so i have had reptiles for years and now have a reptile rescue, seeing the need to take in many large iggys we have built an outdoor cage, i have a vet willing to teach me how to spay any girls we get to eliminate egg binding (i know as a vet tech i cant make permenent change, but i cant sue myself, and my boss is cool with it and wants to learn too)
the one question i have, becasue the floor of the cage is not solid and grass can grow up into it, as long as i provide a good regular diet, do you thing it would hurt them to eat some regular grass, i cant find anything on the topic
i know one of "special" iggys has had some outside time and eatten a bit and has seemed fine, but the cage is intended for the evil ones who no one wants to just live out their lives in the best manner possible (they will be chipped in case of escape and local animal control knows us, and often our rescues come from them)
any leads would rock!
thanks!
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grass??
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My beardies eat grass when they are outside and are fine. Of course, I don't allow any fertilizers or pesticides in my backyard for that reason. If there is any particular weed in question that pops up, I would pull it. As a supplement, you can seed dandelion.
plenty of dandilion growing already, nothing on the lawn we put down, we have pulled dandilion greens fron the lawn to feed in the past, i think the neighbors think we are crazy, not trying to kill it!
i didnt think a little grass would be bad, but wanted to ask a few people, thanks!
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The grass is okay, but the dandelions are much better! In fact, they are loaded with calcium, and are probably the single best food that you can offer your Iguana.
Some grasses are extremely high in protein, especially when fresh and green. I usually offer naturally sun dried grass if I offer any at all. Timothy hay is a safe healthy grass, so is Burmuda.
Depending on where you live, you may have seasonal "Cheeseweed", which my Rhino, and Chuckwallas love.
