Out of date veg?

[TheReptile838]

If any greens or veg kept in the fridge go out of date, can I still feed them to a Bearded Dragon?

 

[Taterbug]

I go by when the go "off" since they don't have dates. If I wouldn't eat them they go straight to the bugs.

 

[TheReptile838]

When the greens go past the "best before date" on the packet, can they still be fed to a dragon?

 

[Taterbug]

I'm not sure how yours are packaged. I buy bunches/heads that are just banded together, no dates. That said, I'll eat food if it's past the best used by date but not gone off yet. Maybe I'm just gross.

 

[CooperDragon]

My rule of thumb was if I wouldn't eat it anymore, I wouldn't feed it to Cooper. Just went out to the store and picked up what looked fresh to replace what was going bad. With Kale, I found that the slightly old/off stuff works best for making Kale chips (for me) so that went to good use.

 

[TheReptile838]

Thanks
I have rabbits which have collard greens and when they go past the best before date, i still feed them and have done for 3 years no problem. I was just wondering if that is ok for a beardie

 

[BeardieCW]

I would recommend not feeding out of date veggies, or fruits. You wouldn't want to take a chance of your beardie getting sick. I use the same rule as the posts before, if I wouldn't eat it, I don't feed it to my beardie.

Maybe if it's a day or so. But anytime after that, probably not.

 

[TheReptile838]

Ok, thank you