My Tegu Has An Infection...
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- čas přidán 26. 03. 2020
- Fraps, my Tegus, health has been quite a roller coaster lately. A lot has gone on but in this video we will cover the full details of what happened, changes I made, and what the future holds. I said this in the video, but I take full responsibility for any mistakes I made and hope you can learn from them.
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I started getting into the reptile hobby in February of 2018. My first reptile was my Bearded Dragon - Maxine Pegasus (creator of duel monsters btw). Since then, I have added five Yellow Ackie Monitors (Asus, Dell, LG, and two unnamed babies), a Chacoan Black and White Tegu (Frappuccino), a Crested Gecko (Destin), and a Russian Tortoise (Tortellini). I also have a dog named Thrall (yes, from World of Warcraft) who is a Dachshund/Chihuahua mix - aka a Chiweenie.
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I appreciate you being so transparent with us! I hope he gets better soon!
Thank you for sharing this; I’m a new tegu owner and your honesty and insight are so much appreciated! Thank you and I hope Frapp has a quick and full recovery!
Thanks Leanne! My hope is in sharing this I can help others out. Best way to address a failure is to learn from it and share the failure with others so they can learn as well! Glad the video is doing just that :)
Poor frap 💔 i know you’ll get him 100% and do everything you can for him 💕
dude, your husbandry is next level! great job!
Thanks Adam!
I had a tegu years ago that came down with the same symptoms yours did . the same swollen lower jaw plus he became lethargic and finally the last few inches of his tail started rotting. He finally passed away. I am almost positive I can chaulk it up to feeding him cat food about once a week as shortly after they recalled a lot of cat and dog food as animals were getting sick and dying. l since have aquired two other tegus which are over 10 years old and are doing just fine. I never fed them any canned cat or dog food.
I'm not sure about it being dog/cat food. Know a lot of keepers whove successfully employed using cat/dog food. Guess it could depend on what dog/cat food though
My tegu has a severely swollen lower lip. I just got him a month ago. He’s been on antibiotics (Ceftazedine 0.5ml) every 3 days. I feed him when he’s getting his shot and he doesn’t even notice. Because if there’s no food he’s not happy about the needle. My poor boy came from a home with improper diet and low UVB. He’s got a bunch of other health issues and may need a tail amputation but one step at a time I see the new changes making him stronger daily. Hope Frap feels 100% soon
Can't change the past, can only improve the future. Sounds like that's exactly what you're doing for your Tegu there!
Poor guy! Glad to hear he's on the mend!👍
Thanks for support Herb! Ultimately, he should still live a full, healthy life which is all I can ask for in the end!
Thank you for this - I'm heading to the vet with my tegu this weekend and this video was really helpful!
hope things went well!
@@ProfessorHerp thank you!! She is doing great now :)
My tegu has this. It is said that its fatty lip. I see him sneeze so it could be allergies. My tegu is fine though. I'm not worried. If you are worried then definitely see the vet. I will not because its not needed.
I would have an exotic vet check out the lip. Fatty lip is really not a real thing imo.
I wasn't aware that tegus would eat greens, that's awesome!
Very important to their diet!
@@ProfessorHerp well yeah, of course! If they will eat them then that's awesome! I mean, fruit was always a given. Never even thought of greens before, and frankly nobody I've ever spoken to about tegus talked about it. That's awesome!
Hey bro it’s ok to admit you did some stuff wrong, hopefully you learned a lot and will be able to keep a better watch on your animals. Good luck
I would like to see the injection and even the daily meds
czcams.com/video/Cv7BRa9LZ3U/video.html :)
IME stomatitis and RI go hand in hand, especially if the stomatitis is unaddressed.
So good to see the minor adjustments that you made. It just shows why these little things matter so much.
How is the calcium deficiency going or would you not know about that yet?
Not sure yet. Nothing will improve per say but am doing everything I can to make sure it does not worsen.
Thx for this video :)
Poor Frap and get better soon big boy :)
i think a video on giving Frap his meds would be great.
My little girl is causing me some concern, i tried the B complex and nothing :/ She is due to go into a shed again and we now have 2 layers of shed on tail. My vet is in isolation (corona virus) at the moment so i have to send over all the info and pics via email. Starting to think something else is going on with her and ur video raises my suspicions further.
Its very interesting ur vet says give cooked meat and humidity on the high side, did she advise u let it dry out once per wk? My vet did. Did the vet say the exact basking temp and the T5%? Both mine are under 14% now, both also have a deep heat projector and basking bulbs running at 135 hottest part.
I have just ordered bark and was considering making a boggy area with spaghant moss, neither use a bowl to soak which is frustrating lol
Here's the meds vid: czcams.com/video/Cv7BRa9LZ3U/video.html
She did not say to do any drying out. My feeling is there's not much basis to the whole drying out theory. The environments they thrive in almost always have very high humidity. She said my basking temp are good. (120-125F - which is lower than most guides but works well from what I've seen). I have a 14% on the right side about 15" from his back and a 12% about 12" from his back where the basking area is. I saw your FB and will get back to you there too.
Hey I just got a tegu she’s a female. And I just saw this video. she has the same jaw problem should I be worried? I haven’t seen how she acts because she coming out of brumation.
Best thing to do is go to a reputable exotic vet with reptile experience. I cannot really comment.
From what i’ve learned, letting tegus free roam isn’t good. They need 80 to 100% ambient humidity in order to keep their respiratory system functioning correctly. If kept to low for to long they develop scale and respiratory issues. Inside their burrow, cave, or the wet side of the dirt underground it should be 100% humid at all times. I would toss a bunch of moss and reptibark, or orchid bark in there too! Im not sure if you have it bioactive or not but I would make sure there was all kind of life keeping all the nasty in check! Frap needs a lil more dirt too. I also use a 100 w Mega Ray MVB & a 100 w Deep heat Projector and a 50 w mini halogen. Basking Spot get’s to 130, hot side ambient is 95, Cool side is 80/84….
Hope Frap recovers 100% Im sure your on top of it though!!!
Thanks for the recommendations! I think I ultimately became to complacent with his husbandry which you should never do. We all have set backs from time to time though and I just hope to learn from this moving forward.
Professor Herp Yessir!!! I feel you, I know you’ve had your hands full with the Ackies. One other thing I found was Smelt whole fish is better than cut up chunks of fish. I had some issues with my tegu prolapsing when he was younger and had to really address my husbandry & tegus diet.
Play sand in a tegu enclosure?!?!
yep!
When I saw your “after one year “ video, I noticed how wet the soil was. NOT GOOD! Too damn wet. Wet soil is a breeding ground for bacteria. Keep the soil somewhat damp, but not wet like you had it. Your UVB lamps are not close enough to the lizard. Respiratory infection is definitely from overly wet soil and humidity that is way to high. Humidity should be the same as an iguana. 60 to 70% is adequate. Also, you are using wood in the basking spot. Wood is porous and harbors bacteria. Basking spot should be rock or plastic.
Hi Chuck, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Wet soil would have caused skin related issues and was ruled out as a possible reason for the infection. The substrate is a good dampness imo. UVB placement does not seem to have caused any issues as well.
I agree with what u said that the soil and everything is fine for humidity but the wooden hide and basking spot in such a humid environment will rot and cause mold and bacteria and will harbor bacteria from other things becouse it's very porous