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Old 11-13-03, 08:49 PM   #1
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Diet Question?

I realize this is the leopard catagory... but I figured this might apply to leo's too.

recently I came across a recipe for AFT's and I was wondering if it would be benifical to feed to my AFT's.

recipe found at PetPlace.com
"Fat-tails may also lap a vitamin fortified honey-pureed fruit mixture. To make this mix 1/3 water, 1/3 pureed apricot (or papaya) baby food, 1/3 honey, add a little powdered calcium-D3 additive and mix well. Refrigerate what is not immediately used."
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Old 11-14-03, 09:42 AM   #2
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Honey often contains botulism spores and it is not a good idea to feed it to reptiles.
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It's okay to offer them fruit baby food in small amounts, but they will not eat much so it is pointless to give them a dish of it. I usually use a spoon and let them lick it a few times, until they don't want any more

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Old 11-15-03, 08:01 AM   #4
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I've read that, too (with the exception of the honey). Tonight I mixed some calc and vits with a little papaya baby food, and let them lick it off a spoon, and they seemed to like it.

Kinda made funny faces at the beginning, but they each took a couple of licks and then seemed to lose interest. Maybe they'll get used to it, but obviously I won't make it a staple in their diets
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