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Are mashed potatoes safe for iguanas to eat?

i wouldnt think so... not a white fleshed potato with butter milk and salt in it... now if you boiled or baked a sweet potato and mashed it up i dont see where there would be a problem since it is one of their recommended foods
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Heather, Vern, Andy, Router, April And OODLES of fish

But the common ways both include animal protien which means NO.

Mixing in of butter, milk, cream, sour cream, chicken broth all rule mashed tatos out as a safe food.
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Cindy
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Wow, someone makes a lot of boxed mash potatoes.
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JS

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

heh... I wasnt planning on putting salt, butter, and gravy on them... haha... although that strikes a somewhat comical picture in my head of my iggie sitting down for Thanksgiving Dinner.

"Please pass the greens..."

I dont know how everyone else makes mashed potoatoes... but im just talking about getting some potatoes... boiling them... mashing them.... and then cooling them.... no butter, cream, milk, etc... involved.

Thanks!

Heehee... My family was delighted when my igs sat down for thanksgiving dinner and christmas of 2002 and 2003 with us heehee andy sat on my head vernie on moms head and took turns sitting in front of my grandmother who was feeding them fresh greens
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Heather, Vern, Andy, Router, April And OODLES of fish

And I agree. It's also good served as grated raw.

Roger