Prickly Pear: prep??

[cellardoor27]

so, i just bought my first prickly pears for my dragon and iguana....and i cut it open to see hundreds of tiny little seeds.

should i keep the seeds in? how should i prep this stuff for my kids?

 

[augsburg1530]

What I do is cut the pear into about half inch thick rounds, lay the rounds flat on the cutting board and cut around the area with the seeds, discard the seed stuff and feed the seed free flesh. You will lose a lot of the pear, but I wouldn't feed my dragon the seeds. Spike loves the sweet flesh of a prickly pear!

Eric