Green Iguana
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The core diet is collard greens, turnip greens and mustard greens. If you can find arugula and dandelion greens add them, too. The other items in the guide you should rotated for variety. An excellent visual guide can be found here: http://www.greenigsociety.org/foodchart.htm | The core diet is collard greens, turnip greens and mustard greens. If you can find arugula and dandelion greens add them, too. The other items in the guide you should rotated for variety. An excellent visual guide can be found here: http://www.greenigsociety.org/foodchart.htm | ||
| - | Greens should be cut to no bigger than the size of it's head. Green beans, bell pepper and other thick veggies should be chopped and squashes and parsnips shredded with peel included. Iguanas are obligate herbivores which means - no bugs, chicken, or any other animal product. This leads to an early death by renal failure. Protein is gathered from the plant protein they eat - not animal protein. They're kidneys can't handle the load. A high plant protein food is alfalfa and an excellent addition. Alfalfa powder can be found in many health food stores or you can grind up high quality rabbit pellets sprinkled throughout the salad. | + | Greens should be cut to no bigger than the size of it's head. Green beans, bell pepper and other thick veggies should be chopped and squashes and parsnips shredded with peel included. Iguanas are obligate herbivores which means - no bugs, chicken, or any other animal product. This leads to an early death by [http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/kidneyfailure.html renal failure]. Protein is gathered from the plant protein they eat - not animal protein. They're kidneys can't handle the load. A high plant protein food is alfalfa and an excellent addition. Alfalfa powder can be found in many health food stores or you can grind up high quality rabbit pellets sprinkled throughout the salad. |
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