Criptic's Page On Herps - Reptiles - Green Iguanas

a 2:1 ratio of calcium to phosphorus. Most fruits and vegetables have a a high phosphorus ratio, so balance with calcium rich vegetables.

Calcium rich vegetables: 2 or more items per feeding - 35% or more of diet.

Collards, mustard greens, alfalfa chow or pellets, dandelions, bok choy, swiss chard, kale, beet greens, escarole, green beans, and turnip greens.

Other vegetables: A variety weekly 35% or more of diet.

Romaine lettuce, frozen mixed vegetables, shredded squash, zucchini, sweet potato, bell pepper, various sprouts, grated carrots, and okra.

Grain/fiber: optional - up to 20% of diet.

Mixed grain bread and natural bran cereal.

Fruits: offer a variety weekly. No more than 15% of diet.

Calcium Rich:

Fresh or dried figs, papaya, raspberries.

Other:

Melons, apples, plums, peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, bananas, grapes, kiwi.

Feed juveniles (up to two and a half years) twice daily. Food should be finely chopped or shredded. Supplement with calcium/D3 and multivitamins, one pinch per animal, once per day.

Feed mature iguanas (two and a half years and up) every 1-2 days. Food should be coarsely chopped. Supplement one eighth of a teaspoon per 3 lbs of body weight per week. Mature females will need extra supplements from late December through egg-laying.

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