Wet Food List

Tegus is omnivore reptiele wat 'n gevarieerde dieet benodig om gesond en gelukkig te bly.

This diet should consist of approximately of:

• 70% proteïen en 30% setperke (vir volwasse Argentynse en Rooi tegus), of
• 90% proteïen en 10% setperke (vir Colombiaanse tegus en baba-tegus, ongeag die spesie).

“Greens” include any sort of vegetable, but especially dark-leaved greens. Vrugte en sommige ander kosse moet slegs sporadies of as 'n lekkerny gevoer word, and some supplements like calcium are also recommended to prevent common health problems.

Hieronder, a comprehensive list of all the foods that tegus can eat and what should be avoided.

Whole Prey:

• Captive-raised insects
• Kreef
• Chickens (baby)
• Krieke
• Freeze-dried grasshoppers
• Erdwurms
• Frogs (feeder)
• Gerbil
• Hamster
• Horn-worms
• Akkedisse (feeder)
• Meal-worms
• Mice
• Pinkie mice
• Quail hatchlings
• Rats
• Roaches (canned)
• Silk-worms (canned)
• Slakke (canned)
• Super-worms
• Toads (feeder)
• Wax worms
• Reptiele (* get $5 off through this link or add code “petswithscales” at checkout)

Meat products:

• Eggs, raw, soft-boiled or scrambled
• Raw meats (poultry, lam, wildsvleis, beef)
• Fresh fish filets (* some can be high in mercury)
• Orgaanvleis (lewer, hearts, spiermaag)
• Seafood (crab, scallops, shrimp)

Vrugte:

• Appels (in matigheid)
• Piesangs (in matigheid, organic peels can be fed)
• Bessies (blackberries, bloubessies, raspberries, aarbeie (in matigheid, high in oxalates and goitrogens))
• Spanspek
• getroud
• Kersies
• Concord grapes (higher in oxalate)
• Datums
• Vye (fresh or dried)
• Druiwe (Thompson seedless, green and red)
• Heuningdou
• Kiwi
• Mango
• Spanspekke
• Papaja
• Perskes (high in goitrogens)
• Pere (high in oxalates)
• Pineapple
• Pampoen
• Tomatoes (high in oxalates)
• Waatlemoen

Groente:

• akkersap
• Alfalfa
• Aspersies
• Soetrissies
• Botterskorsie
• Sigorei setperke (escarole)
• Kraaggroen
• Paardebloem setperke
• Andyvie
• Escarole
• Groenbone
• Groen ertjies, snap peas
• Kabocha-pampoen
• Leeks
• Mosterdgroente
• Okra
• Parsnip
• Turksvykaktus
• Radyse
• Verkragting
• Sny ertjies
• Spaghetti stampmielies
• Raapgroente
• Geel stampmielies
• Yucca wortel (cassava, should be shredded)
• Courgette

In Moderation:

• Beets and beet greens (in matigheid, high in oxalates)
• Bok choy (in matigheid, high in goitrogens)
• Parsley (good source of calcium)
• Broccoli (in matigheid, high in oxalates)
• Brussels sprouts (high in goitrogens)
• Kool (in matigheid, high in goitrogens)
• Carrots and carrot tops (in matigheid, high in oxalates)
• Cauliflower (in matigheid, high in goitrogens)
• Celery (low in nutrition)
• Coriander (in matigheid, high in oxalates)
• Corn (feed rarely or never, low in calcium and high in phosphorus)
• Cucumber (low in nutrition)
• Flowering plants (nasturtiums, dahlia, hibiscus, be careful of pesticides and herbicides)
• Lettuces (low in nutrition)
• Rutabaga
• Spinasie (feed rarely or never, high in oxalates and goitrogens)
• Sweet potato (feed rarely)
• Swiss chard (feed rarely or never, high in oxalates)

Other Foods:

• Bread
• Cooked pasta or rice
• Whole wheat bread
• Lentils (gekook)

Recommended supplements:

• Kalsium (without D3, free of phosphorus)
• Multivitamin

Foods to Avoid:

• Avocado
• Chocolate
• Alcohol
• Caffeine
• Processed and sugary foods
• Onions
• Garlic

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