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Cod liver oil

jamesnyborg

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Hey guys, I was wondering where is the best place to buy cod live oil. I plan on mixing it with ground turkey but the only place that I know has it are the vitamin stores. Can i get it at grocery stores?
 

Logie_Bear

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We have a huuuuuge grocery store in our town that carries everything under the sun. I found some there in the healthfood / vegan food section. It was like 15$ a bottle.
 

jamesnyborg

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Yeah i checked today at the grocery store and all they have is the pill form of the cod liver oil. I need the liquid to mix it with the ground turkey.
 

aambumann

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I just bought some the other day, I found it our local grocery store, Hyvee, in the vitamin isle. A 4oz. bottle was $8.00 and the big bottle was $32.00.
 

Compnerd7

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Sometimes, it is cheaper to get the pills, then poke them with a needle and drain the Cod Liver Oil out. That's what I do, because you can buy huge amounts of the pills for cheap at Costco.

Doesn't hurt taking some yourself either, helps your own skin ;)
 

kim86

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How often should one add cod liver oil into their tegus food? My dude has some tail shed that's being a butt and not coming off too fast, so I'm thinking adding it into his diet would be muy beuno.
 

Dubya

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I didn't see any at Walmart in bottles, but Rite Aid on Long Island has it for $12 for a 12oz bottle.
 

aambumann

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Here are a couple of care sheet links from 2 of the bigger breeders. Basically 1 table spoon or 15 ml per pound of ground turkey. http://www.teguterra.com/tegucaresheet.htm
http://www.varnyard-herps.com/

It also says to feed in conjunction with 1 part beef liver to 3 parts ground turkey. Feed each item once a week as a meal. It seems these two menu items work off each other. I am not an expert of any kind, I have only just added a Red Tegu hatchling to my collection, but this is some of the info I have discovered while reading about Tegus. Maybe someone with more hands on knowledge can help you more with this.
 

Thelegendofcharlie

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its so much easier to raise cod and cut out 3/4 of their livers.
Dont worry - the liver regenerates, just keep the incision clean with betadine.
and discourage any alcohol consumption.
It keeps a steady supply of cod liver oil on hand and its self sustaining.
 

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