Iguana who eats like a PIG!!!

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Posted by Ziggy's Mom on September 25, 1999 at 15:27:48:

I recently adopted Buddy, a large iguana who turned out to be a female. Buddy eats like a PIG! 2-3x what the other iguanas eat. The vet studied a fecal and said no parasites. Can iguanas eat too much food? Is getting fat a concern with these animals?

When she hears me coming with the food, she literally leaps up to the feeding area and waits for you. You have to drop food on the shelf so she will eat that and let you put food in her bowl.

She is a little thin, and definitely has room to fill out but what a PIG. And she is the most responsive iguana I have. She knows her name, is always looking around and trying to get out of her cage, and is generally a delight.

But what a PIG!! Should I just feed her as much as she will eat? One feeding or two?

Any info is greatly appreciated.

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: I recently adopted Buddy, a large iguana who turned out to be a female. Buddy eats like a PIG! 2-3x what the other iguanas eat. The vet studied a fecal and said no parasites. Can iguanas eat too much food? Is getting fat a concern with these animals? : When she hears me coming with the food, she literally leaps up to the feeding area and waits for you. You have to drop food on the shelf so she will eat that and let you put food in her bowl. : She is a little thin, and definitely has room to fill out but what a PIG. And she is the most responsive iguana I have. She knows her name, is always looking around and trying to get out of her cage, and is generally a delight. : But what a PIG!! Should I just feed her as much as she will eat? One feeding or two? : Any info is greatly appreciated.

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