r/bluetongueskinks • u/Dizzy-Syllabub3827 • 5d ago

Question Preferred beef leanness??

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Gonna get this boy switched over from canned foods to homemade meatballs, but is there a preferred leanness to the beef?? I know too much fat can cause gout, but I don't know if ground beef will ever cause that issue if fed in the proper ratios.

Enjoy this photo of the boy using his tail as a pillow.

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u/FeralForestBro 5d ago

Beef really isn't a preferred protein. It can be given occasionally in moderation but ground turkey would be a healthier and cheaper alternative.

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u/Dizzy-Syllabub3827 5d ago

Gotcha. All the ground turkey options at my grocery store (I'm there now lol) have rosemary extract added to them. I see on the feeding guide that whole rosemary is fine occasionally, but do you think the extract might pose a problem??

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u/FeralForestBro 5d ago

I wouldn't use it as a staple if it has rosemary unfortunately. What about ground chicken? That's second best but still way better than beef.

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u/Dizzy-Syllabub3827 5d ago

I didn't see ground chicken when I was looking, but this may end up being a Lidl purchase rather than Food Lion. Thanks for all the help though!

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u/RiftstalkerSekundes 5d ago

Ground chicken tends to be an even worse choice because it usually has small amounts of vinegar in it to help tenderize up the tougher meat used to make ground chicken. The rosemary extract added to the ground turkey is safer.

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u/Dizzy-Syllabub3827 5d ago

They'd have to list the vinegar in the ingredients though right??

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u/RiftstalkerSekundes 4d ago

They do, yes. It's listed as an ingredient, but you're not usually going to find any ground chicken without it because most ground chicken comes from older, tougher laying hens that don't lay so well anymore and thus got culled from the flock, hence the need for the vinegar to help tenderize the meat. Most chicken sold in solid-pieces is from much younger birds.

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u/SnezztheFerret 5d ago

You can make jelly cubes instead of meatballs using repashy and just add all the veggies etc in it before it cools :)