butternut

[BasementAquarium]

I'm still trying to find how to feed my Dragon butternut.
Do I boil it to make it soft? Or is it ok for them to eat it hard the way it is?
And how big of a piece or how fine do u chop it up?
Like.is there teeth that stronge to chew something that hard?

[zebrajanie]

Use a shredder or something to break the squash into bite size pieces.  Serve fresh.

That's about it.

Hope this helps.

As for the teeth... they are strong enough to crush a human finger when fight/flight is in process... I would think they could easily chomp through squash.

[Kimberly n Morgana]

I  just bought an Acorn squash.... do I need to do the same as the butternut?
Only feed the meat.... or meat and seeds(if thier are any???) ?

[perfectly_flawed]

The skin has a lot of nutrients in it. For all of the hard squashes, I simply wash them and then cut them into small pieces and shred in the food processor.

[Kimberly n Morgana]

ty for the reply.... I have already made her salad for today, didnt want to do the squash until I was sure how.... but she will get it tomorrow

[Kimberly n Morgana]

I made Morganas salad this morning with her acorn squash! She loved it.... for her being so young I cant believe how much she at!

thank you for the info on squash, just one more thing to make my baby happy!

[mtardiff]

My lizard goes through stages....either he loves it and only wants butternut squash, or he's not interested!  So pickey!!!!!!  He is 2 years old and is a HUGE spoiled sucky boy!  When I feed it I cut off the outside and use a cheese grader on the soft inside.

[Kimberly n Morgana]

I used a cheese grater as well, but I washed and grated skin and all.....she simply loved it! I am planing on starting my own little garden, going to try to grow only what is best for her with no pesticides....Its going to be alot of fun and a money saver in the long run