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Posted by Maya0001 on November 27, 2001 at 06:15:43:

In Reply to: Blue Diamonds and nutrition posted by nate351 on November 26, 2001 at 16:33:37:

I don't know where Maya is from, but he is incredibly green and he's about 2 yrs. Also lately alot of blue came out. On his sides and weird scales on his neck. And alot of blue! I have never seen any brown on Maya. Maybe it's the Kabosha squash or I read that Iguanas that came from Suriname had alot of blue, we'll just have to wait and see.

Helene

: Hi everyone!

: I have a question about Fluker Farms' "Blue Diamond" iguanas. From everything i have heard, they do this simply by altering the diet. I have one small pet shop rescue named 'Zilla right now, and he is the brownest/grayest iguana I have seen at his age. The pet shop was feeding him crickets and had him only on a heat rock and an incandescent light. While his green has returned a lot since I have had him and have been feeding him correctly, I was wondering if there are certain vitamins or foods that bring out the color more than others. I got this idea from the Blue Diamond ads...

: Now, let me stress that I love baby Zilla reguardless of his color, and I sort of like the brown/gray coloring since my past iquana was a deep green, and this is a cool change. Therefore, if the food which brings out the blue/green coloration is bad for him, let me know and I will have no problem with avoiding it like the plague. I also understand that a lot of it is genetics, so there may not be a lot to change, and I am cool with that. I just wanted to hear any suggestions or past experiences with this topic.

: Thanks,
: nate.

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: I don't know where Maya is from, but he is incredibly green and he's about 2 yrs. Also lately alot of blue came out. On his sides and weird scales on his neck. And alot of blue! I have never seen any brown on Maya. Maybe it's the Kabosha squash or I read that Iguanas that came from Suriname had alot of blue, we'll just have to wait and see. : Helene : : : Hi everyone! : : I have a question about Fluker Farms' "Blue Diamond" iguanas. From everything i have heard, they do this simply by altering the diet. I have one small pet shop rescue named 'Zilla right now, and he is the brownest/grayest iguana I have seen at his age. The pet shop was feeding him crickets and had him only on a heat rock and an incandescent light. While his green has returned a lot since I have had him and have been feeding him correctly, I was wondering if there are certain vitamins or foods that bring out the color more than others. I got this idea from the Blue Diamond ads... : : Now, let me stress that I love baby Zilla reguardless of his color, and I sort of like the brown/gray coloring since my past iquana was a deep green, and this is a cool change. Therefore, if the food which brings out the blue/green coloration is bad for him, let me know and I will have no problem with avoiding it like the plague. I also understand that a lot of it is genetics, so there may not be a lot to change, and I am cool with that. I just wanted to hear any suggestions or past experiences with this topic. : : Thanks, : : nate.

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