Iguana Salad Ingredients

You should have a variety of 5 different items in your iguana salad. Use the 5 to keep your iguana healthy and alive. Remember when cutting up these foods the pieces should be no larger than 1/4 the size of the animals head - these doggies don't chew their food.

This is meant to be a guide.
Makes 1 shoebox size portion.
Stays fresh in frig. for about one week.

1 bunch collard greens
3 zucchini
3 carrots
1lb green beans
Add a little fresh fruit at time of serving

***Cut food pieces no bigger than 1/4 size of your iguanas head - remember these doggies do not chew their food.

***Store in a plastic shoebox with holes punched through the top in your refrigerator. This will keep your salad fresh for about a week.

30% should include 2 of these lower nutrition foods

zucchini
mushrooms
parsnips
kale
chard
bell peppers
corn
sweet potato
yam
peas
spinach

**use these as an alteration or addition for variety

**broccoli
**brussel sprouts
**cabbage**cauliflower
**bok choy

10% should include an alteration of 1 of these fruits

banana
orange
papaya
mangos
raspberries
figs
starfruit
apples
dates
apricots
prickly pear cactus
soaked raisin
strawberries
grapes
blueberries
cantaloupes
peaches
pears
plums
cranberries
kiwi
guava

Treats / Flowers

rose petals
hibiscus
geraniums
nasturtiums
squash flower
carnations
dandelion greens/flower
cilantro
basil
oregano

Avoid these foods!!!

cat food
dog food
tofu
monkey biscuit (looks like a dog biscuit)
vegetable sprouts (all kinds)
iceberg lettuce
any meats
pizza

Iguanas are strictly vegetarians!

60% should include 2 of these healthy foods

collard greens
mustard greens
turnip greens
carrot top greens
beet greens
escarole
summer / winter squash
water cress
okra
green beans
alfalfa

Here is some additional information about diets that you may find useful when comes to iguanas. However, use caution, common sense, and your best judgement in making your decisions.

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