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Hi James
I get my chicken gizards and heart at the grocery store. Where I shop they are both in the same meat tray and the tray is only like $2 (probably around 50 hearts and gizards)
As for temps most Tegus like their food at room temperature or luke warm. I use a cup of warm water and put my chicken hearts and gizards in a zip lock bag then in the water to thaw. I do the same with pinkies.
As for quantity, I feed my Tegu every day, feed him what he can eat, when he wonders away then he has probably had enough. My Tegu can eat a Turkey meat ball (about the size of a large strawberry), 3 chicken hearts and a couple gizards, and some red grapes cut in half. I will alternate between Ground Turkey, scrambles eggs, and 3 pinkies every day. If he isn't a very big eater then maybe try to offer less food twice a day. Crickets, horned worms, wax worms, superworms, silk worms, fruit or veggie baby food, bananas, sweet berries, just try different combos to keep him interested and to get him to eat a more varied diet.

<blockquote data-quote="Nessie" data-source="post: 70328" data-attributes="member: 1702">Hi JamesI get my chicken gizards and heart at the grocery store. Where I shop they are both in the same meat tray and the tray is only like $2 (probably around 50 hearts and gizards)As for temps most Tegus like their food at room temperature or luke warm. I use a cup of warm water and put my chicken hearts and gizards in a zip lock bag then in the water to thaw. I do the same with pinkies. As for quantity, I feed my Tegu every day, feed him what he can eat, when he wonders away then he has probably had enough. My Tegu can eat a Turkey meat ball (about the size of a large strawberry), 3 chicken hearts and a couple gizards, and some red grapes cut in half. I will alternate between Ground Turkey, scrambles eggs, and 3 pinkies every day. If he isn't a very big eater then maybe try to offer less food twice a day. Crickets, horned worms, wax worms, superworms, silk worms, fruit or veggie baby food, bananas, sweet berries, just try different combos to keep him interested and to get him to eat a more varied diet.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nessie, post: 70328, member: 1702"] Hi James I get my chicken gizards and heart at the grocery store. Where I shop they are both in the same meat tray and the tray is only like $2 (probably around 50 hearts and gizards) As for temps most Tegus like their food at room temperature or luke warm. I use a cup of warm water and put my chicken hearts and gizards in a zip lock bag then in the water to thaw. I do the same with pinkies. As for quantity, I feed my Tegu every day, feed him what he can eat, when he wonders away then he has probably had enough. My Tegu can eat a Turkey meat ball (about the size of a large strawberry), 3 chicken hearts and a couple gizards, and some red grapes cut in half. I will alternate between Ground Turkey, scrambles eggs, and 3 pinkies every day. If he isn't a very big eater then maybe try to offer less food twice a day. Crickets, horned worms, wax worms, superworms, silk worms, fruit or veggie baby food, bananas, sweet berries, just try different combos to keep him interested and to get him to eat a more varied diet. [/QUOTE]

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