Feeding Chicken & Turkey to Tegu Lizards

Tegus can eat raw poultry including chicken, 칠면조, quail and so on.

사실대로, 이들은 영양가가 높고 지방이 적기 때문에 테구에게 먹일 수 있는 가장 건강한 단백질입니다., 그리고 closely resemble what an adult tegu would eat in the wild.

While it is okay to feed cooked meat occasionally, the process of cooking denatures the quality of proteins and nutrients available to your tegu lizard.

The stomach of a reptile is built to digest raw meat, 그래서 it is best to feed chicken raw.

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How to feed poultry to your Tegu

You can feed your Tegu lizard any parts of a chicken or turkey as long as it’s not processed, seasoned or cured.

If you buy a whole chicken, you can give your pet the 마음, 간, and gizzards which are filled with nutrients.

You can even feed the carcass as long as you slice it up according to the size of your tegu (they’ll have no problem cracking the bones but may hurt themselves trying to swallow a large bird all at once).

Chicken necks, wings and feet can also be fed, as well as entire small chicks or quail birds.

사실은, feeding whole prey ensures your tegu gets access to all the meat, 뼈, connective issues and organs which are filled with all the nutrients it needs.

If you are squeamish about feeding whole animals to your lizard, consider 파충류 링크, a type of commercially prepared sausage link that contains whole prey as well as eggs, 과일과 채소, making for a complete meal for your tegu.

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Feeding Tegus ground poultry meat

Ground chicken and turkey are a valid option for tegus and many caretakers prefer to feed these regularly.

Feeding ground meat has the benefit of allowing you to mix in veggies and supplements in your pet’s bowl to create a healthy meal, and also makes meal prepping easier.

Ground lean turkey dusted with calcium powder and mixed with different kinds of vegetables and fruits is one of the healthiest meals that should appear in every tegu’s diet.

Experts recommend providing a calcium supplement (free of phosphorus and vitamin D3) twice a week and a 파충류 종합 비타민 일주일에 한 번.

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Tegus and Salmonella

You should not worry about your Tegu contracting salmonella from eating raw chicken.

Truth is, most reptiles already carry salmonella in their body, and they do not get sick from it.

When handling raw chicken or turkey, you should make sure that you wash your hands carefully after feeding and handling your reptile, who may indirectly pass salmonella to you from its mouth or droppings.

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Tegu and Chicken FAQs

Can Tegus eat raw chicken?

예, 그리고 Tegus can eat all sort of poultry including chicken. Raw meat is preferred to cooked meat because nutrients are more easily available to your tegu.

사실은, the cooking process denatures protein, 그래서 it is best to feed tegus chicken raw.

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Can tegu eat ground chicken / 칠면조?

예. 당신은 할 수 있습니다 mix the raw ground meat into a patty together with some veggies and dust it with calcium powder to make a healthy meal.

Ground chicken and especially turkey meat is one of the leanest proteins and healthiest options you can feed to a tegu on a regular basis.

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Can tegu eat chicken gizzards, hearts and liver?

예, you can feed all parts of the bird to your tegu, 마음을 포함하여, gizzards and liver.

Feeding these is actually recommended as they are highly nutritious and an important source of vitamins and minerals.

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Can tegu eat chicken bones, necks and feet?

예, all parts of the bird can be fed to your lizard. Tegus have strong jaws and sharp teeth which allow them to break through bone and munch on pretty much anything.

Chicken carcass should be fed uncooked and cut to appropriate sizes to avoid injuries, but it’s otherwise a very healthy source of calcium. Same goes for chicken necks and feet.

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