Re: iguana eats poop!

Posted by Linda With A Really Large Ig Free in My Office on October 15, 1998 at 21:40:09:

In Reply to: Re: iguana eats poop! posted by gnghdfh on June 30, 1998 at 14:39:44:

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: :
: : : (Hi Adam -- you've found the forum! :) )

: : : Iguanas do eat their own poop sometimes when
: : : seeking to innocualte themselves with the "good"
: : : digestive bacteria. They are not born with it --
: : : babies will ingest feces of an older iguana to
: : : obtain it. Often they mistake thier own poop
: : : (the only poop around) for another ig's poop and
: : : will eat it in the hopes of obtaining it.

: : : This can happen in odler iguanas just after being on
: : : antibiotics or after being dewormed -- both meds
: : : can kill off the "good bacteria."

: : : You can give him a dab of yogurt with live cultures
: : : or check with your vet abtou giving him Bene-Bac or
: : : Nutri-Bac.

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