That seems like a lot

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Posted by nanci on October 04, 2001 at 19:17:48:

In Reply to: How much food? posted by Piquette on October 04, 2001 at 14:56:50:

: Darwin, my recent addition to the animal family, is still quite thin. He is eating about 3 or 4 large soup-bowls of salad a day. I think this is about 6 to 8 cups of food. Is he eating a normal amount for his size? He is 4 feet long including his tail. I fill his bowl in the morning before I go to work, then as soon as I come home in the evening, and once or twice before bed. If it's empty, I fill it. Do you think he's getting enough and how long will it take for him to fatten up? I can see his ribs a bit and he doesn't have much padding on his tail-base. Are there any foods that I can give him to add extra calories? I am feeding him what's recommended by the Iguana den diet and the MK salad. I just haven't been able to get mustard greens, though. I try for lots of variety, and don't have to worry about stuff going bad, because my guinea pigs eat the extras. Thanks for any ideas and advice.
: Piquette :)

You can see my iguana's ribs, too. She's on the thinner side (I've been told). She probably eats one small dish of food a day. I give her lots of food and lots of varieties, but that's all she eats. I follow MK's advice on food, too, and give the extra calcium and alfalfa.

My iguana free roams and is VERY active, so I think that might be why she's on the thinner side.

It sounds like yours is getting plenty of food.
According to MK -- an iguana does NOT overeat, so if yours is eating all of that, I guess it's okay.

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: : Darwin, my recent addition to the animal family, is still quite thin. He is eating about 3 or 4 large soup-bowls of salad a day. I think this is about 6 to 8 cups of food. Is he eating a normal amount for his size? He is 4 feet long including his tail. I fill his bowl in the morning before I go to work, then as soon as I come home in the evening, and once or twice before bed. If it's empty, I fill it. Do you think he's getting enough and how long will it take for him to fatten up? I can see his ribs a bit and he doesn't have much padding on his tail-base. Are there any foods that I can give him to add extra calories? I am feeding him what's recommended by the Iguana den diet and the MK salad. I just haven't been able to get mustard greens, though. I try for lots of variety, and don't have to worry about stuff going bad, because my guinea pigs eat the extras. Thanks for any ideas and advice. : : Piquette :) : : You can see my iguana's ribs, too. She's on the thinner side (I've been told). She probably eats one small dish of food a day. I give her lots of food and lots of varieties, but that's all she eats. I follow MK's advice on food, too, and give the extra calcium and alfalfa. : My iguana free roams and is VERY active, so I think that might be why she's on the thinner side. : It sounds like yours is getting plenty of food. : According to MK -- an iguana does NOT overeat, so if yours is eating all of that, I guess it's okay.

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