Re: Got a question on Lizzy's poop amd attitude.

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Posted by Morgan on April 20, 2000 at 09:00:41:

In Reply to: Got a question on Lizzy's poop amd attitude. posted by Linda on April 19, 2000 at 19:59:39:

Your ig is one spoiled little mean green machine!

Junior's poo is usually very consistantly dark green and pretty solid. His primary diet, 24/7 is dark collard greens. On top of that, if it's available, I mix in mustard greens and/or dandelion greens. On occasion I feed mixed veggies - summer squash and green beans mostly. Summertime he gets homegrown turnip tops added to the greens.

In the wild they mostly eat tough, fibrous leaves, not chopped veggies. That's what those sharp teeth and strong jaws are for!

Try making her diet more consistent, with more greens and less veggies. Fruit is really more of a treat than a food.

I'm sure a few people are going to throw virtual spit wads at me for this post, but I've dodged them before!

As for her attitude - again - are you sure she's a she and not a he?

: I was feeding all the greens, collard, turnip, mustard and dandelions. Would make a batch of two of them and change every two to three days. Salad consists of turnip, snow peas, sweet potatoe, celantro, snap peas, little carrot some times. Also squash which I put in the processor to get smaller pieces. I was at the local food market and the pea pods look awful so for a few days she had none of those. Her poop turned more liquid. Usually it's a browmish with white and a little liquid. Is this because I did not add the pea pods that she is so used to. I give all of the above not at the same time try to vary diet every three days. Give mango, kiwi, paypaya, she loves mango but I give very little of this. I give her a very varied diet and change every within four days alternating all the foods above. What and if am I missing here. I have not been able to take her out of the cage since she bit me. I put in her food and she drops her dewlap and swishes her tail. No hissing or lunging yet, when I say "Lizzy put that up" meaning her dewlap she does. I am still hanging in there folks. If she needs a vet visit God help me for I will need it.

Little Lizard

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: Your ig is one spoiled little mean green machine! : Junior's poo is usually very consistantly dark green and pretty solid. His primary diet, 24/7 is dark collard greens. On top of that, if it's available, I mix in mustard greens and/or dandelion greens. On occasion I feed mixed veggies - summer squash and green beans mostly. Summertime he gets homegrown turnip tops added to the greens. : In the wild they mostly eat tough, fibrous leaves, not chopped veggies. That's what those sharp teeth and strong jaws are for! : Try making her diet more consistent, with more greens and less veggies. Fruit is really more of a treat than a food. : I'm sure a few people are going to throw virtual spit wads at me for this post, but I've dodged them before! : As for her attitude - again - are you sure she's a she and not a he? : : : I was feeding all the greens, collard, turnip, mustard and dandelions. Would make a batch of two of them and change every two to three days. Salad consists of turnip, snow peas, sweet potatoe, celantro, snap peas, little carrot some times. Also squash which I put in the processor to get smaller pieces. I was at the local food market and the pea pods look awful so for a few days she had none of those. Her poop turned more liquid. Usually it's a browmish with white and a little liquid. Is this because I did not add the pea pods that she is so used to. I give all of the above not at the same time try to vary diet every three days. Give mango, kiwi, paypaya, she loves mango but I give very little of this. I give her a very varied diet and change every within four days alternating all the foods above. What and if am I missing here. I have not been able to take her out of the cage since she bit me. I put in her food and she drops her dewlap and swishes her tail. No hissing or lunging yet, when I say "Lizzy put that up" meaning her dewlap she does. I am still hanging in there folks. If she needs a vet visit God help me for I will need it.

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