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Proper Diet???

srsnakes Mar 17, 2004 05:59 PM

Alright so im tring to get some idea for the proper diet for the little guys... So far i have been feeding them Ground Beef, crickets, trying fruits (kewi,oranges,peaches, with no luck),mealworms, tried high quality dog food (but they didnt like that either), but they only seem to like the beef and crickets. I will be switching them to high quality low fat ground turkey as of there next feeding date tomorrow, but i was wondering what you guys feed your Red's, what they seem to perfer and what they just dont want to try.. I guess im am looking for some roaches for them to try next and the turkey and the crickets but i am just looking for a set schedule of something that works for everyone, something like

Monday i feed a spoonful of turkey
Tuesday i feed 10-15 crickets each
Wednesday i feed some mashed fruit trying to get them to eat any of it
Thursday we try dog food
Friday we do mealworms
Saturday we mixed some fruit with ground beef.
Sunday is Poop day

I dont know if anyone would have a list like this or if they just feed what they can each day, I just know that variety is important for them and im looking to keep my options as open as possible.. Everyone here has been so helpful so i figured i would get as much information out as I possible can. I dont know if anyone will have a list like this but anything that you guys feed your baby tegus would be helpful advice... thank you all for the help!

Sincerely
Rose Hipskind
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www.srsnakes.com

Replies (2)

jiffypop Mar 18, 2004 06:39 AM

My baby Red Tegus get crickets 5 days a week. Three days a week they get large pinky mice and each Tegu will eat 4-5 pinkies. When they get a little larger I will start them on ground turkey with fruit mixed in once a week and also increase the size of the rodents. I add ground beef heart and superworms occasionally.

boidsntegus Mar 18, 2004 01:23 PM

Have you read all the previous forums and performed a google search on these tegus? Most of the questions you have been asking are all out there and already answered somewhere.
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-Bill

1.0.0 Albino California Kingsnake
0.1.0 Colombian Red Tail Boa
0.0.1 Axolotl Salamander
0.0.1 Red Flame Crested Gecko
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