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Veggie tips
Can you guys give me some tips for getting Gus to eat veggies? Actually let me clarify that....he does eat veggies and likes them, BUT, it is a long slow process, and he has no idea what he is doing.
Are most chams like this or does he have no clue how to do this because his former owner never gave him veggies of any kind???? He really doesn't know what to do. When I place a bowl or plate (i have tried LOTS of feeding methods) he is eager to check it out and comes right over in seconds, but he tries and tries and tries to "catch" the veggies like he would a cricket, with his tongue. Normally this gets him one tiny piece of veggie per ten tongue tries and he gets really discouraged!!!! They just don't stick to his tongue like an insect would. I tried drying them off but this doesn't seem to help.
Only three times now has he just put his head down and munched on a bite like an iguana would. It's so rare that he does it this way, that I jsut normally sit there for an hour a day trying to get him to eat more somehow. I wiggle them in front of him which works *Sometimes* but most of the time its been a lot of time and work for like a teaspoon amount of veggies per week, if that. And its not because he isn't willing, it just seems like he doesn't know how and I haven't foudn the way to make it easier for him.
Any tips would be great.
Marisa
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