Butternut squash

[sean8172]

Since it's on the "staple feeder" list, I bought butternut squash for our beardies. The inside is very hard. About the consistency of a potato. They seem to have trouble biting into it. Should I be cooking the squash before it's fed?

 

[Mungi's Buddha]

No need to cook it ; you can use a cheese grater and shred it

 

[sean8172]

Thanks, as usual!

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[sean8172]

@Brett; should I grate it rind and all, or remove the rind?

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[Mungi's Buddha]

I only use the meat of the squash. You can also bake if you like. It will soften it up but like I said I usually just grate it. Haven't run into many ovens out in the desert...not saying some of the richer beardies don't have em but my hunch is that most eat their veggies raw LOL sorry I couldn't resist!
Enjoy!!

 

[sean8172]

I think if a beardie in the desert has squash (a very non desert plant), he/she must be wealthy, and thus...have an oven. Regardless, I wasn't thinking I would bake it for them, as it's my understating that most vegetables lose some nutrients after being warmed. The grating worked just fine. This was their first time, obviously. Demani loved the squash. Ate the "yoohoo" out of it. Aussie, on the other hand, seemed to not only dislike it greatly, but may have even been afraid of it. She backed away and ran to the other side of her enclosure.

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[Mungi's Buddha]

Sometimes they are real suspicious about anything new in their food dish. I always offer stuff plenty of times before I decide its a no go..course Aussie might be like I was when I was a kid..I loved vegetables but if somebody said squash I ran in the opposite direction too...Lol...course it's one of my favorite things now so hopefully Aussie give it another chance
Enjoy!

 

[sean8172]

Perhaps she'll just be like me. I have despised squash since I was a kid, and still do. It is easily one of my least favorite foods.

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[Mellie24]

My Spike loves squash, he will flick out his green leaves to find it