diet change trick

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Posted by xta on June 15, 1999 at 17:56:05:

In Reply to: Dense Bone prob in my IG PLEASE ADVISE SHE"S not doing well posted by Joe Nardi on June 15, 1999 at 06:03:30:

I agree with others about diet & sunlight & UVB flourescent tube. This is a tip to get her to eat the right food while she is in this stressed/traumatized time. I would reccommend not taking romaine away until she is stronger/less stressed. Hand feed her a little piece of romaine with a piece of collard green underneath so she cannot see it or taste it if she licks at it. And while she is munching these, sneak in another small piece of squash in the side of her mouth (they open their mouths a lot when they eat & are not apt to spit & extra thing out) Do this whenever you feed her. Eventually she will get a bit more used to the other flavors & you can take away romaine completely (once she is up & around again). It really is a double edged sword to completely switch to a diet the iguana doesn't want right now when she is so sick (she needs the new diet, but it can stress her out enough to where she is in worse shape) I have used this sneaky "a veggie you like on top of one you don't" to get my iguanas to try new things & it's been pretty successful. Good luck.

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: I agree with others about diet & sunlight & UVB flourescent tube. This is a tip to get her to eat the right food while she is in this stressed/traumatized time. I would reccommend not taking romaine away until she is stronger/less stressed. Hand feed her a little piece of romaine with a piece of collard green underneath so she cannot see it or taste it if she licks at it. And while she is munching these, sneak in another small piece of squash in the side of her mouth (they open their mouths a lot when they eat & are not apt to spit & extra thing out) Do this whenever you feed her. Eventually she will get a bit more used to the other flavors & you can take away romaine completely (once she is up & around again). It really is a double edged sword to completely switch to a diet the iguana doesn't want right now when she is so sick (she needs the new diet, but it can stress her out enough to where she is in worse shape) I have used this sneaky "a veggie you like on top of one you don't" to get my iguanas to try new things & it's been pretty successful. Good luck.

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