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I work at a pet shop that specializes in reptiles and we recently aquired a full grown female Argentine B/W tegu. She seems pretty well but i was worried about her diet. THey have been feeding her 5 or 6 mice a week. thats all. I have been reading and i read that their diet needs to be a lot more varied. What fruits/veggies do y'all feed? are scrambled eggs ok? super worms? crickets? thanks in advance for the help.. _Ben

try some Kiwii , banna, mango, apricots. If she wont eat the fruit try boioling an egg (Cooked eggs dont have parisites), Then blending it in a blender- or a food processor with water to thin out the egg. Then dip the fruit in it to sent the fruit with the eggs. I also feed got loaded dusted kingmeal worms. Russ

My favorite diet for my tegu so far consists of the following:

3 prts. Lean Ground Turkey
1 prt. Pureed Bannanas and Strawberries
1/4 prt. Calcium/Bone Meal

I also feed superworms frequently. Regarding the mice, i would try to feed them less often. theyre tasty, but also higher in fat than the turkey...
ian
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Ian, Mice and rats are not high in fat. The sdz mixture is 90 grams of bone meal to 10lbs of turkey, and one centurme Vit. 3 parts to 1/4 is not even close , considering 90 grams is 3.2 ozs.so 3.2 ozs to 10 lbs of turkey is not 3 to 1/4 part.Thats like 50x`s the recomended amount of bone meal.I think that would cause serious problems. I Also hope your not using Mineral All in stead of bone meal . Supplkaments are not bone meal . Bone meal is Gounded up bones ,Rodents have bones. I found that mixed chunks of fruit works better than blended fuits . The way I do fruit now is in my previs post. Thanks Russ

Whole prey of any kind (rodent or bird) is healthier, more natural and always a better choice for your pet then any concoction that any human could come up with...

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i wasnt using the sdz formula. i was using a mixture that has worked well for me. sorry about the rats though... pinkies are high in fat though, arent they?
ian
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Yes pinkies are not good as a staple food source.I still think you should talk to a vet about what to much bone meal could do to your tegus health, before you do this . RUss

ok, i will... thanks for the warning...
ian
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....or were you just stating that its not a proper subsitute for bone meal? I've been supplementing with Miner-All so I'm curious to know if you have a contray opinion.

Thanks....MAP

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