Feeding and Nutrition :: are green beans and sunflower seeds okay?

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Post Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:04 pm   are green beans and sunflower seeds okay?

...they weren't on the list.

feeding plan for the next two weeks. as usual please tell me if there are any no-no's in here (pellets are fed everyday, even if not noted)

1. (today) pellets
2. green beans
3. pellets*
4. bell pepper
5. pellets
6. red cabbage
7. pellets*
8. carrots
9. pellets
10.peas
11.pellets*
12.bananas
13.pellets
14.crickets

would it be okay if i threw in the sunflower seeds on the starred days?
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Post Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:11 pm   

You should throw in something like red leaf lettuce,green leaf lettuce,romaine lettuce,or if you have a safe place to pick them.Dandelion leaves are good i heard.So are aquatic plants.
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Post Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:11 pm   

they get romaine regularly.
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Post Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:39 pm   

Seeds of any kind don't sound right to me.
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Post Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:59 pm   

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Post Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:22 pm   

Cabbage, peas, bananas don't need to be on your feeding list either.
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Post Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:01 pm   

but bananas are on the okay to feed list
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5

and i wouldn't give them fruit more than once every couple months.
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Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:12 pm   

arent crikets something they get as a treat not meal correct me if am wrong
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Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:55 pm   

You are correct - crickets are a treat not a meal. The most nutritious crickets are those that have been "gut-loaded" (ie, fed) calcium.
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Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:53 pm   

yeah, mine are gut loaded. i can change that to something else.
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Post Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:49 pm   

Seeds sound like something that could get impacted. Why not just concentrate on the foods that you know are good for them?
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