Help me pick a herp...
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- Don't feed them cat food or dog food, get people-quality food that are ORGANIC
- Get yourself a mini-chopper, some don't like to eat their veggies and need to be mixed in with the meat or fruit
- Fruit is a good way to mask the smell of the veggies
- Spot's Stew is your God
- Feed them once daily or every two day as a hatchling and subadult
- Feed them once or twice a week as an adult to prevent obesity
- They are trainable, some owners feed them their veggies first THEN their meat
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http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~hhumphre/BTSfoodrankings.doc
- Get yourself a mini-chopper, some don't like to eat their veggies and need to be mixed in with the meat or fruit
- Fruit is a good way to mask the smell of the veggies
- Spot's Stew is your God
- Feed them once daily or every two day as a hatchling and subadult
- Feed them once or twice a week as an adult to prevent obesity
- They are trainable, some owners feed them their veggies first THEN their meat
Your Shopping List:
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~hhumphre/BTSfoodrankings.doc
Thanks a ton. That link helped me out sooo much. So basically they really don't get that much meat? That would be ok with me lol. I heard that ground turkey is ok to feed quite a bit.TheBloodyIrish;823275; said:- Don't feed them cat food or dog food, get people-quality food that are ORGANIC
- Get yourself a mini-chopper, some don't like to eat their veggies and need to be mixed in with the meat or fruit
- Fruit is a good way to mask the smell of the veggies
- Spot's Stew is your God
- Feed them once daily or every two day as a hatchling and subadult
- Feed them once or twice a week as an adult to prevent obesity
- They are trainable, some owners feed them their veggies first THEN their meat
Your Shopping List:
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~hhumphre/BTSfoodrankings.doc
Chad
They need 40% meat, 50% veggies, 10% fruit. Any lean meat is good for them.
That list was created because lot of BTS owners have problem getting them to eat their veggies, yet the BTS go nuts for fruit and meat.
Sorry, I got my percentage wrong... was thinking of another lizard.
That list was created because lot of BTS owners have problem getting them to eat their veggies, yet the BTS go nuts for fruit and meat.
Sorry, I got my percentage wrong... was thinking of another lizard.
TheBloodyIrish;823293; said:They need 40% meat, 50% veggies, 10% fruit. Any lean meat is good for them.
That list was created because lot of BTS owners have problem getting them to eat their veggies, yet the BTS go nuts for fruit and meat.
Sorry, I got my percentage wrong... was thinking of another lizard.
So is the right percentage what is up there or is there a different percentage? Sorry if I am confused...
Chad
It was included in the reason for editting
"Last edited by TheBloodyIrish : Today at 08:27 PM. Reason: Had the percentage at 60/40/10"
Sorry about that.
Lizards are like fish, they will eat whenever something come by. BTS body is adapted to handle the scarcity of meat in a harsh enviroment, so they graze on plants to maintain themselves. However when a prey come along, they will take that chance.
Kinda like how fat is not good for us in large amount, but we eat it whenever we can because back in the early days it was rare and good in small amount. But now we have access to fatty food all the time, so it is not good for us but we eat it all the time.
"Last edited by TheBloodyIrish : Today at 08:27 PM. Reason: Had the percentage at 60/40/10"
Sorry about that.
Lizards are like fish, they will eat whenever something come by. BTS body is adapted to handle the scarcity of meat in a harsh enviroment, so they graze on plants to maintain themselves. However when a prey come along, they will take that chance.
Kinda like how fat is not good for us in large amount, but we eat it whenever we can because back in the early days it was rare and good in small amount. But now we have access to fatty food all the time, so it is not good for us but we eat it all the time.
Each BTS is different. They base their personality on the food they eat... As a rule of thumb, most of them hate their veggies.
Mine love his veggies, but the only meat he will touch are crickets, extremely lean beef (which is expensive), bison meat and chicken minces.
Mine love his veggies, but the only meat he will touch are crickets, extremely lean beef (which is expensive), bison meat and chicken minces.
Am I the only one who thinks a fullgrown BTS or beardie is going to have trouble turning around in a 55 gallon tank? Its only 12" wide.
