1st Time iguana

[iggystardust]

hello i was asked to join here by my new friend/neigbour to ask a question about my new iguana he told me to provide FRESH food.
ive been feeding it those dried food iguana pelets he loves them if fresh fruits and vegies are better as he says is there any way i could chop up a bunch and freeze it?

[infernalis]

frozen greens thaw out all mushy.

[Jay]

Welcome Jules.

I've told you what you need to know and it's not what you wanted to hear, and you definatly won't get it here. Iguana are rewarding to keep but they require a time consuming diet.

[iggystardust]

what if i just freeze the veggies and fuit like you can buy in the store i dont have time for fresh vegies

[iggystardust]

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[Snakefood]

What I used to do was make up a big batch of mash, this included squash, carrots, sweet potatoes or yams, parsley, kail and the pellets, all pu through the food processor and frozen into daily batches. this I warmed for my iggy and gave her a dish of this per day.

that being said, I also gave her her fresh veggies and fruit daily as well, being a working mom at the time, I didnt have alot of time either, so I would buy the premixed salads from the grocery store (spring mix was misty`s favorite and had lots of dark green and red leafy veg in it, then would add grapes, apples, mangoes, ect... whatever was in the fridge.

If you dont have the time to do this little bit, then you dont have the time to have an iggy, feeding this way takes no time at all. A little weekend prep for a months worth of mash and 2 minutes per day preparing the food, it took me longer to clean her water dish.

[Gungirl]

Snakefoods advice is dead on. I used to do something very much like that for my iguana.

[Ragnar]

You don't have time for fresh veggies everyday? Just buy a weeks worth at a time and give the iggy what it needs for the day... Having a herbivore is about as easy as it gets feeding-wise.

[Hannibalcanibal]

Don't have time for the iggy's diet? don't get the iggy. it is your responsiblility to care for it. Fresh is always best for herbivores. you do know how big these things get, right? are you ready for that?

i think you have a lot of thinking to do about the iguana.

[Snakefood]

very true, my gal got to 6 and a half feet long, her enclosure took up a quarter of my living room

[OSMDEATHOWNER]

an iggy was like my 2nd pet ever, i say fresh everything and never iceberg lettuce, hold too much water. Romaine nd fresh fruits, veggies maybe a couple times a week. if you dont have time for that, you can always just get some plants instead of an iggy.

[OSMDEATHOWNER]

What I used to do was make up a big batch of mash, this included squash, carrots, sweet potatoes or yams, parsley, kail and the pellets, all pu through the food processor and frozen into daily batches. this I warmed for my iggy and gave her a dish of this per day.

that being said, I also gave her her fresh veggies and fruit daily as well, being a working mom at the time, I didnt have alot of time either, so I would buy the premixed salads from the grocery store (spring mix was misty`s favorite and had lots of dark green and red leafy veg in it, then would add grapes, apples, mangoes, ect... whatever was in the fridge.

If you dont have the time to do this little bit, then you dont have the time to have an iggy, feeding this way takes no time at all. A little weekend prep for a months worth of mash and 2 minutes per day preparing the food, it took me longer to clean her water dish.

nice, true bout the cleaning

[Snakefood]

nice, true bout the cleaning

I know, those HUMONGOUS poops in the water dish YUCK!!!!!!! and even worse when she missed:eek:

[iggystardust]

i work schhol thanks for the advice i know the size they can get and a member on here built and sold me a 4wx4lx6h for npw he set me up with the heat and eveything its just the diet thats proving hard to meet. its not like my boids that get fed evey 14 days lol now for this mash if i mix it with fresh kale, and collard

[iggystardust]

an iggy was like my 2nd pet ever, i say fresh everything and never iceberg lettuce, hold too much water. Romaine nd fresh fruits, veggies maybe a couple times a week. if you dont have time for that, you can always just get some plants instead of an iggy.
haha even i know romains bad maybe you should get a plant

[Snakefood]

kale and collards are good, so is dandilion, radichio, spinach, endive and they should get some form of friut or berries at least twice per week in thier salad (I always served the mash and salad seperately)

[Pareeeee]

What I used to do was make up a big batch of mash, this included squash, carrots, sweet potatoes or yams, parsley, kail and the pellets, all pu through the food processor and frozen into daily batches. this I warmed for my iggy and gave her a dish of this per day.

that being said, I also gave her her fresh veggies and fruit daily as well, being a working mom at the time, I didnt have alot of time either, so I would buy the premixed salads from the grocery store (spring mix was misty`s favorite and had lots of dark green and red leafy veg in it, then would add grapes, apples, mangoes, ect... whatever was in the fridge.

If you dont have the time to do this little bit, then you dont have the time to have an iggy, feeding this way takes no time at all. A little weekend prep for a months worth of mash and 2 minutes per day preparing the food, it took me longer to clean her water dish.

I used to do this for my Beardie, very similar ingredients. I have my recipe somewhere, I posted it years ago on a Beardie forum, and got some good feedback on it there. I froze the "glop" into icecube trays, then dumped them into freezer bags, double-bagged.

Always be sure to mix in the appropriate amount of calcium+vitamin powder when offering it.

Just have something like collards or kale on hand, fresh, to add to it.