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I have one bearded dragon and I like to buy him a variety of greens but they always go bad before he can eat them all. Anyone got any secrets on how to keep veggies fresh longer? Can I freeze what I don't use for later use? I currently keep them in a tupperware in the fridge which seems to keep them a few days longer. If anyone can share their secrets or experience I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

What I usually do is shake off all the excess water and dry the veggies really well. Then place them in the tupperware with pieces of paper towels in between the layers. This really keeps them a long time. To much moisture in the veggies and plastic bags make them wilt right away.
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I keep mine the same way that you keep yours. In a tupperware in the fridge. I actually tried freezing them once, but had a soggy mess when they thawed out. I think I'll try mattman's way of using the paper towels. Sure makes sense to me. Wish I had thought of his idea, and I've been doing beardies for years now.
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There is a great product by tupperware called Fridge Smart. It is ribbed on the bottom to prevent the veggies sitting in water, and you can adjust level of ventalation. It came out like 5 years ago and I used to use it all the time. Then again I used to only have to feed three iguanas. I basically have been getting my greens daily here. I was able to keep prepared chopped Iguana salad (greens, acorn squash, yams, parsnips, green beans) fresh in the fridge for up to a week and a half, and uncut fresh for almost 3 weeks. One thing to do is wash and DRY your greens before placing in the fridge. Wrapping in paper towels and replacing when they are wet also helps.
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