New monitor (salvator)

[Kimmie]

Originally Posted by nepoez

Actually I give my tegu the same kind of heating as the monitor. The tegu is pretty much active all day long like a hyper dog! I'd say they have the same kind of metabolism, feed is full of food, the next day his tummy is flat again and hungry and scouring around again!

that is weird my tegu became the laziest reptile I have had after 2-3 years he eats bask and sleeps lol

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by Kimmie

that is weird my tegu became the laziest reptile I have had after 2-3 years he eats bask and sleeps lol

Tegus have a relatively low metabolic rate, they also rely mainly on anaerobic excercise unlike most Varanids that use aerobic. Simply put; Tegus do not have the stamina of many Varanid species.

[Kimmie]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

Tegus have a relatively low metabolic rate, they also rely mainly on anaerobic excercise unlike most Varanids that use aerobic. Simply put; Tegus do not have the stamina of many Varanid species.

ah okay good then Cookie is just a normal lazy tegu lol

[nepoez]

Originally Posted by Kimmie

ah okay good then Cookie is just a normal lazy tegu lol

Actually it's normal for tegus to be lazy on youtube, but I think if the cage is big enough and set up correctly he should be very active. My tegu is 3.5 feet(just started a big growth spurt after hibernating for 4 months!) and never stops moving until you fill him with food Otherwise he'll hyperactively move around looking for food all day! Maybe after 2-3 years he learned that there's no point in looking for food because the owner just gives it to him so why bother looking around?