New baby northern and questions!

[TJreptiles]

So I just received my new baby northern and am in love as I'm sure you guys know the feeling! This is my second northern and my second skink ever. When I got my fist though he was already good sized and I was in a more stable position for food so I fed wet dog food. Now however things have changed and I have decided because he is so small and everything to go with cat food but wanted to know specifically the protein content to fat ratio that is recommended? I was having difficulty finding information on it. I found a cat food I like the ingredients and works for me but is 32% protein and 22% fat which seems high? Any thoughts on this? I will also attach pictures of my new baby!!!

[Dakota]

I cannot answer your question in any detail that I'm sure you are looking for, as I feed both dog food and cat food to newborns — but, congrats on the new addition! Welcome back.

[Susann]

High fat content is fine to feed while they are small and growing like crazy. Babies of most species (reptiles, birds(?), mammals) do just fine with a lot of fat --some even require it.
I tend to feed my babies puppy food for the first little bit, which is much higher in fat than the versions for adult dogs.

[TJreptiles]

That's great to know! I think I'll go with what I was looking at then which was a type of wellness soft cat food which I thought would be better for the babies mouth as opposed to the hard dry food I feed my adult. $30 a bag but I couldn't argue with the ingredients!