NO LETTUCE

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Posted by nanci on October 09, 2001 at 07:32:30:

In Reply to: is Egor spoiled? posted by Georgia Cloud on October 08, 2001 at 18:01:19:

: hey, when i put food in the aquarium for Egor, i sprinkle a couple leaves of collard around him to show him there's food in there for him. well, today he ate what was around him, but nothing out of his dish. is he spoiled? also, i had been feeding him a lot of lettuce for about a week and i gave him a treat of pears and oranges and tomatos, and he didn't touch them. he didn't eat at all yesterday. today i put him in the bathtub for about 30 min. and he pooped 3 times (quite big). y doesnt' he eat out of his dish any more? is he spoiled and is there any way i can get him to eat out of it again? about the sprinkling it in the tank, if i dont', he won't know it's there (i guess), and won't eat any thing. that's y i do it.
: Georgia

Georgia:

Giving an iguana lettuce is like giving him nothing. It has absolutely no nutrients or anything beneficial to an iguana. The collards are one of the best things to feed him, so continue with the collards. You can also run them under water before you put them in the enclosure to give your iggie more liquid.

My iguana prefers eating her leaves whole and her other food cut up and on a flat dish (such as an old top from a Cool Whip container). It's much easier for her to get to and I make individual little piles of food for her.

Romaine lettuce is about the only lettuce you can give your iguana (not a lot) because it has a lot of much-needed liquid in it.

Dandelion greens, turnip tops, mustard greens, escarole/endive are also good for your iguana.
Try to keep them from drying out (I put the collards in a pitcher of water and some of the others wrapped in paper toweling and in plastic bags). It keeps the veggies more moist and fresher longer.

Fruits should only make up about l0 percent of your iguana's diet. Cantaloupe, figs and berries are good. In the warm weather, watermelon (sparingly) is good to give the iguana moisture.

nanci

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: : hey, when i put food in the aquarium for Egor, i sprinkle a couple leaves of collard around him to show him there's food in there for him. well, today he ate what was around him, but nothing out of his dish. is he spoiled? also, i had been feeding him a lot of lettuce for about a week and i gave him a treat of pears and oranges and tomatos, and he didn't touch them. he didn't eat at all yesterday. today i put him in the bathtub for about 30 min. and he pooped 3 times (quite big). y doesnt' he eat out of his dish any more? is he spoiled and is there any way i can get him to eat out of it again? about the sprinkling it in the tank, if i dont', he won't know it's there (i guess), and won't eat any thing. that's y i do it. : : Georgia : : Georgia: : Giving an iguana lettuce is like giving him nothing. It has absolutely no nutrients or anything beneficial to an iguana. The collards are one of the best things to feed him, so continue with the collards. You can also run them under water before you put them in the enclosure to give your iggie more liquid. : My iguana prefers eating her leaves whole and her other food cut up and on a flat dish (such as an old top from a Cool Whip container). It's much easier for her to get to and I make individual little piles of food for her. : Romaine lettuce is about the only lettuce you can give your iguana (not a lot) because it has a lot of much-needed liquid in it. : Dandelion greens, turnip tops, mustard greens, escarole/endive are also good for your iguana. : Try to keep them from drying out (I put the collards in a pitcher of water and some of the others wrapped in paper toweling and in plastic bags). It keeps the veggies more moist and fresher longer. : Fruits should only make up about l0 percent of your iguana's diet. Cantaloupe, figs and berries are good. In the warm weather, watermelon (sparingly) is good to give the iguana moisture. : nanci

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