Re: iguana eats poop!

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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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