Sav. Monitor food quest.

[Aztek]

So other then mice and crickets, what else can I feed them.

I heard Turkey and eggs.

And how much should I feed it?
I've been feeding it crickets/mealworms everyday (Few days skipped)

Am I overfeeding it? It's about to be big enough to swallow some pinkies.

How much should I feed once they can eat rodents??

 

[stevetastic]

i have a very young one. i give it a small bowl of crushed up hard boiled egg every now and then and feed it daily or every other day as many crickets or roaches at it will eat (usually 5 or 6).

once it is big enough for rodents its best to still feed them inverts and give rodents as occasional treats. and as they grow larger you can feed less often but obviously more with each feeding.

some people do feed high rodent diets but often that leads to fat lizards and even in the wild they tent to be more insectivorous and only eat rodents when they come across them.

 

[LeilaNami]

i have a very young one. i give it a small bowl of crushed up hard boiled egg every now and then and feed it daily or every other day as many crickets or roaches at it will eat (usually 5 or 6).

once it is big enough for rodents its best to still feed them inverts and give rodents as occasional treats. and as they grow larger you can feed less often but obviously more with each feeding.

some people do feed high rodent diets but often that leads to fat lizards and even in the wild they tent to be more insectivorous and only eat rodents when they come across them.

I've also heard ground up turkey would be fine as a supplement.

 

[dtknow]

These guys tend to be mainly insectivorous in the wild. If you can field collect grasshoppers or locusts that'd be ideal...they are known to binge on those in the wild too.

 

[Jmugleston]

Crickets, roaches, and other insects are a good start for savs. You can do birds too (quail and chickens of appropriate size). There is a "San Diego Zoo" diet you will see mentioned sometimes online, but that should be used as a supplement and it includes more than just the ground turkey (bone meal and vitamins to make it more complete.) Whole foods are better for savs. You can do mice at times too, but I'd try not to feed this too often. Check Pro Exotics to see if they still have their caresheet. That offers some tips on feeding.