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Hey everyone, I have a question about feeding.

I have an 09 Extreme, when I got him he was about 11-12" Ive had him for about 2.5 weeks now He's gone through a complete shed and he's just about 15" and his green is almost all gone, its mainly tan now.

Here's what Ive been feeding so far.

-Ground Turkey
-Ground Beef
-Chicken Liver/ Hearts
-Tuna,Salmon,Albacore
-Shrimp,Crab
-Egg
-Blueberries, Grapes
-Super Mealworms
Calcium supplement/ Cod Liver Oil.
(doesnt eat crickets, doesnt eat food mushed up/processed)
etc etc.

Right now with the way I go about feeding/handling, he's doing great,, not flighty, not cage agressive, whether its in his normal enclosure he walks right up to me to come out, or in his feeding bin- he walks right up to me to come out.,
When he's eating he doesnt even shake his food, he kinda just walks right up to it, bites down on a peice and gobbles it up. all in a slow calm manner.

Now I see everyone starting there GU's who are in similar age on fuzzies etc.
My question is, should I just stay away from feeding rodents (not that I would feed live) but even as a thawd food I dont want his temperment towards feeding to change. I wonder if my normal food diet will be ok as a staple diet as he grows older.

I always had monitors that were tame but VERY agressive when eating, and anyone thats had monitors know what cleanup is like after feeding, Thats another thing I dont want to go through either..lol

Basically want him to grow and keep a calm temperment.

<blockquote data-quote="AWD247" data-source="post: 50100" data-attributes="member: 1089">Hey everyone, I have a question about feeding.&nbsp;I have an 09 Extreme, when I got him he was about 11-12&quot; Ive had him for about 2.5 weeks now He's gone through a complete shed and he's just about 15&quot; and his green is almost all gone, its mainly tan now.Here's what Ive been feeding so far.-Ground Turkey-Ground Beef-Chicken Liver/ Hearts-Tuna,Salmon,Albacore-Shrimp,Crab-Egg-Blueberries, Grapes-Super MealwormsCalcium supplement/ Cod Liver Oil.(doesnt eat crickets, doesnt eat food mushed up/processed)etc etc.Right now with the way I go about feeding/handling, he's doing great,, not flighty, not cage agressive, whether its in his normal enclosure he walks right up to me to come out, or in his feeding bin- he walks right up to me to come out., &nbsp;When he's eating he doesnt even shake his food, he kinda just walks right up to it, bites down on a peice and gobbles it up. all in a slow calm manner.Now I see everyone starting there GU's who are in similar age on&nbsp; fuzzies etc.My question is, should I just stay away from feeding rodents (not that I would feed live) but even as a thawd food I dont want his temperment towards feeding to change. I wonder if my normal food diet will be ok as a staple diet as he grows older. I always had monitors that were tame but VERY agressive when eating, and anyone thats had monitors know what cleanup is like after feeding,&nbsp; Thats another thing I dont want to go through either..lol Basically want him to grow and keep a calm temperment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AWD247, post: 50100, member: 1089"] Hey everyone, I have a question about feeding. I have an 09 Extreme, when I got him he was about 11-12" Ive had him for about 2.5 weeks now He's gone through a complete shed and he's just about 15" and his green is almost all gone, its mainly tan now. Here's what Ive been feeding so far. -Ground Turkey -Ground Beef -Chicken Liver/ Hearts -Tuna,Salmon,Albacore -Shrimp,Crab -Egg -Blueberries, Grapes -Super Mealworms Calcium supplement/ Cod Liver Oil. (doesnt eat crickets, doesnt eat food mushed up/processed) etc etc. Right now with the way I go about feeding/handling, he's doing great,, not flighty, not cage agressive, whether its in his normal enclosure he walks right up to me to come out, or in his feeding bin- he walks right up to me to come out., When he's eating he doesnt even shake his food, he kinda just walks right up to it, bites down on a peice and gobbles it up. all in a slow calm manner. Now I see everyone starting there GU's who are in similar age on fuzzies etc. My question is, should I just stay away from feeding rodents (not that I would feed live) but even as a thawd food I dont want his temperment towards feeding to change. I wonder if my normal food diet will be ok as a staple diet as he grows older. I always had monitors that were tame but VERY agressive when eating, and anyone thats had monitors know what cleanup is like after feeding, Thats another thing I dont want to go through either..lol Basically want him to grow and keep a calm temperment. [/QUOTE]

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