| There are many myths related to green iguanas. | | | | 3) Gravel is consumed by iguanas to help in their |
| Many of these myths can prove quite harmful to the | | | | digestion - this myth is one of the most dangerous. |
| iguanas, as it can interfere with the ability of a | | | | To help their green iguanas in digesting its food, |
| person to take care of the iguana. Many of these do | | | | many people place gravel or small pebble to its |
| not prove to be harmful but a few of these can | | | | enclosure. But accidental consumption of these |
| prove vital to the healthy well being of an iguana. | | | | materials may end up killing your iguana. Therefore |
| The following are a few common myths related to | | | | accidental or purposely feeding gravel to your iguanas |
| iguanas which you should give some importance to: | | | | should be avoided. |
| 1) Green iguanas can be fed with lettuce - it is also | | | | 4) Hot rocks are the best for heating - a few cages |
| partly right. It can be fed with lettuce with no second | | | | of green iguanas contain hot rocks as a few people |
| thought since vegetarian diets are best suited for | | | | think hot rocks will help maintain iguana's body |
| iguanas. But you should be careful on not to make it | | | | temperature. You should keep in mind that iguanas |
| a regular diet as most of the salad lettuce have only | | | | are actually cold blooded animals and when they are |
| a little amount of nutritional value. Many realize this | | | | very close to hot rocks they have a risk of being |
| when it is already late to have a change in the diet | | | | cooked to death. The best heating equipment for |
| of the iguana. A main reason for this is that a green | | | | your green iguana cages would be the special lighting |
| iguana used to lettuce as its main diet will continue to | | | | which is available at most of the pet stores. |
| feed on lettuce even if its diet is added with better | | | | 5) Pet food, insects and many animal products can |
| food. | | | | be a part of iguana?s diet - many of them still say |
| Vegetables with high nutritional value such as turnip | | | | that iguanas should also be provided with animal |
| greens, collards and mustard greens must be added | | | | proteins. However green iguanas are best kept on |
| to your iguana's main diet if you are focusing on the | | | | herbivorous diets. The metabolism and the body of a |
| proper care of the iguanas. | | | | green iguana are best destined to utilize plant |
| 2) Iguana's growth will be constrained to the size of | | | | products most effectively. Animal proteins can pose |
| their cages - many people have this notion that if | | | | many health problems to it. Gouts will be developed |
| you keep iguanas in smaller cages then they will have | | | | by iguanas on the excessive diet of animal proteins. |
| shunted growth. To keep their iguana in handy sizes, | | | | Serious kidney problems will also be a part of it. Wild |
| definitely this idea will not work in the case of the | | | | iguanas eat insects only due to accidental mix up with |
| green iguanas. A healthy green iguana which has been | | | | its food. |
| taken care of properly can show a growth of up to | | | | These are just a few of the most important myths |
| six feet. Hence keeping green iguanas in smaller | | | | related to green iguanas. These truths about myths |
| cages will make its life very uncomfortable. | | | | will help you to give best care to your green iguanas. |