Reptile Food

Some reptiles like Sulcata Tortoises are strict vegetarians and primarily eat grass. peteducation.com: [1] Others, like corn snakes are strict carnivores, and eat rodents, preferably frozen feeder rodentswikihow.com: [2]. Then, there are the omnivore reptiles who may eat meal worms, crickets, plus veggies. Pet reptiles, depending on species, eat a wide variety of reptile food.

• Snakes: Many Snake owners feed their pet snake live rodents, but a live rodent may bite the snake internally as it's being digested, killing the snake. Frozen feeder rodents provide equal nutrition when defrosted, and decrease harm or aggression in your pet snake. For example, baby Corn Snakes or Ball Pythons who are fed from infancy on frozen rodents may still throw their coils around the "prey." They are constrictors and instinct is strong. The behavior is called constriction. en.wikipedia.org: [1]

• Lizards: A Bearded Dragon will eat produce and insects like meal worms and crickets. Larger lizards like South American Tegus love eggs, plus fruits and vegetables, and some meat. Blue Tongue Skinks eat both meat and vegetable/fruits. They will also eat baby mice also known as pinkies, live or defrosted. A green iguana is a vegetarian or herbivore. A Monitor Lizard is a carnivore.

• Turtles and Tortoises: A pet Sulcata Tortoise or African Spurred Tortoise is a strict herbivore. So is a Leopard Tortoise. South American Red Foot Tortoises eat both produce and meat. So do North American Box Turtles. Red Eared Sliders, a very common pet turtle eat turtle food or turtle pellets, available at the pet store.