I don't give her gatorbeasts, they're the same "Affection" bump as bears and can be used for giant strength potions. I just avoid turning bears into steak after the special egg hatches, until she's at max.Nice to have the numbers, I used to feed her a bear or a Boar everyday for the first few weeks (or a Gator Beast depending what I had, I'd always give her the biggest thing in my inventory).
So do you know if mike__wazouski's problem is the frugal steak? can you get eggs if thats all you are giving her?
mike__wazouski are you giving steaks daily? Have you already completed Creepy Crawlies, or is completing it what you are asking about?