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Posted by nanci on January 22, 2002 at 18:20:24:

In Reply to: iggy taste test posted by badgrrl on January 22, 2002 at 13:10:53:

: Hi everybuddy!
: Gizmo's still doing good - she sounds similar to yous ig Alona - very calm and friendly. She did bite me the other day but it was my own fault - I put my hand in front of her face and I think she thought I was feeding her. She didn't break the skin or anything.
: Anyway, I just had a uqestion about foods, since this hasn't been brought up in a while. :-) She loves her collard and turnip greens, but she won't touch the squash mixture I've been giving her the last few days. I chopped it up really small but she just eats around it to the greens - actually a very humorous process to watch. I just wondered what other veggies might taste similar to the greens that she might eat better. Also she seems to be a light eater to begin with - she won't eat if she thinks I'm watching her and sometimes she won't even eat greens from my hand. I've tried various other mixtures but I don't remember the exact components - I know I've given her green beans, papaya, carrots, kale, and some other stuff but she's never really "dug in" to any of it. She also won't really touch pellets. Somebody help! :-)
: P.S. I am taking her to the vet today, partly for reasons of paranoia and partly to show her off :-)

My ig won't touch butternut squash unless I cook it for him :). I do. I make a half in the microwave and store it in a container and then nuke a little bit each day. I mix the crushed calcium and a sprinkle of dry alfalfa tea (Max won't touch soaked alfalfa) in it.

You will also find what your ig liked today, it may HATE and not touch tomorrow. They do that (at least mine does). Good food for the iguana -- collard greens, turnip tops, mustard greens, endive, escarole, dandelion, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, pumpkin, parsnips (tastes like white carrots), green beans, sugar snap peas, figs, cantaloupe, berries. Fruit is only l0 percent of the diet.

My iguana likes his leave whole. He also doesn't want his food mixed -- I have to make separate little piles. I tried making him a "salad" and he doesn't like it. He will eat a salad if it's those baby greens, so I treat him once in a while.

You can also offer (in hot weather) romaine and watermelon. While these aren't too nutritious, they do contain a LOT of water, which the ig can use in the summer.

Good luck........nanci

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: : Hi everybuddy! : : Gizmo's still doing good - she sounds similar to yous ig Alona - very calm and friendly. She did bite me the other day but it was my own fault - I put my hand in front of her face and I think she thought I was feeding her. She didn't break the skin or anything. : : Anyway, I just had a uqestion about foods, since this hasn't been brought up in a while. :-) She loves her collard and turnip greens, but she won't touch the squash mixture I've been giving her the last few days. I chopped it up really small but she just eats around it to the greens - actually a very humorous process to watch. I just wondered what other veggies might taste similar to the greens that she might eat better. Also she seems to be a light eater to begin with - she won't eat if she thinks I'm watching her and sometimes she won't even eat greens from my hand. I've tried various other mixtures but I don't remember the exact components - I know I've given her green beans, papaya, carrots, kale, and some other stuff but she's never really "dug in" to any of it. She also won't really touch pellets. Somebody help! :-) : : P.S. I am taking her to the vet today, partly for reasons of paranoia and partly to show her off :-) : My ig won't touch butternut squash unless I cook it for him :). I do. I make a half in the microwave and store it in a container and then nuke a little bit each day. I mix the crushed calcium and a sprinkle of dry alfalfa tea (Max won't touch soaked alfalfa) in it. : You will also find what your ig liked today, it may HATE and not touch tomorrow. They do that (at least mine does). Good food for the iguana -- collard greens, turnip tops, mustard greens, endive, escarole, dandelion, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, pumpkin, parsnips (tastes like white carrots), green beans, sugar snap peas, figs, cantaloupe, berries. Fruit is only l0 percent of the diet. : My iguana likes his leave whole. He also doesn't want his food mixed -- I have to make separate little piles. I tried making him a "salad" and he doesn't like it. He will eat a salad if it's those baby greens, so I treat him once in a while. : You can also offer (in hot weather) romaine and watermelon. While these aren't too nutritious, they do contain a LOT of water, which the ig can use in the summer. : Good luck........nanci

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