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I have fed chicks out before with no problems. Really the problem is that people want to feed just one thing and mice are easy. Now tegus do best when you mix things up. Now chicks will be fine once in a while, just like mice are good every now and than, ground trukey is fine for a bit, fish is a nice thing to add, rats and rabbit meat, chicken, fruits... the list of foods is endless. Why people have a problem with chicks is becuase they are not a complete meal (ie low in calcium) and if you tell a new reptile owner that they are a good food sorce often times they will forget to supplement and their animal sufferes.

So there is nothing wrong with feeding out young chicks (i'd make sure they are frozen like the ones a prorodents just to avoid a nasty peck). Just make sure to feed somthing else in the same feeding week.

[QUOTE="chelvis, post: 75621, member: 49"] I have fed chicks out before with no problems. Really the problem is that people want to feed just one thing and mice are easy. Now tegus do best when you mix things up. Now chicks will be fine once in a while, just like mice are good every now and than, ground trukey is fine for a bit, fish is a nice thing to add, rats and rabbit meat, chicken, fruits... the list of foods is endless. Why people have a problem with chicks is becuase they are not a complete meal (ie low in calcium) and if you tell a new reptile owner that they are a good food sorce often times they will forget to supplement and their animal sufferes. So there is nothing wrong with feeding out young chicks (i'd make sure they are frozen like the ones a prorodents just to avoid a nasty peck). Just make sure to feed somthing else in the same feeding week. [/QUOTE]

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