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Okay so I don't sound so dumb please understand that I don't eat vegetables.

I have read several places that beardies and my newly rescued iggie will eat squash. I figured this would be a good idea to add to their diet to vary it a little. So, I go to the store to buy the lizard salad (as I call it) and to get some squash. Do you know how many kinds of squash there are?

What kind should I get?
Do I just cut it into chunks?
Do I have to take the seeds out?
Does it even have seeds?

Plese don't laugh at me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks Dawn
1.1 Veiled (Moe and Isis)
0.2 Helmeted Iguana (Louie and Aphrodite)
0.2 Southern Toad (Tiny and Bubba)
1.0 Bearded Dragon (Joker)
3.1 Cats (Buffy, Spike, London, and Lilly)

Some of my guys favorites are butternut, acorn or just yellow soft squash (not sure of the soft kinds name). I just cut them with a grater or an apple peeler, and mix it up into the salads. Some dragons really do like squash quite a bit, and it happens to be one of the healthier veggies too. Some do have seeds, and those with seeds I do not feed them as they are in the center and it's mush kinda like a pumpkin inside...

What is not used I cover the cut end with plastic wrap and store in zip lock bags to keep them fresh a little longer
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I chop it into smaller pieces & use one of those POP choppers. Those kind you put over the food & smack the knob down and blades come down & chop it. The more times you pop it, the finer it gets. Very easy to make appropriate sizes for different size dragons.
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Joel R

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Trust me, no question is dumb. and i rarely eat veggies also but i do know that their are acorn squash, spagetti squash, butternut or "winter squash, and summer squash. there are several more but i cant really name them and those tend to be the most common. i always use butternut squash because it tends to be easier to cut up and it is the healthiest and my bd loves it. its also pretty cheap. and it will alst a while. wen feeding give your bearded dragon about 1/4 squash and 3/4 greens. i learned that from kephy. here is a good site that shuld be able to help for feeding any veggies:
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/
scroll down to were it says nutrition content and it will give u a list of food that is both bad and good. green is a staple food and red and yellow and blue are bad. black is ok 2. dont worry it will tell u.

There are many different kinds of squash and which ones are good for your dragon has already been covered. Pumpkin is a squash too and probably the most widely known squash in western societies. Can't recall if it's good for a dragon to eat though.

Knowing some grocery stores don't always label their squashes the same way, decided to give descriptions of what good kinds of squash to feed bearded dragons look like. I can't guarentee though that I am correct as I don't eat alot of squash nor buy them for my dragon. I don't see a point in buying a large vegetable only to feed a small portion of it to my dragon and having the rest go to waste. But I only have one dragon right now.

Acorn squash- these are typically green, about 6" in diameter and have ridges all the way around

Butternut Squash: quite large, about a foot long. Looks like a large smooth peanut.

Pumpkin: Huge squash, comes in all sizes from 6" diameter to 60" (well doubt you would see them this large but the record sized pumpkin is huge!)

Spagetti squash: medium oval squash, yellowish in colour.

That's all I can think of off hand and are pretty much the ones I am familier with. The only other squash I can think of is an eggplant which looks like a large purple teardrop. It pretty much stands out compared to other squashes. Don't know if dragons can eat these though. Oh and don't confuse ornamental gourds as squashes though, these are not intented as food, hence the name.