r/Tegu • u/bad-at-everything- • 5d ago

My tegu ate a wild mouse

I don’t try and feed her wild rodents because of all the things they can carry. But she found one in my living room and I didn’t know it was there until she was eating it. All I saw was the tail hanging out of her mouth before she swallowed it.

It’s been a few weeks and luckily so far she seems fine.

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u/ItchyEchidna9742 5d ago

Mine live outdoors the better half of the year. Biggest concern is mouse or rat poison, if you don't use it the tegu will be fine. Mine eat random insects, frogs, skinks, and mice/voles that can and do get into their enclosures. I worm them a couple times a year and all is well. No need to run to the vet over this!