Dozer Constipated or impacted

[DangerousDann]

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Love the video! What a gorgeous guy!

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Thank you

 

[BuffaloBill420herp]

Dozer got up late this afternoon, but I did notice he pooped again and after he was up for a while I offered him food and he ate for the first time in over a week

You might need a new uvb bulb they dont give off the right amount of uvb after awhile.

 

[DangerousDann]

Finally Eating Fruit

 

[Walter1]

Finally Eating Fruit

Good to see him eating fruit. Ain't getting constipated on berries.

I really don't know how much is best in their diet. Like most anything, needs probably vary over age and maybe sex. My young adults will take fruit, which I only throw in maybe once a month. They especially like strawberries. Here again, I don't know if that's too much or too little. Is fruit at some amount necessary, what you eat because you're hungry and OK, or a waste of food/worthless for them?

Other Lizards that appear to otherwise be strong insectivores or carnivores will eat fruits in the wild, such as Knight Anoles, Cuban Green Anoles.
Other carnivores, like Snapping Turtles, will specifically eat vegetation.

I reckon it certainly does not hurt them and probably to some extent is good for them. The length of their intestines would provide a clue. Short for carnivore, long for herbivore, intermediate for intermediate.

 

[BuffaloBill420herp]

thats my buddy

 

[DangerousDann]

Good to see him eating fruit. Ain't getting constipated on berries.

I really don't know how much is best in their diet. Like most anything, needs probably vary over age and maybe sex. My young adults will take fruit, which I only throw in maybe once a month. They especially like strawberries. Here again, I don't know if that's too much or too little. Is fruit at some amount necessary, what you eat because you're hungry and OK, or a waste of food/worthless for them?

Other Lizards that appear to otherwise be strong insectivores or carnivores will eat fruits in the wild, such as Knight Anoles, Cuban Green Anoles.
Other carnivores, like Snapping Turtles, will specifically eat vegetation.

I reckon it certainly does not hurt them and probably to some extent is good for them. The length of their intestines would provide a clue. Short for carnivore, long for herbivore, intermediate for intermediate.

Thanks, I just to make sure I don't over do it, he seems to love the blackberries a lot. I want to make sure I avoid issues like before. I'm still considering building a new enclosure for him with a better lighting set up, just have to get the time to do it (I just built an enclosure for my other half Iguana which took about 5 days 6x6x3)

 

[DangerousDann]

You might need a new uvb bulb they dont give off the right amount of uvb after awhile.

I picked up new ones today

 

[DangerousDann]

Thanks, I just to make sure I don't over do it, he seems to love the blackberries a lot. I want to make sure I avoid issues like before. I'm still considering building a new enclosure for him with a better lighting set up, just have to get the time to do it (I just built an enclosure for my other half Iguana which took about 5 days 6x6x3)

This is the enclosure I built for the iguana (a lil off topic I know ) but I think I getting the hang of building stuff by myself.

 

[Walter1]

This is the enclosure I built for the iguana (a lil off topic I know ) but I think I getting the hang of building stuff by myself.

Dan- I'd kep Green iggies almost continuously from 1992-2015. Questions- I might be able to help.

 

[DangerousDann]

Dan- I'd kep Green iggies almost continuously from 1992-2015. Questions- I might be able to help.

Cool, we also have chameleons, bearded dragons, geckos, and a frog

 

[Walter1]

I kept and bred a 1.3 Veiled Chameleon group. They did well together in my orchid room.

 

[Savemygrave]

Good to see him eating fruit. Ain't getting constipated on berries.

I really don't know how much is best in their diet. Like most anything, needs probably vary over age and maybe sex. My young adults will take fruit, which I only throw in maybe once a month. They especially like strawberries. Here again, I don't know if that's too much or too little. Is fruit at some amount necessary, what you eat because you're hungry and OK, or a waste of food/worthless for them?

Other Lizards that appear to otherwise be strong insectivores or carnivores will eat fruits in the wild, such as Knight Anoles, Cuban Green Anoles.
Other carnivores, like Snapping Turtles, will specifically eat vegetation.

I reckon it certainly does not hurt them and probably to some extent is good for them. The length of their intestines would provide a clue. Short for carnivore, long for herbivore, intermediate for intermediate.

I like to give a good mix with Olive. I will offer fruit and veg most days she will always eat it. I mix it in with turkey, salmon, you name it (along side the occasional chick or small rat). Her favourite's are Sharon fruit, papaya, kiwi, melon, sweet potato and squash. Sometimes she even likes a little bit of kale.
If you only feed them rats as a staple you're going to expect constipation or impaction at some point!

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