Hopp til innholdet
Hjem » Can Blue Tongue Skinks Eat Spinach?

Can Blue Tongue Skinks Eat Spinach?

Spinat kan være skadelig for blåtungeskinn i store mengder, så du bør holde forbruket på et minimum eller unngå å mate den helt.

Til tross for at den er en ernæringsfylt mørk bladgrønn, spinat har et ekstremt høyt innhold av oksalater which bind to calcium and prevent it from being properly absorbed.

Blue tongued skink and Spinach
Blue-tongued Skink vs Spinach

Calcium deficiency can lead to a variety of diseases from tail rot to metabolic bone disease which is potentially lethal for reptiles.

One cup of raw spinach can contain 700-800 milligrams of oxalates, which is way too high for safe consumption by blue-tongued lizards.

Takeaway: don’t feed spinach to skinks

Spinach contains insane amounts of oxalates, a compound that can prevent calcium absorption.

Consuming spinach regularly may lead your skink to experience calcium deficiency or, in the worst case, metabolsk beinsykdom, which is potentially lethal to reptiles.


Reptilink-alternativer for Blue-tongue Skinks

De 25/25/50 Altetende blanding + Insects reptilinks are specially formulated for adult and subadult blue-tongued skinks they contain 50% vegetabilsk materie (ingen frukt), 25% insekter, og 25% mager kanin.

Ingredienser: Insekter (hisser kakerlakker, sirisser, superormer), Kanin (Ohio oppdratt New Zealand hvit eller California hvit rase, inkluderer hele kadaveret) økologiske grønne bønner, collard greener, løvetann greener, endive, 100% naturlig kollagenhylster.

Du kan få $5 av din neste Reptilinks-bestilling ved å bruke koden «petswithscales» i kassen eller ved å bestille gjennom vår kampanjelink.

Få $5 av din neste bestilling hos Reptilinks med "petswithscales" tilknyttet kode
$5 av Reptillinks. Gjør krav her.

Can Blue Tongued Skinks Eat Spinach?

Nei, spinach is not recommended for blue tongued skinks.

While spinach is a nutrition-packed dark leafy green, it has an extremely high content of oxalates which bind to calcium and prevent it from being properly absorbed.

Overconsumption of spinach can lead to calcium deficiencies in the long term.

Why Is Spinach Bad for Blue Tongued Skinks?

Spinach is not recommended for blue tongued skinks due to its high content of oxalates.

Oxalates are compounds that bind to calcium and prevent it from being properly absorbed by the skink’s body.

One cup of raw spinach can contain 700-800 milligrams of oxalates, which is way too high for safe consumption by blue-tongued lizards.

Regular consumption of spinach may lead your skink to experience calcium deficiency or, in the worst case, metabolsk beinsykdom, which is potentially lethal to reptiles. Derfor, it’s best to avoid feeding spinach to skinks.

What Other Vegetables Can Blue Tongued Skinks Eat?

Blue tongued skinks can safely eat a variety of vegetables such as bell pepper, gulrøtter, tomato, pumpkin, sweet potato, cucumber, turnips, and cauliflower.

Dark leafy greens like kale, collard greener, dandelion greens and mustard greens are normally a good choice, spinach being the exception.

Legg igjen et svar