New tegu questions

[kasey woskobunik]

what can i feed my young 1 year old argentine black & white tegu.

 

[laurarfl]

Welcome to the forum. Here's a list of plant material.

http://reptileapartment.com/2013/04/12/reptile-food-chart-by-dr-bogoslavsky/

And this:

Tegu Food List (add calcium to anything w/o bones)
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,
Chicken,
lamb,
venison,
fowl,
beef in moderation
Fresh fish filets
Organ meats: liver, hearts, gizzards
Sea food: Crab, Scallops, Shrimp

Fruits Tropical fruits:
Mango,
PapayaMelons:
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
Kiw
iPeaches- 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

 

[kasey woskobunik]

hi i do have a question the store told be its was a argentine black adn white tegu can u help me figure this out.whats the differense in the way it looks between a argentine black adn white tegu from a columbiian black and white tegu

 

[laurarfl]

Kasey, I moved your messages over to a new thread so that you could have a place to post questions about just your tegu. It will help you and other members to answer posts and find your information.

Laura