savanna food

[brownsfan222]

i seen on a site somewhere that savanna monitors can eat ground turkey, i was wondering why they cant eat ground cows or ground deer? im not asking for me or anyone else i was just curious. lol even though i would like to get a monitor (savanna or argus) in the next year or two

[mouseboy]

I dont see why they couldnt I mean as long its somthing you would eat to. Like if you found roadkill deer NOOO but if you shot it why not?

[brownsfan222]

yea ive been wondering why everyone always reccomends turkey but never beef. the deer was just an idea because deer meat doesnt have much fat but i think beef might have too much fat in it for them to eat

[mouseboy]

Yes I think deer meat is safe cause my friends savannha ate it when he got a deer, and that lizards is alive and well after 2 years of eating it.

[NicoleRussell]

I know for tegus we recommend it because it's a lean meat and is just healthier then beef or pork...but I have no idea about deer to be honest.

[NicoleRussell]

if you can stick to whole prey items...if you want to feed chopped meat you should stick with supplimented turkey...I don't see why deer would be a bad thing once in a while but as a staple I would be skeptical.

[brownsfan222]

no i wouldnt feed one deer meat all the time. i doubt i would feed it at all. i would probably just feed rodents and insects sometimes but i wont get a monitor for a while

[jtrott]

I would think that rats and mice would be better since they need the whole foods for the calcium from the bones. Just my opinion though.

Jason

[brownsfan222]

yea if i got a monitor rats and mice would definitley be its main food i was just curious about it, i dont think i would ever do it even if i had extra lol