cooking for your skink

[baloo]

i just cooked a new batch of chicken for sky
i buy the stuff from the freezer at pets at home and it stinks when it cooks
glad i don't have to eat it

thing is i was thinking of adding stuff to it to make it more healty for him.
so what could i use
i was thinkin of peas cooked and mashed
rocked finely chopped and i'm already out of ideas
hes not a green eater but loves bananas and apples
(he takes the going feeder insects and loves wax worms
i'm going to try him on worms from the tackle shop )
anyway back to my question
what else could i add to sneak some healthy green into his diet[/quote]

[Fatal_S]

Collard Greens! Look through the care sheet, that has tonns of food suggestions. There are entire food sheets full of great ideas.

[shingleback aus]

maybe some brocoli and beans are worth a try.

[Leigh]

maybe some brocoli and beans are worth a try.

Thats not so good (brocolli) it can bind the calcium making it difficult to absorbe, on occasion but not a regular, as said combo up the caresheet.

[KyleWeiss]

Broccoli ain't such a good food for blueys.

If you want something to add to the mix, greens are always an option. The food chart can help you make regional and available decisions.

KW

[shingleback aus]

its funny in australia the pet shop recomends brocoli i will stop feeding mine brocoli now though thanks.

[Fatal_S]

Pet shops in NA would probably feed brocoli too, if they had some around. Pet stores tend to have stupid employees and protocols and such. Before I got him Pryce was being fed pinkie mice, lettuce and crickets. The store owner was super nice, and changed the diet to comply with info I gave him, he'd just been going off what his supplier told him. With my info he actually became interested in the BTS, did research, and realized his supplier knows nothing. However, because of the supplier and the store, Pryce has some permanent damage with his feet and his breathing. The scales on his back are also very odd, though that may correct itself in time. The Moral - Never Trust a Pet Store.

[aggiegirl]

Try chopping leafy greens and other veggies into fine pieces and mixing these in with your meat. Blueys aren't patient enough to pick out all the veggies if you mix them well enough. Also, never underestimate the power of fruit. Mushed bananas/blueberries make even yucky veggies much more palatable. I occasionally use a high quality canned cat food and it is really hard to pick veggies out of that. My older bluey didn't have veggies/much fruit when I got him but he loves them now. So, be patient and crafty! Good luck!