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I have couple of questions. We have an egyptian uro (4"svl) and 2 beardies(3.5"svl) so we tend to have a fair amount of "salad" stuff around, which in turn means we also throw away a fair amount of salad stuff that goes wilted/dry before the lizards get to it. Up here at the moment salad greens are fairly high $$ so amy help anyone can offer on extending the life of said greens would be appreciated. Also while I know I like variety in my salad do the lizards really care? We usually can find endive, romaine, bok choy and maybe collard greens on a regular basis and I am not sure whether I should buy all or just one variety at a time? Do anyones lizards show a preferance for a certain type of green or do they really care? It just bugs me when I see all that marvellous salad going to waste , even when I try to eat the remains (never been a big "salad" fan) anyways that's all for now.

Thanks
Elaine

Hi, I buy 5-6 things and just take a few leaves off at a time and mix it all up. Leaveing the rest in the fridge. Lasts like a week then.

Posts like yours make me appreciate living down here in the deep south, insofar as Uros go. We grow all the greens & hibiscus year-round. While dandelions are everywhere during the warm season, "false dandelions" (just as good) are plentiful during the cooler months. Loraine, when living in Chicago, had the same problem as you do. She explained it to her local grocer & was well received. She never had a problem obtaining those outer leaves that are culled from produce prior to them being put out on the shelf. Worked for her. Strike up a repoire, you might be surprised. As far as extending the freshness of your greens beyond 3 or 4 days, we sure don't know how.

Tupperware works wonders, my greens keep quite well in this thing
http://order.tupperware.com/coe/app/tup_show_item.show_item_detail

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1.0 RES, Spunky
1.0.1 Mali Uromastyx, Ajani, Guban(Goober)
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Nico
0.0.1 Northern Blue Tongue Skink, Owajabi(Jabi)
3.1 Cats
1/2.0 rabbit (friend and I went 50/50)
0.1 Gerbils
1.0 Betta, Nigel

I am using tupperware style also (a container for a ham so it is large and can hold several types of greens)and getting up to 2 weeks out of mine! The best thing I did was to stop washing the greens when I bought them. I do not even put a wet paper towel in there anymore.
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150-200 tropical fish

3 African Clawed Frogs (1 olive and 2 albino)

Luca - male Ornate Uromastyx via Audrey Vanderlinden

- Mike
Morris Cty, NJ

- in memory of Magnus (male Uromastyx Macfadyeni)
he will always be my little boy

I actually chop up four or five different greens and mix them together and keep them in "Ziploc Vegetable" bags in the fridge. I can get a week at least using this method.