 Favourite
Foods
About once a week we give
Iggy a special treat - a small bowl full of peas, which he absolutely
adores! Pop hasn't really got a favourite food - he seems to like
anything (although he seems to like leeks, which give him smelly breath!).
They are both very fussy though, and refuse to eat anything that isn't
green. I once tricked Pop into eating a raspberry, and it took him
a week to get over the shock... Have a look and see what we put into
Iggy
and Pop's Diet. |
Greens
Iguanas are strictly herbivorous,
so we only feed Iggy and Pop on leafy greens, fruit and vegetables.
We are trying to convince them both that certain foods should NOT be eaten,
including TV cables, midget gems, hair, carpet, slippers, fingers, and
anything with legs that might be found crawling around the house. |
Calcium
and Vitamins
Calcium is THE most important
ingredient of all iguana diets, as it keeps their bones strong, and prevents
them from getting Metabolic Bone Disease. The most important is Vitamin
D, which wild iguanas get naturally from sunlight. I put a small
pinch of "ReptaVite" vitamin and calcium supplement on Iggy and Pop's food
twice a week. |
Water
Iggy and Pop get most of
the water they need from their food. However, we always give them
each a bowl of fresh, clean water every day in case they need a drink.
Although Iggy does occasionally drink his water, I have never seen Pop
do so. Most days I come home to find half his substrate in the bowl,
and the water in a puddle on the vivarium floor. |
Hand
Feeding
Hand feeding Iggy and Pop
is great fun! Iggy prefers to be hand fed (he's just lazy!), and
Pop likes it too, although it was about 12 months before he'd take food
off us. |
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