Re: Protein Tip

Posted by Tricia Power on October 14, 1999 at 18:14:45:

In Reply to: Re: Protein Tip posted by BA on October 12, 1999 at 23:30:29:

Hi:

: Powdered soy protine is also available in the health food section and makes a cheap and easy suppliment.

Calcium absorption can be impaired by diets containing phytates (especially in soy ingredients such as Tofu, so while tofu is vegetable based and a good source of protein it is not a good dietary item to be offered on a regular basis).

To add protein to the diet you should use alfalfa rabbit food pellets, crumbled alfalfa hay, powdered alfalfa or pulverized alfalfa tablets. Alfalfa is also high in calcium. You can grind the alfalfa up into a fine powder to be mixed into the salad, or you can leave the pellets whole. It does take iguana's sometime to get used to the alfalfa being added to their diet so you might want to start out by adding a very small amount and gradually increasing the amount of alfalfa in each salad as your iguana gets used to it.

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: Hi: : : Powdered soy protine is also available in the health food section and makes a cheap and easy suppliment. : Calcium absorption can be impaired by diets containing phytates (especially in soy ingredients such as Tofu, so while tofu is vegetable based and a good source of protein it is not a good dietary item to be offered on a regular basis). : To add protein to the diet you should use alfalfa rabbit food pellets, crumbled alfalfa hay, powdered alfalfa or pulverized alfalfa tablets. Alfalfa is also high in calcium. You can grind the alfalfa up into a fine powder to be mixed into the salad, or you can leave the pellets whole. It does take iguana's sometime to get used to the alfalfa being added to their diet so you might want to start out by adding a very small amount and gradually increasing the amount of alfalfa in each salad as your iguana gets used to it.

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