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Hey guys, I don't want to sound like I'm being extremely picky, but could you guys take a picture of your uro's food bowls. Fluffy is EXTREMELY picky, and hardly eats anything. He seems pretty healthy (except for the hookworms he has, phew good thing i work at a vet clinic! be better in 1 more week) but, like i said he doesn't eat very much. Maybe I'm just use to my 4 foot (lost her tail), 9 year old iggy and a beardie, i dont know, but that'd really help!! thanks a LOT guys....
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0.1 Pogona vitticeps Inland Bearded Dragon Puff the Magic Dragon about 1.5 years.
1.0 Uromastyx malinensis Mali Uromastyx Fluffy approx 1.5.
0.1 Iguana iguana Green Iguana Taco 9.5.
0.1 Gekko gekko Tokay Gecko Brogan approx 4.
0.0.1 Oedura monilis Australian Velvet Gecko Danny 2.5.
0.1 Eublepharis macularius Leopard Gecko Jazmine 4/10/04.
0.0.1 Phelsuma standingi Standing's Day Gecko Emril 3/24/04.
1.0 Tabby Cat Sargon 15. Our real fluffy.

They can be tough! even w/o the hookworm.
Just have to keep trying new food all the time. Undoubtedly they will pick out the particular favorites-I hide mine at the bottom and let them dig for them. I could take a picture of my uro's food bowls but I could describe it better.
1 large dinner plate.(surprised they do not eat that)
Mixed greens- turnip, romaine, dandelion, baby greens....
sprouted lentiles and beans
some radicchio,
occasional carrots, peas and corn veg's(once a month)
mealworms 2x month
flowers ( mostly nasturtiums) sometimes a large plate themselves...
and always in there enclosure the ground dry 16 bean soup mix with some finch bird food pellets and a touch of miner all.
They rarely leave much......
The greens every other day, sometimes every day!
Good luck,
Ed
>>Hey guys, I don't want to sound like I'm being extremely picky, but could you guys take a picture of your uro's food bowls. Fluffy is EXTREMELY picky, and hardly eats anything. He seems pretty healthy (except for the hookworms he has, phew good thing i work at a vet clinic! be better in 1 more week) but, like i said he doesn't eat very much. Maybe I'm just use to my 4 foot (lost her tail), 9 year old iggy and a beardie, i dont know, but that'd really help!! thanks a LOT guys....
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>>0.1 Pogona vitticeps Inland Bearded Dragon Puff the Magic Dragon about 1.5 years.
>>1.0 Uromastyx malinensis Mali Uromastyx Fluffy approx 1.5.
>>0.1 Iguana iguana Green Iguana Taco 9.5.
>>0.1 Gekko gekko Tokay Gecko Brogan approx 4.
>>0.0.1 Oedura monilis Australian Velvet Gecko Danny 2.5.
>>0.1 Eublepharis macularius Leopard Gecko Jazmine 4/10/04.
>>0.0.1 Phelsuma standingi Standing's Day Gecko Emril 3/24/04.
>>1.0 Tabby Cat Sargon 15. Our real fluffy.

Hey,
I just read youre post and I was curious why you said
"occasional carrots, peas and corn veg's(once a month)"
do you only feed those once a month cause you want to, or do you have a reason to believe theyre bad???

Jack
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0.1 Hypo-Tang Leopard Gecko
0.1 Tremper Albino Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
1.0 Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
1.0 Crested Geckos
0.0.1 CB Baby Saharan Uromastyx

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0.1 Hypo-Tang Leopard Gecko
0.1 Tremper Albino Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
1.0 Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
1.0 Crested Geckos
0.0.1 CB Baby Saharan Uromastyx

Hi-
I think that the overall diet should be made up of leafy greens, I do not have any real reservations regarding carrots,corn and peas. I know there are phosphorus to calcium ratios that are not beneficial in peas, but if you supplement that is not a real concern.
I believe the greens are just more beneficial for the animals.
Variety(according to the lists of potential food sources) is the key!
The onther thing I forgot to add is wheat berry bread-Mine love it!
Ed
>>I just read youre post and I was curious why you said
>>"occasional carrots, peas and corn veg's(once a month)"
>>do you only feed those once a month cause you want to, or do you have a reason to believe theyre bad???
>>
>>Jack

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>>0.1 Hypo-Tang Leopard Gecko
>>0.1 Tremper Albino Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
>>1.0 Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
>>1.0 Crested Geckos
>>0.0.1 CB Baby Saharan Uromastyx