I am very lucky in that I live near an international farmer's market. There are fruits and vegetables (and meats and fishes and condiments, etc.) from all around the world. It's also super cheap and a lot of it is organic. I can feed my iguana (Shenanigans is her name) a wide variety of dark leafy greens for over a week for under $15.

What I feed now is a randomized grouping of collards, chard, turnip tops, dandelion greens, mustard greens and the odd bit of kale to mix it up. I also started adding in Romaine lettuce to boost water intake since my iguana consistently poops in her water bowl so I've taken it out.

I take a mix of the whole leaves of these greens and rather than chop them up and put them in a bowl, I tie the end of a bunch with a long twist tie and I hang it in her cage. She will move to the branch I hang it over and tear pieces off as I'm sure she would in the wild. It gives her some more exercise, the whole leaf bunch lasts longer than if it gets chopped up in a bowl, and I can mist it with water a couple times a day which seems to stimulate her to come get some more. I can pre-tie a bunch of bunches too so if I go out of town my husband doesn't have to worry about chopping the right stuff and he can hang several bunches around her cage.

Anyway - took me a bit to get to my question, but I want to mix in some more stuff and wondered if anyone fed or at least knew the nutritional value of boniato leaves or other "exotic" greens that I can get at this fantastic farmer's market.

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