feeding eggs

[aidenb]

so i found out that my savannah monitor loves hard-boiled eggs, i was just wondering how often he can be fed eggs. Insects are still his staple and the eggs will be supplementary

 

[snakeguy101]

I fed mine more eggs than insects. hard boiled or scrambled. he loves them and they are good for him too.

 

[Citrinellus]

I feed hard boiled eggs twice a week to my arg tegu

 

[aidenb]

do you use just the whites or the yolk too?

 

[snakeguy101]

they yolk is the nutritious part. not a whole lot of anything in the egg whites...

 

[aidenb]

thats what i thought but people kept saying don't use the yolk when i talked to them

 

[Citrinellus]

Its because the yolk has cholesterol I think, I feed mainly whites with a few pieces of yolk.

 

[armaggedonx]

Never herd of feeding eggs to monitors. Would my nile eat them?

 

[aidenb]

Most likely, I've heard that croc eggs are part of their natural diet but don't quote me on that cause I haven't really looked into it.

 

[CTU2fan]

I used to feed my sav and my dumeril's eggs; my water wouldn't touch them. If you have access to something smaller like quail eggs they will eat them whole...also I seem to recall fertile eggs are more nutritious. And yes, yolk and all. They will eat them raw too, they sort of "drink" them.