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Post by die2live87 on Mar 10, 2008 17:20:20 GMT -8
my red iggywont eat out of a feeding dish bt everytime i put food in on the ground,he eats it right up... what the hek is going on>? should i discourage this? he will eat from my hand before eating from a food dish.
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Post by prism_wolf on Mar 10, 2008 17:26:25 GMT -8
How about using a paper plate. It could be that he just prefers something he doesn't have to lean into to eat. Being young yet he still depends on his parietal eye to "watch the skies for predators" and if he has to lean into a dish his third eye may miss the "shadow from a bird of prey". You have to think on their level...;-)
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Post by j5ive on Mar 10, 2008 17:42:55 GMT -8
^Co-sign^ with Prism. My iguana was doing the same thing a couple months ago. Therefore I used a saucer and he ate any which way, including UPSIDE down.
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Post by IguanaKing on Mar 10, 2008 18:36:16 GMT -8
Yup, I always use plates myself. Plates are more comfortable for them to eat from (no edge of a bowl jabbing them in the ribs while they're trying to eat), and they can also see everything around them while eating. I think purposely sticking their heads into something that blocks their vision is a thing iguanas would have a natural aversion to.  |
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Post by deanie on Mar 11, 2008 18:15:50 GMT -8
I agree with the above, only mine little one is using a small reptile dish that barely has an edge on the inside of the dish. She lay's across it when feeding alot of the time and makes one heck of a mess, so i tried to put it in a little deeper dish and for 2 day's she didn't touch it. Brought back her other dish and she went to town. This is a pictur of her dish.. It is no bigger than 5"s long and at the widest part 3 1/2".  |
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Post by deanie on Mar 11, 2008 18:18:11 GMT -8
Sorry forgot to down size..
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Post by Merlin on Mar 12, 2008 3:17:59 GMT -8
I use a pyrex pie plate!
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Post by prism_wolf on Mar 12, 2008 4:21:26 GMT -8
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Post by die2live87 on Mar 12, 2008 14:52:43 GMT -8
thanks for the help everybody. hey deanie what all do you have in ther? that is making ME hungry. yumm yumm. alright . plate, will do.
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Post by deanie on Mar 12, 2008 17:48:28 GMT -8
I beleive in that picture, it was Collards, Mustards &, Turnip Greens. green beans, Snow peas, squash, green peppers, mango and persian pears.
Make myself a salad like that once in a while but I get to have the carrots and cheese with mine...:0)
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Post by darkluvr on Mar 26, 2008 19:16:20 GMT -8
yea, ben doesnt really care as long as he's got something to stuff his face with lol...but he's got a nice red dish... i'll take a pic when i get back from my vaca in oregon  |
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