Tegu Food Made Easy---August 15, 2009

[Jefroka]

I just finished making up a fresh batch of tegu food. A little over a lb of ground turkey, 1/4 calf liver, 1/3 kidney (for variety) tblspoon and 1/2 of codliver oil all into the food processor.

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Made up 2-3 day's worth and placed in snack bags, yield was 21 bags. All goes in a gallon bag and in the freezer.

Makes life very easy.


...Jefroka

 

[SnakeCharmr728]

i do this too just with slightly different ingredients! so much easier

 

[Jefroka]

What goes in your mix? Do you vary your mix?
How many tegus do you own and how large are they? How often do they eat?

I feed mine just about every day. There have been a few days when Beauregard bedded down and decided sleeping in that day was better than eating, lol.

I've had my one extreme giant since June 30, 2009. He is 18" nose to tail and just went through his third shed with me. His parents are Ice and Hail.


...Jefroka

 

[TEGU_JAKE]

i feed my tegus a mix of ground turkey and chicken liver with cod liver oil and they LOVE it

dang Beauregard is a big guy i got mine july 28 and it is 13 inches and shed once

 

[Jefroka]

Not certain, but I don't believe beef liver and chicken liver are equal nutrionally. Does anyone know the pluses and minuses of chicken liver vs beef liver?


...Jefroka

 

[AWD247]

Not certain, but I don't believe beef liver and chicken liver are equal nutrionally. Does anyone know the pluses and minuses of chicken liver vs beef liver?


...Jefroka

Thats a good question, Ive always used chicken liver and have started my gu on it also and he loves it., I never knew which would be healthier but I was assuming chicken being better??
Id be interested in this answer also

 

[Jefroka]

I'm pretty certain beef or even calf liver should win out nutritionally over chicken liver. I believe I have heard Bobby comment on this subject before as well.

Still, main staple plus calcium, proper lighting, plus whole animals now and again is the real ticket.


...Jefroka

 

[AWD247]

This is what I was reading up on, maybe it might help


chicken
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Beef
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[Jefroka]

Would love to hear the official word straight from the horse's mouth, but the chicken liver looks a little more healthy.


...Jefroka

 

[Anthony]

my tegu wont eat the turkey with beef liver only the turkey alone.... i dont use a blender or food processor i just put a small peice in a larger amount of ground turkey... she never eats it.... should i get a processor or blender or will it not matter??? i hope my red thats coming enjoys beef liver more.... she has been loving her mice though and crickets

 

[Jefroka]

You may get better acceptance if you mix it, maybe not. I'm hearing that some of the tegus on here can be a little picky, mine doesn't care much at all for eggs.


...Jefroka