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usually i feed him with endive, dandelion, occasionally with hibiscus blossom...but in this time of year all those tipes of food are unavailible to me!
so, what is the next best tipe of food for Amon?
thanks
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1.0.0 Ball python (Oz)
0.0.1 Hardwicki Uro (Amon)
0.1.0 Black cat (Tomika)

Well i'll repost what i just put in the frozen veggies thread. I'm not saying everyone should do what i do, but it's worked very well for me.

Hope it helps.

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I try and feed a veggie-salad mix, plus a leafy green, plus i always have a dry mix available.

The veggie mix i make in the food processor usually with: some variety of orange squash (i try and get a different one every time or few times) sometimes a small amount of carrot, always try to add a parsnip, some green veggies - i switch up or mix between peas and green beans. I try more often for the beans (yellow ones too even) since he gets peas in his dry mix. Usually some zuccini, lately some bean sprouts as well. I had found they never kept well when i had them separate but in the chopped mix they stay fresh just fine. I try and change up a few items and switch in and out to keep the mix different when i can. I've also been adding some juvenile iguana pellets and sesame seeds to my veggie mix lately too.

The leafy green is usually Endive or Escarole as it's all i can usually get up here that's decent nutrition-wise. I also during the non winter seasons will toss in some fresh dandelion greens from the yard, and as a treat i hand feed some dandelion flowers when i get home from work. Sometimes Hibiscus or Nasturtium flowers as well when available.

The dry mix is split peas, green lentils, red lentils, some bird seed and sesame seeds.

Seems like a lot to write it out, but really isn't. I just try and offer a good variety with an overall 2:1 ratio without getting too anal about it. I used to wrack my brain trying to figure out the perfect mix to keep it at 2:1 but realized i'd go insane or probably bore him to death with the same mix everytime.

He eats well and is nice and fat so i think i'm doing something right

n/p
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1.0.0 Ball python (Oz)
0.0.1 Hardwicki Uro (Amon)
0.1.0 Black cat (Tomika)