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Cat Food?
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am
by Crunchy101
Ok so ive got a Blotched BTS and a Bearded Dragon and either of them eat there greens, so i was thinking of giving them some cat food and mix the greens in with that.
I live in Australia, whats the best cat food to get over here? someone mentioned on another form to get "Wiskas" cat food? (We sell that at the supermarket) Should i get that or a different brand? ASAP please as im going to supermarket soon!!!!
Thanks
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:09 am
by Fatal_S
I'm not sure about beardies eating cat/dog food, but blueys can. It doesn't really matter what brand you get. Try to pick something with ingredients you can understand, but just grab something and use that. You can switch it up next time to keep a variety.
You should definitely ask on a beardy-specific forum if they should be allowed cat/dog food though. Yes, they're omnivores, but that doesn't necessarily mean they can process the same foods safely.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:13 am
by Crunchy101
i read that cat food with no to much salt was better for blueys? Yeh ive been on a Beardy form i think they can, i better look into that! I shall try Wiskas out and see how its goes thxs
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:34 am
by Scotts1au
The concensus seems to be that dog food is better than cat food but a little of anything will be ok. Some people feed virtually nothing but dog food with some other stuff thrown in with great results.
Most decent loaf style dog foods are good but gravy ones are just as bad as cat food. I'm personally not sold on cat food for blueys. I don't know enough about beardies to comment on that one.
My blotchies get Mydog loaf style beef with veges mainly but others that seem ok but most of the loaf style ones I've tried with added veges seem good. I rotate them around a bit. They get bored with one variety and stop eating it after a while.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:21 am
by Crunchy101
Oh ok I shall check into dogs food then, the only reason I want to feed him cat food is so I can mix greens in with it.
Anyways thx
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:30 am
by Katrina
Crunchy101 wrote:Oh ok I shall check into dogs food then, the only reason I want to feed him cat food is so I can mix greens in with it.
Anyways thx
You can mix greens and veggies into canned cat or dog food.
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:11 pm
by Crunchy101
Yeh i got some wiskas, he loves it! But still not eating his greens.
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:17 pm
by Katrina
A picky skink is not a hugry skink. How much and how often are you feeding him? How old is he?
If you chop the greens / veggies and mix them in to canned cat or dog food, they shouldn't be able to pick them out.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:24 am
by Crunchy101
i supply him with fresh greens daily and fresh water daily, i fed him a couple of snails not long ago and i feed him chicken every second-third day! Sadly im giving him to a new home as soon as i find one, i cant supply him with what he needs and what a Beardy needs
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:41 am
by Dom3rd
Bearded Dragons should not get dog or cat food, greens and worms/crickets/ or roaches....
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:14 pm
by moo_moo_uk
also avoid fish ones
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:15 pm
by Crunchy101
im only giving the cat food/ dog food to the BTS not the Beardy
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:25 pm
by kuznex
Crunchy101 wrote:im only giving the cat food/ dog food to the BTS not the Beardy
me too
