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RE: Diet ?

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Posted by: laurarfl at Sun Nov 30 20:06:56 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by laurarfl ]  
   

I have never heard of a herbivorous tegu...

I find some are pickier than others, plus it's a time of year when many begin to lose their appetites and prepare for brumation.

I have a red that loves fruit of many kinds and will pick it out of the meat to eat. One B/W will eat fruit and meat, another B/W eats more meat, less fruit. Of course the Colombian is carnivorous.

I would offer a bigger variety of fruits than just bananas; mix it with the meat if you have to. Also offer whole prey items: rodents, chicks, fish. Ground turkey is OK, but lacks minerals.


   

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