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Originally Posted by Starbuck
Lol show the Beardie pic to the next person asking 'is my prey size alright?' Heh heh... definitely makes me not worry about my rat size so much hahaha
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This is an interesting comment.
And I've often wondered why keepers compare wild prey diet nutrition to captive prey nutrition in relation to "size".
In reality, that "big" breaded has about as much fat content as a weaned mouse. So, a rat of equal size to that breaded has at least 25 times the amount of fat content. The bearded would be much easier to break down in the system.
Fat is the toughest to break down and cause the most health issues with reptiles.
25 times the fat content is an oversized meal. No matter how you look at it.
When I say "size" I emphases everything about the prey, fat content, protein content, etc....not just the actual size of the prey.
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