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RuBbErDuCk
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 Eating quail eggs

My sav is going off a mouse a day.. and an egg every other day.. the egg is small enough to fit in its mouth and it loves it.. i just put it in hot water for 5min so the egg can be warm.. is this ok for my monitor???



07/16/06  01:07am

 #887198


Razeraze
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   Message To: RuBbErDuCk   In reference to Message Id: 886690


 Eating quail eggs

i would give the egg every two weeks or so. they are very high in cholesterol. i would offer shrimp/ roaches and catfish also.
07/16/06  01:54pm

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Rick_Albig
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   Message To: Razeraze   In reference to Message Id: 887198


 Eating quail eggs

BUGS BUGS AND MORE BUGS! Mice and chicks are a good stable but also offer crickets, roaches, snails, locust, earthworms, quail, and any other whole animal pray you can find! And as Raz said shrimp and sea food but remember WHOLE foods (guts brains etc...)

Don’t forget Raz sea food is VERY high in protein as are eggs so don’t overload your monitor with them! Body builders eat a hell of a lot of protein and you don’t want your monitor turning out like that do you!

All the best

Rick
07/16/06  02:30pm

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Razeraze
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   Message To: Rick_Albig   In reference to Message Id: 887239


 Eating quail eggs

yes but you have to remember the amount of protein a carnivorous reptile needs. sea food is great bcause it helps cholesterol levels and provides the daily protein but it lacks in daily fat needed.
07/16/06  02:52pm

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Rick_Albig
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   Message To: Razeraze   In reference to Message Id: 887279


 Eating quail eggs

Point taken, you are quite right! It is low in fat but it is also low in calcium. It is a fantastic food source along with rodents and bugs. All 3 make a great stable diet IMO.

Rick
07/16/06  03:26pm

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Dumgener8ion
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   Message To: Rick_Albig   In reference to Message Id: 887324


 Eating quail eggs

Actually I think that shellfish is high in calcium if you include the shells, most nutritional analysis of shellfish is done with human consumption in mind so if I’m not mistaken the shell is not included.

Also, I am curious as to why the eggs would be cooked, if it is simply for ease of feeding, thats o.k but I think you would lose much of the benifit by cooking them, they eat them raw in the wild right?
The only real drawback to adding eggs to the diet frequently would be the smell of the feces. Which is something to think about if you keep them in your home.
Cheers,



07/16/06  08:38pm

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Nelson jacobson
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   Message To: Dumgener8ion   In reference to Message Id: 887837


 Eating quail eggs

a body building monitor would be cool.
07/17/06  07:30pm


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