Raw meat?

[tylociraptor]

I'm going over the food lists to make note of what I have easy access to and what I do not. Some of the meats are listed "cooked" or "boiled", and others are not- is red meat okay to feed raw?

[scaredofbees]

I personally don't.

While I'm sure they encounter far worse in the wild scavenging, I don't feel it's worth the risk of upsetting their gut flora with a possible bacterial bloom.

The only "raw" food items I provide are whole prey (invertebrates and the occasional pinkie) that are either still alive, recently deceased, or frozen thawed.

[tylociraptor]

That was my main concern. I wasn't too clear on uh... cooking mice, LOL! I'd like to be able to give them as a treat for sure, so.

[El Lobo]

I feed raw red meat to the blotchies; in fact I fed them about 20 minutes ago with raw kangaroo rump but occasionally I will use a piece of beef. On the rare occasions they have chicken it is always cooked. I work in the food industry so know who to buy from and the conditions under which the meat is kept. I wouldn't feed raw if purchased in a supermarket where the food chain can be a bit of hit and miss and wouldn't recommend raw feeding to anyone who does not feel comfortable with it.