eggs cooked or not

Shan · Honored Member Joined: Jul 26, 2005 Posts: 155

I have read in several post that people use both. But in some it said raw egg was to help the picky eaters. So if you have a tegu that will eat well should the egg be cooked? Shannon

Teiidae · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: eggs cooked or not

drfish · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:57 am Post subject:

It depends really on whether the eggs are fertile or not.

Non-fertile eggs can actually harm the Tegu if fed too regularly, although the odd one here and there shouldn't matter.

Generally tho, they are fine with the fertile eggs.

Someone help here, for the life of me I cannot remember the name of what it is that infertile eggs do to Tegu's. Damn stupid brain.

Shan · Honored Member Joined: Jul 26, 2005 Posts: 155

Thank You for the help. I am not planning on feeding the egg more than once a week or even less. Or is that too much? I just wasn't sure if it should be cooked or not. Now I know the shell is a good source of calcium so if it is properly crushed in small pieces and added to the egg is this ok. Or should I leave the shell out I wouldn't want to over supplement him. And drfish don't feel bad I have sometimers my brain only works when it wants to.

Lol

Shannon

Englishtegu · Valued Member Joined: Jul 13, 2005 Posts: 111 Location: UK

The reason that unfertilised eggs are considered potentially dangerous is because overuse is thought to lead to biotin deficiency. Biotin is a B vitamin. Whether this is true or not I really don't know, but my own view is that lightly cooked scrambled eggs once a week or once every other week is a good addition to a varied diet. I don't bother trying to include any shell, but sprinkle it lightly with calcium.

Cheers,
Mark.

drfish · Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:41 am Post subject:

Biotin, thats the fella.

Cheers

techrev · Member Joined: Jun 26, 2005 Posts: 29

Bert Langerwerk over at Agama International recommended boiled eggs also. He said they were very good and some of the shell could be left on as long as it was cracked all around.

Elaine