Feeding and bedding question?

[Lanky]

So i got a some questions that will be quick to answer but i can't find any good answers for so here they are
1. How do you make eggs for a BTS is it hardboiled? Raw' whole shelled or cracked? how often do you feed it?
2. How do you prep Butternut squash for BTS again is it raw'cooked' cubed or masted how long do you cook it if so and how?
3. The only Bedding question is my bedding good? i use Cyprus mulch (Forest bedding) mixed with Eco earth and Sphagnum moss.

[splashy07]

Eggs in all forms are fine. I remove shell. As a treat or to entice picky eaters, not every day. A bit of raw egg over whatever you want him to eat
will usually trigger a feeding response. (Works for me)
I have never fed mine butternut squash, so can't help you there.
Your bedding is fine, I assume you have an Indonesian.

[Lanky]

Northern i was told by someone its better then aspen

[splashy07]

I keep northerns myself and have had issues with aspen. Excessive sneezing, very dry scales and shedding issues presented themselves after prolonged use. I would suggest coco husk, repti bark or similar as these substrates have alleviated the problems for me.

[Lanky]

its a mix of Cyprus mulch and eco earth and sphagnum is what i am using and it seems to work its like 40 eco earth 50 Cyprus 10 percent moss. anything wrong with it?

[mb606587]

Nope, that substrate should work well.

[kayla990]

2. How do you prep Butternut squash for BTS again is it raw'cooked' cubed or masted how long do you cook it if so and how?

I find that putting a whole Butternut squash in the oven works well - I simply pierce it with a fork and place it in a large oven proof dish (or on a tray with aluminum foil to catch the juices). I do it at 180C (around 360F I think?) for an hour. Cool, cut, remove seeds and mash it into a paste to freeze into ice-cube trays. Really easy to then pop out an icecube to defrost before mixing it with the other food

If you wanted to use it as cubes/fresh, I would still soften it before using it (maybe boiling similar to a carrot? But not tried!).

[Suzle87]

I tend to just go to battle with a butternut squash. Cut it best I can raw then wizz it up in the blender with a lot of other veg, meat, dog food so everything is fairly finely shredded up then freeze it as splashy says. I might cook it from now on though as I didn’t have a clue how to before and I swear one day il lose a hand trying to chop it up raw.

[kingofnobbys]

Avoid fine grade coco fibre for the bedding , it's too dusty and will make your BT very sneezy.

[splashy07]

Also difficult to find excrement/urates in the fine grade, I use the coco husk which is big pieces. Very similar to kritter krumble which is sometimes difficult to find around here but I really like it.

[Lanky]

he hasnt been sneezing so far idk what coco i got but he seems fine thanks for the butternut tips