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There is no danger in feeding these guys chicken necks. I have fed my tegus them all summer long with no issues whatsoever. You have to remember that the throat and stomach of these reptiles is pretty tough. Think about the food items they consume in the wild. They're eating birds, fish, other lizards, crustaceans, carrion, etc.

Also, my adults consume entire chicken necks so the bones are covered with flesh and not exposed. They literally slide down their throats. I do cut the necks up for my younger tegu but you can see that even when cut up, the bones are pretty rounded and smooth. They're not like fish spines or the smaller thinner bones found in chicken wings.

[QUOTE="carcharios, post: 70902, member: 1050"] There is no danger in feeding these guys chicken necks. I have fed my tegus them all summer long with no issues whatsoever. You have to remember that the throat and stomach of these reptiles is pretty tough. Think about the food items they consume in the wild. They're eating birds, fish, other lizards, crustaceans, carrion, etc. Also, my adults consume entire chicken necks so the bones are covered with flesh and not exposed. They literally slide down their throats. I do cut the necks up for my younger tegu but you can see that even when cut up, the bones are pretty rounded and smooth. They're not like fish spines or the smaller thinner bones found in chicken wings. [/QUOTE]

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