Meat-eating?

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Posted by Barb on July 17, 2002 at 21:11:49:

I had a very bad misconception in my head about iguanas being peaceful when cohabitating with other lizards. I even inquiried at the herp's office about this before I purchased Shnookums. Imagine my surprise when my adorable 6" iguana killed the other three species in the tank and devoured them.
Since the incident (which made me think he enjoys meat), I've occasionally given him mealworms or crickets (once or twice a week with his regular meals). He immediately hunts them down and eats them. Is this a good idea? He's very healthy and very active, but as I understand, reptiles hide illness very well. I've also experienced first-hand (with betta fish) that mealworms can carry parasites and diseases, although I'm not sure if my iguana can contract them as my more vulnerable fish have in the past. Should I keep supplimenting his diet with these "treats" or should I leave them out? Thanx. B.

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besides the animal protein issue here ... (more) iZ's mom 07/18/02 (0)
Re: Meat-eating? xta 07/18/02 (0)
Re: Meat-eating? PE 07/17/02 (9)
- how about some nice paste to go with that? lol n/m xta 07/18/02 (7)
  - Re: how about some nice paste to go with that? lol n/m PE 07/18/02 (6)
    - LOLOL!!!! Flavia Guimaraes 07/18/02 (0)
    - heaven only knows what would've happened if jimmy hadn't ............ nm iZ's mom (prefers play-doh) 07/18/02 (2)
      - Heeheehee, hooray for Jimmy! eyespy 07/19/02 (1)
        
        You guys are SSSOOOOO funny!!!! I never thought a FORUM could be so funny!! Flavia Guimaraes 07/20/02 (0)
    - :-D nm xta 07/18/02 (0)
    - LOL!! OMG!, I just about peed my pants there!-np sklavin 07/18/02 (0)
- lol! Tmom 07/17/02 (0)
Re: Meat-eating? Tmom 07/17/02 (6)
- ok T-mom .... iZ's mom 07/18/02 (3)
  - Re: ok T-mom .... PE 07/19/02 (2)
    - LOLLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!n/m Flavia Guimaraes 07/20/02 (0)
    - eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ... LOL ... nm iZ's mom 07/19/02 (0)
- Re: Meat-eating? Barb 07/17/02 (1)
  - Re: Meat-eating? Tmom 07/17/02 (0)

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: I had a very bad misconception in my head about iguanas being peaceful when cohabitating with other lizards. I even inquiried at the herp's office about this before I purchased Shnookums. Imagine my surprise when my adorable 6" iguana killed the other three species in the tank and devoured them. : Since the incident (which made me think he enjoys meat), I've occasionally given him mealworms or crickets (once or twice a week with his regular meals). He immediately hunts them down and eats them. Is this a good idea? He's very healthy and very active, but as I understand, reptiles hide illness very well. I've also experienced first-hand (with betta fish) that mealworms can carry parasites and diseases, although I'm not sure if my iguana can contract them as my more vulnerable fish have in the past. Should I keep supplimenting his diet with these "treats" or should I leave them out? Thanx. B.

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