Re: Until a year ago I would have said "heck no!" but...

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Posted by PE on July 15, 2002 at 17:35:54:

In Reply to: Until a year ago I would have said "heck no!" but... posted by jif on July 15, 2002 at 09:21:55:

Thanks Jif, I thought I was the only one. Your right I would never use it as a substitute for its greens. I usually just give mine a small handful in late afternoon, kind of like a snack before he goes to bed. But the other day I put the greens out and before I left for work I put the pellets(soaked in water) out and noticed he ate the pellets over the greens. But since nobody else seems to feed them store food, I can only compare their preference to yours jif.

* John-Paul - I should of explained when I asked the question that i wasnt reffering to the canned food they sell. Sorry about that bud.

: Last fall I purchased a 4 year old Cyclura hybrid female from a private individual in California. She had been fed primarily Rep-Cal adult maintenance formula pelleted food. When she arrived she was healthy and carrying good weight. I kept her on this formula plus introduced her to fresh foods. I've offered the Rep-Cal to some of my green iguanas and they seem to like it and get a handful each evening. I've seen no detrimental effects. Of course, I wouldn't use it as a substitute for a good balanced fresh diet.

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Re: Until a year ago I would have said "heck no!" but... PE 07/15/02 (5)
- Source for Rep-Cal..... jif 07/15/02 (4)
  - Re: Source for Rep-Cal..... PE 07/15/02 (2)
    - Not 100 lbs, 30 lbs at $100... half gone after 4 months. nm jif 07/16/02 (1)
      - My mistake...I'm getting just like my father now. np PE 07/16/02 (0)
  - Oops...wanted to add that I use it dry nm jif 07/15/02 (0)
Re: Until a year ago I would have said "heck no!" but... Merlin 07/15/02 (0)

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: Thanks Jif, I thought I was the only one. Your right I would never use it as a substitute for its greens. I usually just give mine a small handful in late afternoon, kind of like a snack before he goes to bed. But the other day I put the greens out and before I left for work I put the pellets(soaked in water) out and noticed he ate the pellets over the greens. But since nobody else seems to feed them store food, I can only compare their preference to yours jif. : * John-Paul - I should of explained when I asked the question that i wasnt reffering to the canned food they sell. Sorry about that bud. : PE : : Last fall I purchased a 4 year old Cyclura hybrid female from a private individual in California. She had been fed primarily Rep-Cal adult maintenance formula pelleted food. When she arrived she was healthy and carrying good weight. I kept her on this formula plus introduced her to fresh foods. I've offered the Rep-Cal to some of my green iguanas and they seem to like it and get a handful each evening. I've seen no detrimental effects. Of course, I wouldn't use it as a substitute for a good balanced fresh diet.

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