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i know u can feed them greens and bananas but i was wondering if u can feed them catelop apples watermelon straw bearies and just basicly a more veriety diet.

Adam

If you're talking about a sulcata, which I assume you are, they shouldn't be eating fruit. Their diet should be mostly grasses with some leafy greens, and fruit only rarely. Too much fruit is bad for them, and I don't think they're supposed to have banana at all.

check out www.sulcata-station.org for more dietary info.
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Sohni
Northern California

0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.2 Hermann's Tortoises
plus my kids' herps:
0.0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko

They can eat bananas and the other things you listed, but don't
feed them often (when we have strawberries in the summer as
a treat, he gets some also, it's not like we're buying them
365). I don't have a problem with the bananas - mines gets
these more frequently (once/twice a month). Best to feed
lots of greens, escarole, collards and such and hay (soft hay
soaked in hot water then drained, IF they eat it, many small
ones don't). Variety is the key, no one thing will be a problem,
unless you feed it too much.

i have also heard that u can feed them rabit pellets sometimes cause it helps there digestion and one more thing i have her in a pen in the back yard on the grass and i noticed that when she doesn't have food and she is hungry she will eat the grass is this bad or good or is doesn't realy matter and it's ok thanks for all the advice and she is small still only about 5 or 6 in. if she needs anything special in her diet let me know.

Adam

Don't feed rabbit pellets, they are not a suitable food and are
sprayed with something to keep them from molding. Sulcatas should be grazing as much as possible on proper grasses - bermuda
and weeds.

thanks.