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Post by buckweed on Feb 16, 2007 15:16:24 GMT -8
hi I'm new here
at the moment i feed calibur a very boring diet it not bad for him but it could be alot healthy for him if i new some other food i can get in the UK.
so i was wondering if any UK member could tell me what there feed there igs
calibur gets this at the moment
coriander
cucumber
string beans or runner beans
red peppers
mango
water cress
as you can tell he need more variety please help
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Post by Merlin on Feb 16, 2007 16:33:40 GMT -8
I am not in the UK but I can tell you tht you need to increase the greens. What you need are dark green calcium rich types of greens. Our standards here are collard, mustard and turnip greens. According to a friend of mine from the UK the bagged mix called spring greens contains collard greens.
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Post by IguanaKing on Feb 16, 2007 17:34:09 GMT -8
Try having a look around at this site. homepage.ntlworld.com/steve.woodward/ukinfo.htmlIf you don't find anything on that page, just click on the "return home" button, and that will take you to the homepage of Steve Woodward's site. The guy is successfully keeping an iguana in the UK and he really knows his stuff, so you might try checking his site out for where to get some of those essential food items.  |
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Post by bandit258 on Feb 17, 2007 1:58:44 GMT -8
merlin can you find out which store sells the bagged spring greens please x
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Post by buckweed on Feb 17, 2007 2:10:10 GMT -8
merlin can you find out which store sells the bagged spring greens please x as above and is it OK to feed calibur the seeds that come with fruit and veg i.e. sweet pepper seeds and strawberry's seeds. i picked up a bag some wild rocket yesterday so i will give that to him to day p.s. thanks for the link I'm going to write a list down from it and see what i can get in the super market later. |
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Post by IguanaKing on Feb 17, 2007 6:36:59 GMT -8
Strawberry seeds are OK, so you won't have to worry too much about removing those. The sweet pepper seeds, OTOH, I'm actually not sure if they would hurt your iggy or not. But, they're so easy to remove in the prep process, that its better to err on the side of safety.  |
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Post by buckweed on Feb 17, 2007 6:54:49 GMT -8
yeah i all way remove the seeds from peppers but i was just wondering,is it a size thing as in a big ig can eat seeds and smaller one can't?
just finished cleaning them dirty wood chips out of his viv
and added another bulb a house one i will get a new flu when i have some cash,made a reflector as well.
any way back to the point i jus gave calibur some rocket and he loves it,he ran up my arm to get to it quicker ;D
now he has load of energy to trash my room lol
wait for an appointment for a vet to see about him toes incase anyone was wondering he seems fine better safe then sorry tho.
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Post by Merlin on Feb 17, 2007 9:05:47 GMT -8
merlin can you find out which store sells the bagged spring greens please x I reaqlly don't see her on line much anymore. She got too busy. But I will try. |
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Post by MasterYoda on Feb 18, 2007 17:46:27 GMT -8
HMMM what is wild rocke  never heard of that b4 |
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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 18, 2007 18:04:55 GMT -8
HMMM what is wild rocke never heard of that b4 In the states it's arugula. |
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Post by MasterYoda on Feb 18, 2007 21:13:13 GMT -8
Ahhh I see. I can hardly ever find that stuff maybe Its a seasonal green here
everynow and then I can find it
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Post by buckweed on Feb 20, 2007 13:26:55 GMT -8
cal's lovin the wild rocket!!! not sure if it a season thing here but i've only jus noticed it. its good because i think i was give cal to much coriander but now i've cut that right down and replaced it with rocket,also tryed some mild hot red peppers and bean sprout.still having trouble finding a source of alfalfa tho  i went to every health food shop i could think of lookin for capsule or tea bags but no joy it must be in a states thing because i got some funny looks off some shop owners... i saw a fruit called a dragon fruit the other day i had one (never seen one before i had to try it) its like a kewi fruit but really sweet just as many seeds tho would it be ok to give it to cal as a small treat? de-seeded tho. |
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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 20, 2007 13:35:23 GMT -8
Don't give the bean sprouts. These are unhealthy. It's the mature leaves or pellet form you want. Rabbit pellets are a good source. I grind it and add it to the salad.
Glad to hear the rocket went over so well. It's an excellent addition!
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Post by buckweed on Feb 21, 2007 16:07:16 GMT -8
Don't give the bean sprouts. These are unhealthy. It's the mature leaves or pellet form you want. Rabbit pellets are a good source. I grind it and add it to the salad. Glad to hear the rocket went over so well. It's an excellent addition! OK i will stop giving him bean sprout then,i thought they were OK my bad,i guess there pointless not harmful tho. but i will throw then away thanks for the tip.i will keep an eye out for pellet,planning on going to a farmer market Sunday i hope to find turnip greed there. |
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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 21, 2007 17:08:35 GMT -8
No...actually...I think "my bad". You won't find pellet form because there isn't one. I was reading bean sprout, but thinking alfalfa sprout. Go figure. Still...here's the website that gives you the info...:-) www.anapsid.org/sprouts.html |
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never heard of that b4
