Re: hi. I'm new and I wonder if anybody can answer this....

Posted by Craig Loose on August 21, 2001 at 13:26:08:

In Reply to: hi. I'm new and I wonder if anybody can answer this.... posted by Tim L. on August 21, 2001 at 11:37:38:

Eeeek! Loaded question!

The fact is that there is reports on wild hatchlings that say they do sometimes eat insects, and some reports that found no insects in their bellies.

Simply put they "may" eat insects in the wild, but everyone will agree that in captivity they should not be given any animal protein.

Animal protein in enough quantity WILL cause future health problems, and I'm sure that a lot of people say that they do not eat them in the wild for exactly this reason...so that someone does not attempt feeding something to a pet that WILL shorten its lifespan.

A wild iguana however, will not be thinking about longevity. Everything is a threat to a baby ig, and the faster it grows, the faster nothing can eat it, whether it lives longer as an adult will have no bearing on immediate opportunity to survive.

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: Eeeek! Loaded question! : The fact is that there is reports on wild hatchlings that say they do sometimes eat insects, and some reports that found no insects in their bellies. : Simply put they "may" eat insects in the wild, but everyone will agree that in captivity they should not be given any animal protein. : Animal protein in enough quantity WILL cause future health problems, and I'm sure that a lot of people say that they do not eat them in the wild for exactly this reason...so that someone does not attempt feeding something to a pet that WILL shorten its lifespan. : A wild iguana however, will not be thinking about longevity. Everything is a threat to a baby ig, and the faster it grows, the faster nothing can eat it, whether it lives longer as an adult will have no bearing on immediate opportunity to survive.

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