Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I tried to give my Sudan Plated lizard some of the canned reptile lizard food and he sniffted it then burried it. He will eat worms sometimes and now its only earth worms and he doesnt care for greens or pinkies, so i was thinking of a bland mixs dog food. He liked the chicken sapplier i gave him when my dog didnt finish is meal. But i was wonder is it alright for him to have dog food as meals? I know it has fillers but not nearly as much as cat food, and when i mean bland this is almost nothing but chicken copped up and water added. So i was just wondering becasue i want to be able to vary his diet alittle. Thanks for ur help and time.
-----
Leo Gex
1.3 noramls or hi-yellows
1.0 Giant normal phase het for temper albino
0.2 Temper albinos
1.0 Tangerine Temper albino
1.1 Tangerine
0.1 hypo and baldy Tangerine
0:1 Blizzared
1:0 patternless
Others:
1 snapping turtle
1 Giant plated lizard
1:1 dogs
and 2:0 chinchillas

As a very occasional meal a quality dog food such as Iams or Science Diet would be okay. You're right in that they're better than cat food, but not because of less fillers, but because dog food is generally lower in fat than cat food. Have you tried feeding crickets to your lizard? Keep trying to offer different fruits and veggies - most Sudans [assuming you have Gerrhosaurus major], will eat a fair amount of plant matter. Mine originally didn't go for plant matter at first but the more it was offered the more they accepted it and now it's a major portion of their diet along with live insects.
-----
Matt Campbell
Animal Keeper, Small Mammal/Reptile House
Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois

Assistant Curator
Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, Illinois