juvenile feeding

[RickyNo]

my tegu was born early September, I'm trying to think of a variety of things to feed him but not really sure and Google just gives me mixed answers. Can I get a little list of things I can give him too so i can pprovide him with more of a variety. he usually doesn't eat his filling when I give him raw meat or anything else, I usually have to top off his belly with about 30 crickets

 

[Matthew Krzemienski]

Whole prey
Captive raised insects
Crickets
Roaches
Mealworms
Super worms
Wax worms
Silk worms
Horn worms
Earth worms
Snails
Crayfish
Pinkie mice
Quail hatchlings
Baby chickens
Mice
Rats
Hamster
Gerbil
Feeder frogs/toads/lizards

Meat
Soft-boiled or scrambled eggs
Raw meats: turkey, lamb, venison, fowl, beef
Fresh fish filets
Organ meats: liver, hearts, gizzards
Sea food: Crab, Scallops, Shrimp

Fruits
Tropical fruits: Mango, Papaya
Melons: cantaloupe, honeydew, casaba, watermelon
Bananas- in moderation, peels can be fed if grown organic
Apples- in moderation
Cherries
Grapes- Thompson seedless; green and red
Concord grapes higher in oxalates
Tomatoes- high in oxalates**
Berries:
Strawberries- high in oxalates** and goitrogens* so in moderation
blueberries, raspberries, & blackberries
Figs -fresh or dried
Dates
Kiwi
Peaches- high in goitrogens*
Pears- high in oxalates**
Pumpkin

Veggies
Acorn squash, butternut squash
Kabocha squash
Parsnip
Alfalfa
Okra
Green beans
Green peas, snap peas
Leeks
Prickly pear cactus

Dark leafy greens like:
Chicory greens (Escarole)
Collard greens
Dandelion greens
Endive
Mustard greens
Turnip greens

Spaghetti squash
Bell peppers
Rapini
Zucchini
Yellow squash
Radish
Yucca root- cassava- tough, should be shredded
Asparagus
Broccoli in moderation, high in oxalates**
Beets and Beet greens in moderation, high in oxalates**
Carrots and tops in moderation, high in oxalates**
Bok choy - in moderation, high in goitrogens*
Brussels sprouts- high in goitrogens*
Parsley- good source of calcium
Cabbage- in moderation, high in goitrogens*
Cauliflower- in moderation, high in goitrogens*
Coriander- in moderation, high in oxalates**
Rutabaga
Sweet potato- feed rarely
Corn- feed rarely or never, low in Ca and high in Phosphorus
Spinach- feed rarely or never, high in oxalates and goitrogens
Swiss chard- feed rarely or never, high in oxalates**
Lettuces -low in nutrition
Celery- low in nutrition
Cucumber- low in nutrition
Flowering plants like- Nasturtiums, Dahlia or hibiscus, just be careful of pesticides and herbicides
Lentils-cooked
Cooked pasta or rice
Whole wheat bread


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This was taken from a different part of the forum. It's a good list. I buy lots of meats from hare-today's website.

Matt

 

[laurarfl]

That is a pretty good list. Being omnivores, they can eat just about anything. You just need to be sure that the caclium to phosphorous ratio is at least 1-1.5: 1

 

[RickyNo]

Pretty good list thank you. As far as calcium ratio I heavily dust crickets daily for him

 

[misterpc23]

So its actually safe to feed your tegu whole wheat bread and grain? I certainly didnt expect those to be on there, neat.

 

[Matthew Krzemienski]

I dont. I had green iguana who developed a nasty taste for bread. He would get very aggressive about bread he liked it so much. So now i dont use any bread in my reptiles diet.

 

[misterpc23]

Hahaha then ill just stay away from it!

 

[RickyNo]

wow that's crazy

 

[SnakeCharmr728]

Im not sure why those were ever added to the food list, starches and carbs are something you want to feed to them.

 

[davidson012003]

Should you let your tegu poop before he eats? Also all my hatchling wants to eat is ground turkey. I mix tortoise mazury ground up, egg and calcium over it. I have offered salmon, kiwi, strawberries and he will eat a grape here and there but all he will eat mainly is the ground turkey mix. My yearling eats all of the above but acts like he is having problems with bowel movement which I am really concerned about. I feed every other day. Tonight I fed him but he didn't poop. He ate and basked for awhile then he just burrowed so he is done for the day. Any suggestions. Thanks. Kelly

 

[SnakeCharmr728]

I dont wait til they poop, but I do observe if they are looking a little bloated or full then I wait. Hatchlings should be fed daily and they poop so small you may just be missing it, especially because a ground turkey diet will have runny or less firm stools. A yearling is good one daily/every other day feedings depending on the size of the meals. I would really try to wean off of ground turkey as it lacks a lot of nutritional value. Variety is always best but whole prey items are very important as well.