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My Ig will not eat right now I was wondering if it is ok to feed him some baby food. I have squash, Nutriton Facts are: Total Carb. 10g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 4g, Vitamin A- 190%, Calcium 4%, Iron 4%. Can I use this along with other greens and a Ig dry pebble food that i soak in water. He is young by the way. Thanks.

Ryan

Baby food if just fine ive used it many times for my iggy and tortises and they love it ive used cattors peas breen beans squash and sweetpotato's are good but i also sugest somthing that i used to fatten up my iggy when i got him and he was sick it called nectar it comes in cans and jars the jar is easier cuz u can close it but it basicaly consintrated juice from fruit and its fattens and gives them energy and there crazy about its its usaly in the juice aillie the have litt tiny jars avalebe now too its great but u cant let them drink it and if u want them to taste it try putting some on thier lips they realy will like it . There are diff type of the nectar bannana mango papya peach there all good but i would avoid banana gives them diareha and they will get dehydrated . if u need more help on what this is ask anytime tkenna8901@aol i also have a myspace www.myspace.com/iwi[bleep]wouldchangegone
avorcado also will help put fat on them it works good but dont use longterm it has too much coleseterol. Just make sure w the baby food since its kinda a thick liquad they they eat it and its not stick and stuff maby add some water to it so the drink it inseadt of eat it that was it dosen go in there nose
Myspace

Have you taken the ig to a vet? Besides it being breeding season for many igs...there might be an underlying problem for him not to eat. What are the temps in your cage? What is your UVB source? What foods do you feed? Is he acting differently? Is he less active? How old is he?

Critical Care is the best thing to feed for an ig who has gone off it's food for more than a week. Igs can go quite some time without food, but going that long certainly means something isn't right. To help find a vet near you...visit these sites. Be prepared to travel some since herp vets are few and far between. Mine is 73 miles away.
http://www.herpvetconnection.com
http://www.arav.org
http://www.anapsid.org/vets

Do you know why the ig isn't eating? Maybe you already have
but instead of force feeding it try and find out what's going
on. If you correct the problems maybe he will eat on his own.
Force feeding is not a cure.

I agree with the last poster. Give us details on the set-up,
diet, lighting, etc.

Linda