Which is better, raw or cooked ground turkey? My tegu definitely prefers the raw, but is it healthy?
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Raw or cooked turkey??
ripper
May 05, 2005 05:51 PM
Replies (3)
ea7770
May 06, 2005 09:45 AM
I use cooked to avoid nasty things like salmonella
krn
May 08, 2005 08:09 PM
iv heard tegus bodys can fight off salmonila poisoning.. i frrez my turkey to kill every thing then thaw to room temperature and serve.
theTegu
May 17, 2005 12:55 AM
I too use raw ground turkey. 93% lean or better. I suppliment with calcium and vitamin powder though some people use 'bone meal' in their ground turkey. Lean ground turkey was suggested to me by Bennett from beardiedragon.com who breeds red tegus. I have been doing this for some time with no ill effects.
I feed a staple diet of rodents, but I substitute with raw turkey to break things up. I also feed fruits and veggies, superworms, crix, hissing coackroaches, etc.
Rick
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