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[amercnwmn]

Ok so I know mostly what foods I should be feeding my iguana.\

Are there any foods you should NOT feed your iguana (aside from the obvious) due to proven toxins or other issues?

[prism_wolf]

Well...yes there is. Rhubarb is highly toxic. There are other foods that may not be toxic, but they have a high content of oxalates and goitrogens which can bind calcium (from oxalates) and iodine (from goitrogens). Any of the cabbage family is high in goitrogens. I just totally stay away from those, asparagus, Brussel's sprouts, and many other foods fall in the goitrogen category. Oxalates can be kale, broccoli, cilantro and more.

Here's a link on hypothyroidism which is what the lack of iodine in the diet creates with a short list of foods:
www.anapsid.org/iguana/hypothyroidism.html

Here's another list of foods that say briefly whether it's high in goitrogens or oxalates:
www.greenigsociety.org/foodchart.htm

[amercnwmn]

Thanks!
I just wanted to make sure I didn't feed anything that shouldn't be fed.