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Cactus
At the local supermarket they sell cubed cactus. On the sign all it says is something like "Fresh Cactus". It doesn't say what kind it is. Are there certain types of cactus that are bad for skinks? I don't know if I should buy it or not.
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I haven't heard of any "kind" of cactus that skinks should or shouldn't eat. I'd just make sure that there aren't any chemicals or anything from processing, and make sure that you check it for spines....then feed away...
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If it was Nopales, the pad from Prickly Pear, it should be fine for your Bluey. I feed it to my Beardie, Tort and Uro... they all have differing tastes for it. Hugo and Joob will devour just about anything and Tandoor is more of a connoisseur about his veggies. I'm hoping the new Bluey kid will like it on occasion, though... I even like it! 
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Pads and fruit from prickly pear are fine...the pads can also have a purplish and whitish tinge to them, though the green pads are what you most often find in markets. I grow mine since all my herps love them. The fruits from them are really juicy and can stain your countertops if you are not careful. If you live in the southwest US, Fry's SuperMarkets (Kroger's) sells cactus pads and fruits in season.
Two of the purple prickly pears before planting...if you grow your own just scrape off the needles, they come deneedled in the stores.
Two of the purple prickly pears before planting...if you grow your own just scrape off the needles, they come deneedled in the stores.
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I've never seen it cubed, usually it's sold in whole pads. I love prickly pear fruit, never fed any of it to my bluey, but the stuff should be just fine. I think it's even on the caresheet food charts.
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AneesasMuse wrote:LittleFoot has it!!
Are they easy to grow on your own, LittleFoot? I have some Prickly Pear seeds from this year that I could try or should I find a young plant somewhere and nurture it? Thanks in advance!
Those two in the pots I grew from a pad from my other ones. They are very easy to grow and require little maitenance. They just need to be kept in low humidity, high sunshine and get watered once every two weeks. They can also survive a light frost. These are the only things I can't kill, everything else I try to grow dies. Even the grass I planted behind a barrier, my foster sulcatta barrelled through it to get the fresh shoots
I would try the seeds first, they don't need any special type of dirt. Just don't pick a soil that doesn't have any non-organic fertilizers in it (those little white looking balls in it)
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Thanks, LittleFoot.... I'm going to try from seeds and see if I can't "borrow" a pad or two from a neighbor I only use organic soils.. usually mixed myself.. so there are no worries for pesticides or those perlite things.
Thanks again!
Now, I wanna hit up the local latina markets and see if I can find some prickly pears late season... very very late.
I only use organic soils.. usually mixed myself.. so there are no worries for pesticides or those perlite things.
Thanks again!
Now, I wanna hit up the local latina markets and see if I can find some prickly pears late season... very very late.
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