I Can't Believe It's Not Termites.

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SHORT-BEAKED ECHIDNA MIX

High Fat Diet - July to November

Hot Water 500ml
Eggs 2
Farex (Infant cereal) 150g (1box)
Mince Meat 2 kg
Evaporated Milk 375ml (1 can)
Avi Drops (Bird vits) 1ml
DCP 1 tsp
Vitamin E Powder 1 tsp

Makes 10 days worth for one animal.
(Divide quantities to make smaller amounts)

METHOD
1. Break eggs into bucket and stir in all ingredients 2. Add mince and mix well.
3. Weigh 60g mix per animal per plastic bag and freeze.
4. Thaw when needed and blend with 55ml water per animal.


SHORT-BEAKED ECHIDNA MIX

Low Fat Diet - December to June

Mincemeat (Beef) 4 kg
Wheatbran 500g
Eggs 19
Glucodin 1716g
Olive Oil 336ml
Vitamin E Powder 47g
Avi Drops (Bird vits) 13ml
Calcium Carbonate 47g

METHOD
1. Break eggs into bucket and stir in all ingredients 2. Add mince and mix well.
3. Weigh 60g mix per animal (see chart below)per plastic bag and freeze.
4. Thaw when needed and blend with 55ml water per animal.



This came from Taronga Zoo and will feed up to 13 echidnas. Fips is a little guts but I don't think he can eat this much. I'll have to break the quantities down a little.

Comments

[falconea.livejournal.com]

Have you got those recipes around the wrong way? I can't see how 19 eggs and added olive oil could be in the low fat version....

Audrey

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I think the fat comes from the evapourated milk. One has 2kg meat, the other has 4kg. I think if you halve the quantities for the second recipe you get a better comparison Still, 10 eggs is rather a lot.

Stupid question

[http://users.livejournal.com/crossfire_/]

So...is "mince meat" the same thing as ground meat? Like what we call hamburger here in the States? Or are we talking the sweet confection you put in mincemeat pies, with suet and dried fruit and stuff?

Re: Stupid question

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

minced meat == ground meat.
Mince == mincemeat
Pies made with mincemeat == mince pies
Pies made with minced meat == meat pies.
Meat pies made in Dubbo == Australia's Best for 2006. I love the curry meat pies.

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

How long until Fips graduates to the real thing (Termites en Mound dans Pool Plastique)?:) He sure is growing up!

The menu translated:
(high fat)
Poached eggs and toast
IKBINT Sausages
Shredded Wheat
Farina
Milk
Condiments

Low Fat:
IKBTNT Patty
A poached egg
Bran mufffin
Vitamin Pill

[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

does this mean we get more pictures of Fips soon? :)

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

When he hits 700g. Later this week, maybe.