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My UVB burned out and I can't get another one for a few days,I have a full spectrum incandescent on during the day and have been taking my beardie outside to bask in the sun.What is an adequete amount of time in the sun to utilize natural UVB? Also she really likes to eat the clover and dandylion greens when she is in the yard.I use no pesticids or fertilizer so its safe.Does anyone else feed wild greens? I can't find any good greens at my local grocery store,only romain and loose leaf lettuce,so I have been picking wild alfalfa,dandylions,collards ans similiar greens to freeze for this winter.Is freezing ok?
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thanks for the info, waldo. I've discovered that Sapphira loves red lettuce and brocolli. I know iceberg is a no no (wouldn't touch it myself), but what about the other lettuces. What about alfalfa sprouts? those are easy to grow anytime of the year.

Most clover Trifolium is toxic. Here are some sites with safe/toxic plant list:
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/alphalist.html
http://www.naturallyhealthypet.com/toxic.htm
http://www.akca.org/library/poison.htm

As for lettuce, romaine is often suggested to feed, but I don't think it's much better than iceberg, really. This is a great site, for both you and your beardie, listing the nutritional values of foods:
http://www.diet-data.com/
Here is one for beardies:
http://home.comcast.net/~holachapulin/Nutrition.html
And here is one providing oxalic acid content for some veggies, (not sure if that's important for beardies or not)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Other/oxalic.html

Enjoy!
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~Melissa
1.0 Ambanja Panther (Diesel)
0.1 African Hegdehog (Kaimah)

No alfalfa sprouts. Alfalfa in its leafy state is
good. So is Dandelion. Clover is occasional/hardly
ever.

I do feed Dandelions and alfalfa.

Here is an iquana food recommendations website.
Which is also good for Beardeds:

http://www.greenigsociety.org/foodchart.htm

No lettuce at all. Unless the animal is dehydrated.
Which watermelon would do the same thing. LOL
Link

www.beautifuldragons.com
clikc on the nutrition page and you're set for nearly everything you can get your hands on

Derek

very informational,especially the beardie site, wow!

in general "Dark Greens" are good but:

greens high in oxalic acid are to be not used or only in small amounts for variaty. why; blocks processing of calcium.

spinach, brockoli, and asperigus are on that list.

sorry about the spelling there...
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