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Whould it be ok to catch crawfish out of a stream,pond or creek to feed to a tegu?
shiftylarry said:Crawfish are bottom feeders, so whatever toxins they've accumulated in the wild will get passed on to your animal. If you do a google search, you'll find a lot of crawfish dealers that will sell you bulk live or frozen crawfish for a very affordable price. Especially after all the hardships of Katrina, it would be nice to support these local businesses. Crawfish are a staple for some of my lizards. They are much cheaper than mice.
dorton said:I'd be curious to try some of the frozens.
As far as toxins, I used to catch the one out of the local creeks, and rivers here and eat them. Nothing wrong with, except I don't have really good short term memory.Nothing wrong with, except I don't have really good short term memory.Nothing wrong with, except I don't have really good short term memory.
shiftylarry said:Yep! It was hilarious feeding them for the first time. He was such an idiot. He kept trying to swallow them face first, and the claws would get caught in the corners of his mouth. Finally he figured out how to get 'em down.
Lexi said:Iv realized..my tegus eat better then i do most of the time.
They digest teeth!Monitors have bullet proof stomachs. I feed claws and all. Never had a problem. The bulk of my experience is with monitors, NOT TEGUS. So I'm have no idea how your tegu would react to the claws. You're welcome to remove them.