Re: protien questions

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Posted by BabyHerp on March 13, 1999 at 18:09:28:

In Reply to: protien questions posted by meagan on March 12, 1999 at 23:36:47:

Meagan...I wouldn't give that other junk to my Igs. Like Hakan noted..eat or starve. Make sure youve got adequate temps & UVB first off...another thing is your salad..WAY TOO MUCH VARIETY!I would hold out for my favorites/be a picky eater too if I got all those choices at one time Give staples every day..Staple Iguana Food=dark leafy greens namely mustard greens& dandelion (higher calcium than collard) and/or collard,turnip greens etc. this should make up the MAJORITY of Igs salad. the variety(veggies & other goodies) offered should be only a very small part of the salad. Feo & Juana are chowhounds..and fed maybe 90% mustard & collards & 10% sprinkles of veggies & fruit or alfalfa pellets (soy=protein)
I also give them whole wheat bread (thiamine) once in a while especially if Ive given them frozen to thawed food .(IMNSHO..ixnay on the supplements..unless ya got a gravid ig or a youngster...most igs first off don't need it, another reason for the pet companies to make a buck , and most igs hate the taste) An Iguana diet is not a rocket science..I don't know why we make it one tho. Just follow general guidelines of Iguana care...namely MK salad/ Jen Swofford yes even Kevin Egan's site (even tho alot of his information is outdated!) pay close attention to what they recommend as STAPLE iguana food...the rest is gravy(variety). Relax! & enjoy meagan momma!.Sometimes I think my iguanas were so high strung because I was so *()$#)@ neurotic when I first got them.They mellow with age thank god..like all of us..now they're zoners="bask & zone out", kinda like me before that first cup of coffee in the morning!
Am I making any sense? I gotta get a day job!
Gina, Juana & Feo

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ummmm, i gotta disagree a bit ..... iZ's mom 3/13/99 (2)
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: Meagan...I wouldn't give that other junk to my Igs. Like Hakan noted..eat or starve. Make sure youve got adequate temps & UVB first off...another thing is your salad..WAY TOO MUCH VARIETY!I would hold out for my favorites/be a picky eater too if I got all those choices at one time Give staples every day..Staple Iguana Food=dark leafy greens namely mustard greens& dandelion (higher calcium than collard) and/or collard,turnip greens etc. this should make up the MAJORITY of Igs salad. the variety(veggies & other goodies) offered should be only a very small part of the salad. Feo & Juana are chowhounds..and fed maybe 90% mustard & collards & 10% sprinkles of veggies & fruit or alfalfa pellets (soy=protein) : I also give them whole wheat bread (thiamine) once in a while especially if Ive given them frozen to thawed food .(IMNSHO..ixnay on the supplements..unless ya got a gravid ig or a youngster...most igs first off don't need it, another reason for the pet companies to make a buck , and most igs hate the taste) An Iguana diet is not a rocket science..I don't know why we make it one tho. Just follow general guidelines of Iguana care...namely MK salad/ Jen Swofford yes even Kevin Egan's site (even tho alot of his information is outdated!) pay close attention to what they recommend as STAPLE iguana food...the rest is gravy(variety). Relax! & enjoy meagan momma!.Sometimes I think my iguanas were so high strung because I was so *()$#)@ neurotic when I first got them.They mellow with age thank god..like all of us..now they're zoners="bask & zone out", kinda like me before that first cup of coffee in the morning! : Am I making any sense? I gotta get a day job! : Gina, Juana & Feo

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