I'm glad he's doing better. There is talk that too much unfertilized egg can lead to biotin deficiency, so I hold off and give it as a treat once or twice a month. I also cook it and give it boiled or scrambled with a little smashed shell.

Incorporating as many whole foods as possible into the diet will make for a healthy tegu. Feed bugs one or two days, rodents two-three times a week, fish, organ meats (OK, not exactly a whole food, but I think they're healthy), and offer fruit daily. I change the fruits a couple of times a week: strawberries, grapes, blueberries, cherries, peaches, cantaloupe, grape tomatoes, etc. Usually it depends on what I'm buying for myself and what I've got open or available in season. I give lean turkey once a week because I mix it with my vitamin mixture, but I wouldn't rely on it for a staple part of the diet. As the tegu gets older, they can also eat day old chicks, crayfish, snails, whole fish, etc.

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