feeding

[reddevil]

hi all
thanks for the help yesterday most helpful downloaded the feeding guide but am a little confused i thought crickets,locust, meal worms,would be ok with fresh fruit and veg in the fact sheet i downloaded it says not so
my local pet store recommends the above for feeding the other thing is i will after to order pinkies through the mail? will this be ok? and do you need to feed them as they will be eating other types of meat?
i have kept other types of reptiles before many years a go and everything has changed a lot since then
viv is now ready to house the new pet but worried about food
any help would be most great full
cheers phill

[Katrina]

Don't worry - blue tongue skinks are quite easy to feed, you can offer all kinds of stuff. Pet stores generally recommend insects like crickets or meal works, although I'd feed those sparingly (not much protein or nutrients in them, especially for large lizards!). Locust are a decent choice. Pinkies are alright too, but quite fatty, so use sparingly. Make sure you are feeding about 40% protein, you can use all kinds of things like insects, chicken, beef, egg, canned dog food. The food chart is a good tool to help decide, don't be afraid to mix things up and try new items. Supplement with calcium. If you feed just insects you might have a tough time getting them to eat veggies and greens, so canned dog food or chicken etc are good for mixing finely chopped veggies and greens into.

[reddevil]

hi katrina
once again i am in thanks for your help
i went and fed him today with a mix of dog food greens and fruit which he seemed to enjoy as it went in a few seconds will have him home within the next couple of days and looking forward to it
many thanks once again
phill