tegu mix meatloaf that was suggested but he wont touch it eithe5r (my dog liked it though) Anyways should I be concerned or is it possible that he is just wanted to hibernate and therefore has chosen to stop eating??? He never got out of bed yesterday but did peek at us a few times. Please help Thanks !

Crystal

my tegus have stopped eating and are hibernating now. so frost could be slowing down to hibernate . and will stop feeding.

well hopefully that is what is going on - that is kinda what i am thinking ! Thanks for sharing this makes me feel a lil better !

Tupinambis at 08:55AM on Aug 27, 2009

LovinLizards at 07:49AM on Aug 27, 2009

I got Frost Friday of last week and here it is Thurs anmd he still has not chosen to eat anything - I am really starting to get worried. He seems happy and has been outside and bathed and is a very important part of our life however I am concerned that something may be wrong. He doesn't act sick or anything just doesn't eat. His previous owner was only feeding him twice a week. I have offered him every type of food imaginable and he has only attempted to nibble at a bit of greens on Saturday. I was told that he was not eating live mice because he rather just play with them. I have made him the tegu mix meatloaf that was suggested but he wont touch it eithe5r (my dog liked it though) Anyways should I be concerned or is it possible that he is just wanted to hibernate and therefore has chosen to stop eating??? He never got out of bed yesterday but did peek at us a few times. Please help Thanks !

Crystal

my tegus have stopped eating and are hibernating now. so frost could be slowing down to hibernate . and will stop feeding.

It sounds to me frost is ready to hibernate. does not sound like he unhealthy. one sure way to test this gave him a few boiled eggs tegus dont turn down eggs . if he does frost is in hibernation process. always glad to help.

Ok that sounds good - I will try the boiled egg just to be sure - although I am pretty sure that he actaully ate to live fish that I put in his water bowl. They are gone and I am pretty positve he ate them since wehn we took him outside yesterday evening he went potty - so things are looking up !

LovinLizards at 08:48AM on Aug 28, 2009

Ok that sounds good - I will try the boiled egg just to be sure - although I am pretty sure that he actaully ate to live fish that I put in his water bowl. They are gone and I am pretty positve he ate them since wehn we took him outside yesterday evening he went potty - so things are looking up !

sounds like hes just being picky.   and likes his goodies  lol    like 2 year old kids lol

LovinLizards at 08:48AM on Aug 28, 2009

Ok that sounds good - I will try the boiled egg just to be sure - although I am pretty sure that he actaully ate to live fish that I put in his water bowl. They are gone and I am pretty positve he ate them since wehn we took him outside yesterday evening he went potty - so things are looking up !

sounds like hes maybe just picky wants his goodies lol like I say just like 2 year old kids lol

Very true - they are like lil kids -- I got him some more fish since that seems to make him happy - he turned his nose up at the egg and superworms. Picky lil bugger he is = lol

LovinLizards at 03:34PM on Aug 29, 2009

Very true - they are like lil kids -- I got him some more fish since that seems to make him happy - he turned his nose up at the egg and superworms. Picky lil bugger he is = lol

my tegus love fish to . I feed chopped trout and cat fish that was frozen, I get alot of fish donated by a fishin buddy and he catches lots of them lol

I breed cichlids so i always have extra fish so i guess he will at least help cut down on some of the fish population lol

Our tegus have started to eat a whole lot less as well.  Some cages dont even touch the ground beef anymore.  Some cages have already gone in hibernation, closing up their holes from the inside out. 

believe it or not my tegus are still active . last year they were awake till october and got active again in April.

The majority are active on the farm too really.  There is one nest that I have seen this week that has been closed from the inside out already.  They are red tegus in that cage.  It has been cool weather here, lots of overcast skies and some light rain.