Are rat pups better for Tegus then mice? I've heard that rat pups have a higher fat content than mice is this good or bad? (for the Tegu)
Are rat pups better for Tegus then mice? I've heard that rat pups have a higher fat content than mice is this good or bad? (for the Tegu)
1.0.0 Argentine B&W Tegu
0.0.2 African Pyxie Frog
1.0.0 Blood Python
1.0.0 Albino Burmese Python
1.0.0 Blue Tongue Skink
1.0.0 Basilisk
0.0.1 Cane Toad
1.0.0 Albino Western Hognose
Roaches (Dubia & Lateralis)
I guess fat content would be a concern if you have an overweight tegu, but fat is important is the diet, too. This is just my opinion and I don't know if there's any weight to it, but my concern is skeleton formation and calcium content over fat. So... I choose to feed small rats. They are bigger than rat pups so they have a formed skeleton, but there is still room for fruits, veggies, and other foods in the meal.
Laura R (FL)
1.0.0 Colombian Tegu
1.4.0 Argentine B&W Tegu
1.2.0 Red Tegu
1.2.0 B/WxRed Tegu
1.0.0 Green Ameiva (yet another teiid)
7 other lizards
1 little gator
3 FL box turtle
1 Sulcata tortoise
16 snakes
5 fuzzy pets
4 little frogs
a bunch of creepy bugs
and a partridge in a pear tree
I do know that a rat pup is much better than a mouse pup, but i believe an adult mouse has more bone mass than a rat pup so when it comes to calcium level aan dult mouse is a better choice. i do mouse pups for smaller tegus then i move to rat pups, then adult mice then small rats then medium!( lol you get the idea)
0.1 Black and white ~ Rayne
1.0 Exterme giant ~ Storm
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