Description
- High quality.
- All bred at certified hatcheries in the UK and EU.
- Humanely dispatched.
- Great food option for Snakes, Large Lizards, Exotic Mammals and Birds of Prey.
- Approximately twice the weight of a day-old chick.
- An excellent alternative to chicks for larger carnivorous animals.
- Provide your animals with a more varied whole-prey diet by offering alternative poultry prey.
- Packed in dry ice.
- Sold singly or in packs of 25, 50 100 or 200.
- Turkey Poults each weigh approximately 60–70g.
Frozen Turkey Poults are a great food source for a wide variety of carnivorous animals, including snakes, birds of prey, exotic mammals and carnivorous lizards such as Monitors and Tegus. Turkey poults are considerably larger than day-old chicken chicks, with each poult weighing approximately 60–70g, making them an excellent option for animals that require a larger prey item.
Day-old chicks are a popular whole-prey food for reptiles, birds of prey and other carnivorous animals, but their relatively small size means that larger animals may need to be offered several chicks at each feeding. Turkey poults are approximately twice the weight of a typical day-old chicken chick, meaning that fewer individual prey items can be offered to provide a similar quantity of food. This can be particularly useful for larger snakes, lizards, birds of prey and carnivorous mammals.
Turkey poults make a useful addition to a whole-prey diet, providing meat, bone, organs and other naturally occurring nutrients. They can be particularly useful for larger snakes and carnivorous lizards, as well as birds of prey and carnivorous mammals such as Skunks, Genets, Mongoose, Cats and Ferrets.
Just like many raw human foods, frozen or thawed reptile foods can pose the risk of salmonella. All Ridgeway frozen food is frequently screened for salmonella to ensure the safety of our customers. It is all cleaned and sterilised during the production and freezing process. Unlike certain other suppliers we use no form of radiation in this process as we believe subjecting your animals to radiated foods could be potentially harmful.
Despite our rigorous checking we still recommend storing frozen reptile foods in their own container separately from human foods, or in their own freezer, and thoroughly disinfecting any surfaces or equipment that the frozen foods come into contact with, along with washing your hands thoroughly with soap and water immediately after use.
Care Instructions:
Please note all frozen food should be defrosted thoroughly before use. Defrost frozen food naturally at room temperature on newspaper or kitchen towels away from food, food preparation surfaces and equipment. The prey can be warmed up in warm tap water, this helps to initiate a feeding response in many snakes. DO NOT defrost in boiling water or in a microwave. Always wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw or defrosted food. Always disinfect all surfaces that have come into contact with the defrosted food.
