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28-Jan-08, 08:30 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Penrith Gender:  | | |  Food for blue tongues?
Hey all,
I recently bought a baby bluey and was just wondering if all i need to feed him is canned cat food?Also do they need calcium powder on food like beardies if being kept indoors? cheers, James |
28-Jan-08, 08:38 AM
|  | Subscriber | | | | | They need a good variety and calcium rich foods or supliment is a must.
Try giving it a mixture of fruits and vegies, they love mice, snails (from a pesticide free garden)
but they cant live on straight cat food. Get some calcium powder or liquid from a reptile supplier or vet, and suppliment that way... being young get it used to the vegies and fruits now.
__________________ I want one of everything.....And two of everything else.. |
28-Jan-08, 08:39 AM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Western Sydney | | | | It should also be fed a fruit and veg mix, diced / grated carrot, apple, lettuce, grapes, peas, corn, pear, banana, watermelon, tomato etc. With the canned food, you can also mix it up by getting different varities eg lamb or beef or chicken etc. And yes, a light sprinkling of calcium powder on every few feeds is a good idea |
28-Jan-08, 08:48 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Harrison, ACT Age/Gender: 42 | | | | I use to put the dry cat food into a container with calcium powder and simply shake it until all pieces have a nice even coat, stops the blueys being put off by uneven calcium dust build up on their food. Same same with the crickets, give them a shake with the dusk and away they go. The dust also slows them down a little which makes it easy for the babies to catch them. Use to love watching the battle of life and death the crickets and my baby bluey's. | |
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