Looks like someone WON'T be sleeping in.....anymore!!!!! LOL n/m

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Posted by Harry's Dad on February 16, 2001 at 18:56:13:

In Reply to: Re: Uh oh......... posted by Sue2 on February 16, 2001 at 17:53:16:

: Sounds like you're spoiling her by hand feeding her! Granted it is fun and a special bonding (for us humans anyway) takes place when we hand feed them, BUT we know of and have experienced what happens when this is the ONLY way the iguana will eat. Trust me it can turn getting food into the ig into h*ll!!! Try hand feeding only every once in a while. Get Lucy used to eating out of her bowl. Try inducing her into eating by sprinkling a favorite fruit of her's on top.

: You cannot, I repeat, cannot over feed iguanas if you are feeding them the proper items. Heck, we'd all be thin if we lived on salads! Give her a bowl full while you're making coffee in the morning. As soon as you get home at night, feed her again.

: What our "bowls" equal:

: Harry uses a stainless steel shallow dog bowl. Its pretty good size, maybe 6 - 7 inches across. I pack it full and then heap more on top. He's just now coming out of his hunger strike phase (i.e. peak breeding season). He can eat up to 3 full bowls a day (and has the poop to match!).

: Jack and Hazel eat out of those "throw away" plastic bowls made by Glad (I think). Since these are girly igs, they eat one jammed packed bowl a day. Hazel, sometimes 2 bowls.

: Lola is a bit more of a dainty eater even though she is our biggest female (8 pounds). She eats one "cat type" of bowl a day and sometimes she doesn't finish that.

: The only day that no one eats very well is (I'm whispering this so shhhhhhhhh......!) is on the one morning a week that HD makes their salads and I'm sleeping in. "Dad" just can't make a salad like "mom" can.

: Ok, now that I rambled, does that give you some idea of what one bowl means? LOL

: Sue2

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: : Sounds like you're spoiling her by hand feeding her! Granted it is fun and a special bonding (for us humans anyway) takes place when we hand feed them, BUT we know of and have experienced what happens when this is the ONLY way the iguana will eat. Trust me it can turn getting food into the ig into h*ll!!! Try hand feeding only every once in a while. Get Lucy used to eating out of her bowl. Try inducing her into eating by sprinkling a favorite fruit of her's on top. : : You cannot, I repeat, cannot over feed iguanas if you are feeding them the proper items. Heck, we'd all be thin if we lived on salads! Give her a bowl full while you're making coffee in the morning. As soon as you get home at night, feed her again. : : What our "bowls" equal: : : Harry uses a stainless steel shallow dog bowl. Its pretty good size, maybe 6 - 7 inches across. I pack it full and then heap more on top. He's just now coming out of his hunger strike phase (i.e. peak breeding season). He can eat up to 3 full bowls a day (and has the poop to match!). : : Jack and Hazel eat out of those "throw away" plastic bowls made by Glad (I think). Since these are girly igs, they eat one jammed packed bowl a day. Hazel, sometimes 2 bowls. : : Lola is a bit more of a dainty eater even though she is our biggest female (8 pounds). She eats one "cat type" of bowl a day and sometimes she doesn't finish that. : : The only day that no one eats very well is (I'm whispering this so shhhhhhhhh......!) is on the one morning a week that HD makes their salads and I'm sleeping in. "Dad" just can't make a salad like "mom" can. : : Ok, now that I rambled, does that give you some idea of what one bowl means? LOL : : Sue2

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