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bleek24
01-02-2005, 07:12 AM
hi....i just got a blk&wht columbian tegu.....and was woundering if u guys'/girls can help me establish a good weekly feeding for my tegu this i my first large lizard...as of right now i feed my tegu....crickets and meal worms and every other day i give him a few pieces of fruit and veggies along with crickets and meal worms....and i feed him pinkies and ground turkey meat (raw) every fifth day......so can u more established keepers help me establish a better feeding regiment ......thanx

beardiedragon
01-02-2005, 03:17 PM
my experience is with Reds and Blues but it sounds like you got things under control. You might want to add the occational egg. Roaches and silkies also make good feeder insects. When they get larger those crix and mealies wont cut it.

bleek24
01-03-2005, 05:06 AM
what are silkies...sorry if seems dumb

John
01-03-2005, 05:15 AM
you can buy them by the egg and hatch them yourself (really easy to do, I've done it a few times!) or buy them already big. Actually pretty neat to mess with lol. Anyways....good luck with your new guy! As babies I personally would feed everyday...that's me.

Rick
01-03-2005, 05:16 AM
The only dumb question is the one never asked.

A silkie is a Silkworm (Latin name: Bombyx mori).

Rick
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