is this stuff safe?

[Katiedud]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=6452

Prepared food for adult beardies ...is it safe?

 

[Katiedud]

I apologize. I was posting on my cell phone, once again in a hurry and at work.. and accidentally hit the bold button a few times!

 

[sweetpea1981]

are you wanting to use this as their diet to replace live feeders and salad? Or just a topping for their salad? What are you wanting to do with it?

 

[Katiedud]

It implies that it pretty much replaces their veg diet (at least that's the impression I get)
I was more curious if anyone has used it, or if anyone has heard anything about it. Im generally suspicious of pre packaged foods for animals because of all the crap that is added. As I can see from the ingredients list, there isn't much at the top that a beardie requires. I wouldn't want to use it to replace a beardie diet. I have a blue tongue skink that eats alot of the same stuff so it wouldn't be a far stretch for me. (I don't have a beardie yet..still in the process of research and building a viv for it)
I guess it was just a curiosity thing.

 

[carlisv]

I use the Flukers pellets that are on the same page, mainly as a snack or for variety in their salad. Sometimes they eat them and sometimes they don't. Richard likes them moist and Dubs likes them dry. (Richard actually likes to chase them in his bath).

I think they're harmless; they're sort of the "tuna sandwich" of beardie diets - okay every now and then but definitely not a complete balanced diet.

 

[Katiedud]

Thank you for the input. I want to give my future beardie a well balanced, healthy diet as well as a good variety. So finding a good treat item would be a bonus. We have alot of local farmers markets so I can get some nice local fruit and veg.
Unfortunately, I am deathly afraid of roaches of any kind so that will be something I wont be feeding. When I was a kid, I grew up in a roach infested house for 16 years and I can't even look at a picture of them without getting the creepy-crawlies. So another thing ill be looking for is the 2nd best option for a prey item. Good thing is there are several mom and pop pet stores around, as well as the big chain pet stores, and starting in april there will be reptile shows just about every month through the spring summer and fall, in several locations locally. So ill have lots of chances to find and buy some kind off prey food(as well as the beardie itself)
Thanks again. Im sure ill have more questions as time goes by.

 

[LLLReptile]

I actually really like the ZooMed pellets as far as nutritional value goes. The ingredients and nutrients are some of the best out there - lotta good stuff for beardies in those pellets. We offer them to store beardies once or twice a week mixed up with the canned food to make them more appealing - the plain pellets aren't always enjoyed by most beardies.

They're good to have on hand just in case, and to add to the diet from time to time to add variety to the diet.

-Jen