kessa
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love your pets as if they were your children, and they will love you as if you were there parents
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Post by kessa on Mar 29, 2005 14:17:37 GMT -5
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Post by Marie on Mar 29, 2005 15:56:01 GMT -5
Barney looks adorable.
I know you didn't ask for advice on diet but I can't help notice his food dish. It looks to me like there is carrot sticks and cabbage or lettuce.
I would like to say though that you may want to cut his food smaller especially the carrots--the amount of carrots needs to be reduced to a very small portion. It looks like there is cabbage or lettuce there also. Lettuce has very little nutrients and should only be used as a treat or training tool. Cabbage has a chemical that binds iodine and can cause goiter problems and should only be used very occassionally.
His diet should be mostly dark leafy greens (about 80%)--collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, watercress, dandelion greens, escarole, ect... (but stay away from spinach). Then a little of the following should be added: winter squash, green beens, parsnips and alfafa. Then a very small amount of fruit such as papaya, mango, or prickly pear (nopales or cactus).
Thank you for posting the pictures. Feel free to ask questions and keep us updated on how he is doing.
Take Care
Marie
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Post by elizabeth on Mar 29, 2005 20:27:20 GMT -5
Kessa he is looking terrific really filling out... But yes I would agree with Marie on what is on his dish... Especially cutting things up smaller... The leafy things they tend to be able to get down but I still try to get it a little smaller even when I am feeding the adults!! I think I gave you a food list link but if not here are a few... A food processor is a terrific tool if not try using a peeler and or a cheese grater... Those are great especially on the squashes etc... When I am doing my greens I strip them off of the stems and then I lay them in a pile and roll them up and just slice down the roll cutting into strips!! www.greenigsociety.org/foodchart.htmwww.iguanaden.com/diet/gallery.htmBut overall like I said Kessa it is wonderful to see the improvement with Barney!! |
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kessa
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love your pets as if they were your children, and they will love you as if you were there parents
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Post by kessa on Mar 29, 2005 20:37:54 GMT -5
hey i just wanted to say that yes those are carrot sticks and collard greens but no lettus its very thin apple strips. thats the only way i can get him to eat the carrots is in strips like that.. thanks for all the advice that i have gotten and just to let you all know any and all is very appricated!!! thanks to all
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just thought i would add a few pics that i took earlier today... its lunch time as u can see.
