Re: My herbi/omnivores diet

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Posted by BabyHerp on June 12, 2000 at 14:26:24:

In Reply to: I'd also like......... posted by love2 on June 12, 2000 at 09:28:53:

My igs basic diet is based on their age & health status (both 6 so I omit higher protein foods from their daily diet altogether) I give a similar but modified diet to my beardies, tortoises, and turtles. I haven't had any of em balk at what they get so far anyway!

They get 1 item from each of these 3 categories (by order of most often fed)

@ 70% dandelion greens (flowers, roots, leaves if harvested from yards), young hibiscus leaves, collards, mustard greens, turnip greens

@ 20% nutritious veggies: cactus (nopales), spaghetti or butternut squash

@ 10% nutritious fruits: papaya, rasberries, valencia oranges,prickly pear, figs, blackberries

I sometimes will give em fun kinds of food....squash flowers, nasturnium,geranium leaves & flowers,rose petals, hibiscus flowers,
banana, pumpernickel or rye bread,Total cereal, pumpkin, white rice... but because they are loaded with phosphorus or other junk so
they get these "treats" once in a while

Their salad is then heavily sprayed or doused with water or dandelion root juice

Rarely needed but:

If they are dehydrated... I make my own version of Pedialyte and pour it over their salad at mealtime or give them sips in a needleless
syringe throughout the day: 1 cup boiling water,2 tsp sugar,a pinch of salt, cooled

If they've had surgery, bleeds (lost nails) etc...I up the protein a tad with low-fat tofu bathed in calcium sulphate or Ensure Plus,
Sustacal poured over their salad

If they're being treated for worms or infection Ive given them 2 TBS miso paste but am now switching to filtrated triple-probiotics to
replace lost beneficial microflora (lasts alot longer)

If they are constipated I give them a warm reconstituted prune slurry poured over their salad

For supplementation: I crush Tums Ultra (pure calcium carb), a generic equivalent or Citrical w/o Vitamin D (calcium citrate) and
also crush uncoated therapuetic multi-vitamins or use Miner-All O, add psyllium and milk thistle at a ratio of 3:1:1:1 mix it thoroughly
put in spice shakers and mix with their salad. I supplement maybe 3 times a week right now. (I make up a 'batch' every month or so)

Re: dandelion....I try to give them dandelion roots (diuretic)as often as possible softened diced the juice poured over the salad w/
softened root to keep their kidneys healthy at 6 years old they can use all the help they need!

Gina

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: My igs basic diet is based on their age & health status (both 6 so I omit higher protein foods from their daily diet altogether) I give a similar but modified diet to my beardies, tortoises, and turtles. I haven't had any of em balk at what they get so far anyway! : They get 1 item from each of these 3 categories (by order of most often fed) : @ 70% dandelion greens (flowers, roots, leaves if harvested from yards), young hibiscus leaves, collards, mustard greens, turnip greens : @ 20% nutritious veggies: cactus (nopales), spaghetti or butternut squash : @ 10% nutritious fruits: papaya, rasberries, valencia oranges,prickly pear, figs, blackberries : I sometimes will give em fun kinds of food....squash flowers, nasturnium,geranium leaves & flowers,rose petals, hibiscus flowers, : banana, pumpernickel or rye bread,Total cereal, pumpkin, white rice... but because they are loaded with phosphorus or other junk so : they get these "treats" once in a while : Their salad is then heavily sprayed or doused with water or dandelion root juice : Rarely needed but: : If they are dehydrated... I make my own version of Pedialyte and pour it over their salad at mealtime or give them sips in a needleless : syringe throughout the day: 1 cup boiling water,2 tsp sugar,a pinch of salt, cooled : If they've had surgery, bleeds (lost nails) etc...I up the protein a tad with low-fat tofu bathed in calcium sulphate or Ensure Plus, : Sustacal poured over their salad : If they're being treated for worms or infection Ive given them 2 TBS miso paste but am now switching to filtrated triple-probiotics to : replace lost beneficial microflora (lasts alot longer) : If they are constipated I give them a warm reconstituted prune slurry poured over their salad : For supplementation: I crush Tums Ultra (pure calcium carb), a generic equivalent or Citrical w/o Vitamin D (calcium citrate) and : also crush uncoated therapuetic multi-vitamins or use Miner-All O, add psyllium and milk thistle at a ratio of 3:1:1:1 mix it thoroughly : put in spice shakers and mix with their salad. I supplement maybe 3 times a week right now. (I make up a 'batch' every month or so) : Re: dandelion....I try to give them dandelion roots (diuretic)as often as possible softened diced the juice poured over the salad w/ : softened root to keep their kidneys healthy at 6 years old they can use all the help they need! : Gina

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