Re: Question for Travis

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Posted by Travis on May 17, 2002 at 06:58:36:

In Reply to: Re: Question for Travis posted by John-Paul on May 16, 2002 at 21:16:11:

You said and I quote " First, stop feeding your green iguanas chicken, because they cannot have any meat or animal protein whatsoever. Not even a tiny bit. NONE. " You use the word ANY and NONE . This is simply not true .

"since their digestive system cannot handle protein, therefore to feed it to them would be an injustice."

In large amounts your right they can not process it .

"Why is it so hard for you to believe that they cannot eat animal protein on a regular basis and stay healthy? "

As I said a little is no danger . I was not talking about a it being a regular part of there diet .

"It's a medically proven fact, i'm not pulling it out of my ass. 17 years and you still don't know that? "

It is ? Please show me ONE long term study that says this . There is none ! therefor it is NOT in fact a medically proven fact . I did not say anywhere that I feed any type of animal protein to any of my green iguanas . The fact is when I got Speedy I did feed him crickets with his greens every day for the first couple of years . That is what all the books said to do . I am telling you that you need to rephrase you answer . You answer should have said something like . Animal protein is not a good choice for feeding green iguanas large amounts can cause harm .

"I find it hard to believe you have any iguana that lived to be any more than 10 or 11 while consistantly feeding it animal
protein routinely, but anythings possible I guess, but it'd be a fluke."

Again I did not say that animal protein was feed to my green iguanas " constantly " anywhere in any of my posts .

Just so you know juveniles and adults alike take animal protein in the wild . Not as a regular part of there diet but as a food of opportunity this tends to increase when other food sources or not available .

As to prevent further confusion I DO NOT recommend any animal protein as a staple of any green iguanas diet . Nor have I ever . I am simply pointing out that animal protein in and of itself is not a toxin or immediate threat to an iguanas health . I do in fact agree that long term feeding of animal proteins can and does cause harm . I addition it is known that water intake has more to do with kidney failure then does the topic at hand .

Travis

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: You said and I quote " First, stop feeding your green iguanas chicken, because they cannot have any meat or animal protein whatsoever. Not even a tiny bit. NONE. " You use the word ANY and NONE . This is simply not true . : "since their digestive system cannot handle protein, therefore to feed it to them would be an injustice." : In large amounts your right they can not process it . : "Why is it so hard for you to believe that they cannot eat animal protein on a regular basis and stay healthy? " : As I said a little is no danger . I was not talking about a it being a regular part of there diet . : "It's a medically proven fact, i'm not pulling it out of my ass. 17 years and you still don't know that? " : It is ? Please show me ONE long term study that says this . There is none ! therefor it is NOT in fact a medically proven fact . I did not say anywhere that I feed any type of animal protein to any of my green iguanas . The fact is when I got Speedy I did feed him crickets with his greens every day for the first couple of years . That is what all the books said to do . I am telling you that you need to rephrase you answer . You answer should have said something like . Animal protein is not a good choice for feeding green iguanas large amounts can cause harm . : : "I find it hard to believe you have any iguana that lived to be any more than 10 or 11 while consistantly feeding it animal : protein routinely, but anythings possible I guess, but it'd be a fluke." : Again I did not say that animal protein was feed to my green iguanas " constantly " anywhere in any of my posts . : Just so you know juveniles and adults alike take animal protein in the wild . Not as a regular part of there diet but as a food of opportunity this tends to increase when other food sources or not available . : As to prevent further confusion I DO NOT recommend any animal protein as a staple of any green iguanas diet . Nor have I ever . I am simply pointing out that animal protein in and of itself is not a toxin or immediate threat to an iguanas health . I do in fact agree that long term feeding of animal proteins can and does cause harm . I addition it is known that water intake has more to do with kidney failure then does the topic at hand . : Travis

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