please i need some help some advise. i just noticed that my male tegus left front leg is alittle swollen and he isnt using it very well. at times he does put weight on it but the other times he isnt.. it wasnt like this yesterday. all his basking and heat and humity is great he is eating good nothing has changed. could he have spranged it some how.. i did just recently changed his bedding from apsen to cypress mulch and it is alittle harder to dig in.. please sorry for the spelling.. i need some advise fast on to what could have caused this.. like i said he was using it just fine yesterday.. and what can i do to help him

tegugurl at November 24, 2010 at 12:07 AM

please i need some help some advise. i just noticed that my male tegus left front leg is alittle swollen and he isnt using it very well. at times he does put weight on it but the other times he isnt.. it wasnt like this yesterday. all his basking and heat and humity is great he is eating good nothing has changed. could he have spranged it some how.. i did just recently changed his bedding from apsen to cypress mulch and it is alittle harder to dig in.. please sorry for the spelling.. i need some advise fast on to what could have caused this.. like i said he was using it just fine yesterday.. and what can i do to help him

Give him some warm soaks, a few times, and if that does not help, get it to a Vet quick!

hope your guy is better and doing good jd

Cypress mulch canot be had anymore. Cypress trees have become an endangered species. After talking to Johnny I switched to Coco Coarse by Blue Iguana. It is coconut husk and is edible reducing the chances of a blockage. I keep it moist not wet and they love it, easier to burrow in and easier for me to find my yearlings in their 6' x 2' x 1 1/2' habitat.