I portion my baby tegu food in ice cube trays. I line it with plastic wrap and fill each cube and thaw as needed. He's now up to a whole cube of food per day. I thought my 3 year old was overweight, turns out he's not I'm just paranoid 😅 he's picky too. I wish I could find a grinder cheap like you did for chicken bones. Thanks for the fruit tips, I didn't know they could have apples!
Ice cube trays work great, we did that when we didnt have so many. Check as often as you can on facebook marketplace or other similar sites, and you will find a good deal eventually. Thanks for watching!
Another brilliant video buddy! The hero of the tegu community right here 😃💪🏻👊🏻 Also, I think the sunflowers are an interesting idea. There was a study done on the gut contents of wild tegus and the majority was actually seeds and insects with whole prey only making up like 20% of it or something. Not sure on the exact numbers but I wanna say Laura Roberts was part of the study.
I remember that study. I think nuts and seeds are definitely part of their diet in the wild. Always learning and evolving. Sunflower seeds are a good source of vitamins and minerals.
@@RoseCityReptilesTX and healthy omega fats! I think it’s a great idea to try it out. Another thing to note on the seeds as well, is what classifies fruits, is internal seeds so those seeds could also mean higher fruit content as well. Last year my male would dig up dandelions and eat the flowers, bulbs, and roots to them so I think there’s definitely evidence there. I just found me a grinder on market place today so I’m gonna give the mashes another shot! My guys wouldn’t touch it last year. Frustrating lol
Thanks for the always great information. I made up some turkey, mango, blueberry and egg today and its going down great! (following first ever brumation) cheers from the UK
I love this video! I go to my local meat market and get a variety, my tegus favorite thing to eat by FAR are chicken necks. My tegus aren’t big fruit/veggie eaters but they do take some papaya when I can get it in season
Hi Joey get to see a new video. Wanted to let you know our High Black Female Tegu came out of brumation today. Our High White Male Tegu is still down. Love how you have such a verity of products in the diet. Will add a bit more fruit when I do my grinding this year. Thank you
Hey Joey…. My tegus just got out of brumation too. Another awesome video and tips to save 💰on our selfish hobby 😂. I never tried blueberry maybe this yr I’ll start. Love your channel and even if I don’t comment I’m still her watching and giving you the 👍
This one was custom made and I purchased it from Facebook market. I have used the LEM brands before this and they worked great. Another more affordable option is to look into hand grinders, they can also work with bones.
@@RoseCityReptilesTX I saw your video a few weeks ago talking about the new grinder, but was wondering if you could show how it was built to give others an idea on how to make one. I appreciate your videos and have learned a lot from you.
Yes you can feed veggies. In this mix I had carrots. I used to feed more veggies, now I do more fruit. But I do regularly use squash, carrots, sweet potatoes and zucchini.
Great question! I like to add some mazuri croc chow. It's a commercial diet for crocodiles that works great in the tegus diet. It also soaks up ALL the juice!
@@RoseCityReptilesTX that's sounds perfect! I never drained because I know it has nutrients as well. Would get out of hand sometimes though. Thank you so much! I have a black and white 3 and a half year old argentine tegu.
If you're thinking you don't want to spend money on a grinder, you can do this with a cheap food processor too. If you've got more than a couple of tegus you'll want to invest in the grinder. I also raise my own quail from eggs every year which gives me free meat and eggs to use in my tegus food
sunflower seeds??? thats funny, im sitting here with a mouthful of peppered sunflower seeds and wondering if a tegu could eat seeds of nuts. you answered half the question, but have you had any experience with feeding peanuts to your tegu? what abut peanut butter?
They eat seeds and nuts in the wild. In Florida they eat a ton of palm nuts! I have started adding some seeds and nuts in my food mixes and plan to do more in the future. I will do a video exclusively on this topic once I have more experience with it.
Loralie doesn't eat fruit. I offer it but she only eats ground turkey, salmon, super worms, and hornworms. And on occassion steak when we have it. Antiope seems to eat everything! She is so much more confident than Loralie too. Is ground beef and steak ok? What about eggs? I saw on another video/channel eggs should be hardboiled or scrambled. They eat raw eggs in the wild.
So happy she made it to you safely! We were worried sick all weekend and calling fedex non-stop (they were not very helpful). She has her dad's confidence! She is going to be a great tegu. I feed eggs scrambled, hardboiled and raw. Red meat can be fed on occasion but not as a staple.
@@RoseCityReptilesTX I called Fed EX everyday too. I couldn't wait to get home and take her out, I took her out in the truck. She was already escaping! She tore through the bag, paper, and was working on the styrofoam when I opened the tape. She startled me. I heated up the truck, had a bigger container, warm blankets, water. I put her on my chest in the truck until she warmed up. She ate twice already and drank water. I put grub pie and cut up blueberries in case she is hungry tonight. A couple weeks ago, Loralie was hanging out on my shoulder, jumped on the counter and bit the raw filet mignon. So I gave her a piece.
@@audreyjohnston1454 She is doing great! Tonight I took her out and she smelled the other tegu on me. She was tongue flicking like crazy. She is eating and checking out stuff. She likes to dig everywhere.
Joey, please be safe and take care. Stay informed. My wife reached out to you on Facebook. I'm going to paste a link of someone who is covering the situation.
You look like a clone of my brother-in-law. I hereby nickname you, Daddy 2.0. We have a very special and awkward relationship. I've decided to make you the new and improved Daddy 1.0 because he's a cat person and I just can't get behind that. I hope you're a dog person but at minimum we know you're a tegu person and that's exciting.
Haha! Thanks for being a good sport. I did all this to send a screenshot to my brother-in-law. Odd that I did not get a reply from him... I'll have to try harder next time. Is there a reason you don't have greens in your mix? I've been using collards, is that no bueno?
I don't even have tegus but I love these vids! Especially the food prep! 🍻
Haha that is awesome!
I portion my baby tegu food in ice cube trays. I line it with plastic wrap and fill each cube and thaw as needed. He's now up to a whole cube of food per day.
I thought my 3 year old was overweight, turns out he's not I'm just paranoid 😅 he's picky too.
I wish I could find a grinder cheap like you did for chicken bones.
Thanks for the fruit tips, I didn't know they could have apples!
Ice cube trays work great, we did that when we didnt have so many. Check as often as you can on facebook marketplace or other similar sites, and you will find a good deal eventually. Thanks for watching!
Yes such a good idea!
U have helped me so much. I really want to have all my information be4 I get a tegu. I live in iowa.
Another brilliant video buddy! The hero of the tegu community right here 😃💪🏻👊🏻
Also, I think the sunflowers are an interesting idea. There was a study done on the gut contents of wild tegus and the majority was actually seeds and insects with whole prey only making up like 20% of it or something. Not sure on the exact numbers but I wanna say Laura Roberts was part of the study.
I remember that study. I think nuts and seeds are definitely part of their diet in the wild. Always learning and evolving. Sunflower seeds are a good source of vitamins and minerals.
@@RoseCityReptilesTX and healthy omega fats! I think it’s a great idea to try it out. Another thing to note on the seeds as well, is what classifies fruits, is internal seeds so those seeds could also mean higher fruit content as well.
Last year my male would dig up dandelions and eat the flowers, bulbs, and roots to them so I think there’s definitely evidence there. I just found me a grinder on market place today so I’m gonna give the mashes another shot! My guys wouldn’t touch it last year. Frustrating lol
Is there a certain ratio of meat to plant content for your mix? I'm trying to do some heavy homework to get ready for a tegu 🙏
Ty😬😬💪
great video!! my daughter was taking notes For her baby rex! Great foundation he came with and he's settling in great with our family!
You emailed us about supplements as I was editing that part in this video haha. Glad it is going well, and your new tegu is settling in!
Yay glad she likes rex so much!
Great info. Definitely going to be saving this for later Im hoping to start making my own here in a few months.
Thank you!
Thanks for the always great information. I made up some turkey, mango, blueberry and egg today and its going down great! (following first ever brumation) cheers from the UK
That sounds great! Thanks for watching, cheers! 🍻
I love this video! I go to my local meat market and get a variety, my tegus favorite thing to eat by FAR are chicken necks. My tegus aren’t big fruit/veggie eaters but they do take some papaya when I can get it in season
I go to a meat market as well! Better quality and prices 😄👍.
Hi Joey get to see a new video. Wanted to let you know our High Black Female Tegu came out of brumation today. Our High White Male Tegu is still down. Love how you have such a verity of products in the diet. Will add a bit more fruit when I do my grinding this year. Thank you
Thats great! I'm sure he will be up soon!
Thanks for the update robert! Love hearing about all of our babies!
Thank you for your videos they are helping as I just got a red tegu yesterday
Oh em Gee. That super black tegu is amazing! Absolutely incredible. I have 3 tegu. Love them all.
Thank you so much! His name is plague 🖤
@@RoseCityReptilesTX that is a perfect name!!!!
You should do a farm tour
Thats a good idea! 💡
Hey bud love the video I use alot of the same stuff I switch it up alot as well I need a meat grinder lol
Thanks man! Keep searching around for a used one and one will pop up eventually, worked for me haha.
Hey Joey…. My tegus just got out of brumation too. Another awesome video and tips to save 💰on our selfish hobby 😂. I never tried blueberry maybe this yr I’ll start. Love your channel and even if I don’t comment I’m still her watching and giving you the 👍
Thank you for watching Tony!
Appreciate your support tony!
@@audreyjohnston1454 you’re welcome
@@RoseCityReptilesTX you’re welcome
Joey, can you please provide information about the meat grinder you are using?
This one was custom made and I purchased it from Facebook market. I have used the LEM brands before this and they worked great. Another more affordable option is to look into hand grinders, they can also work with bones.
@@RoseCityReptilesTX I saw your video a few weeks ago talking about the new grinder, but was wondering if you could show how it was built to give others an idea on how to make one. I appreciate your videos and have learned a lot from you.
What’s your opinion on veggies?
Hello
I love your videos... Very educational.
I am getting a Tegu in May.
I have a question... Can coconut oil to food?
Greetings from Hamburg Germany
Thank you, glad you enjoy them! I would not feed coconut oil.
What about veggies can you feed them veggies too?
Yes you can feed veggies. In this mix I had carrots. I used to feed more veggies, now I do more fruit. But I do regularly use squash, carrots, sweet potatoes and zucchini.
Do you ever use squash? It's super high in vitamin A & C and calcium. I see it always being recommended for bearded dragons... wondering about tegu?
Good question! I do use squash and zucchini regularly in the tegu mix. I also like to use carrots and sweet potatoes.
Can I feed these to other reptiles besides tegus
So do you keep the excess food in the freezer then thaw it as they need it?
Thats correct!
Do you just grind up the whole papaya with seeds, skin etc. ? If you do are there any fruits or veggies I don't do that on?
Looks so dang tasty!
tegu patty
How much do you feed per meal for a 3 month old tegu
Do you not include any greens/veg?
We do include veggies in the mix. In this mix we used carrots but will often use squash, zucchini and sweet potatoes.
What do you do if when you grind everything together, it get very full of liquid. Do you drain or keep it?
Great question!
I like to add some mazuri croc chow. It's a commercial diet for crocodiles that works great in the tegus diet. It also soaks up ALL the juice!
@@RoseCityReptilesTX that's sounds perfect! I never drained because I know it has nutrients as well. Would get out of hand sometimes though. Thank you so much!
I have a black and white 3 and a half year old argentine tegu.
After you make the bags do you freeze and Unthaw and feed the tegus
Yes I do
If you're thinking you don't want to spend money on a grinder, you can do this with a cheap food processor too. If you've got more than a couple of tegus you'll want to invest in the grinder. I also raise my own quail from eggs every year which gives me free meat and eggs to use in my tegus food
Great options! I used to raise quail and hope to again soon.
sunflower seeds??? thats funny, im sitting here with a mouthful of peppered sunflower seeds and wondering if a tegu could eat seeds of nuts. you answered half the question, but have you had any experience with feeding peanuts to your tegu? what abut peanut butter?
They eat seeds and nuts in the wild. In Florida they eat a ton of palm nuts! I have started adding some seeds and nuts in my food mixes and plan to do more in the future. I will do a video exclusively on this topic once I have more experience with it.
@@RoseCityReptilesTX this is why you’re the best source of tegu info on the internet at the moment. 💯
Loralie doesn't eat fruit. I offer it but she only eats ground turkey, salmon, super worms, and hornworms. And on occassion steak when we have it.
Antiope seems to eat everything!
She is so much more confident than Loralie too.
Is ground beef and steak ok?
What about eggs? I saw on another video/channel eggs should be hardboiled or scrambled.
They eat raw eggs in the wild.
So happy she made it to you safely! We were worried sick all weekend and calling fedex non-stop (they were not very helpful). She has her dad's confidence! She is going to be a great tegu. I feed eggs scrambled, hardboiled and raw. Red meat can be fed on occasion but not as a staple.
@@RoseCityReptilesTX I called Fed EX everyday too. I couldn't wait to get home and take her out, I took her out in the truck. She was already escaping! She tore through the bag, paper, and was working on the styrofoam when I opened the tape. She startled me.
I heated up the truck, had a bigger container, warm blankets, water. I put her on my chest in the truck until she warmed up.
She ate twice already and drank water.
I put grub pie and cut up blueberries in case she is hungry tonight.
A couple weeks ago, Loralie was hanging out on my shoulder, jumped on the counter and bit the raw filet mignon. So I gave her a piece.
Hey Roxanne! Super glad to hear she is settling in well! I notice the other chacoan is very confident as well!
@@audreyjohnston1454 She is doing great!
Tonight I took her out and she smelled the other tegu on me. She was tongue flicking like crazy. She is eating and checking out stuff. She likes to dig everywhere.
Joey, please be safe and take care. Stay informed. My wife reached out to you on Facebook. I'm going to paste a link of someone who is covering the situation.
th-cam.com/video/yBT1Pbvv4VQ/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! Were watching like crazy!
want to be your pet: Lizard!
You look like a clone of my brother-in-law. I hereby nickname you, Daddy 2.0. We have a very special and awkward relationship. I've decided to make you the new and improved Daddy 1.0 because he's a cat person and I just can't get behind that. I hope you're a dog person but at minimum we know you're a tegu person and that's exciting.
I'm a tegu dog person 😅😅
Haha! Thanks for being a good sport. I did all this to send a screenshot to my brother-in-law. Odd that I did not get a reply from him... I'll have to try harder next time.
Is there a reason you don't have greens in your mix? I've been using collards, is that no bueno?
I was first
Yay. 👍🏼
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