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Reptiles & Amphibians + Feeding

Iguana - Feeding

Iguanas are herbivorous, meaning they eat plants. The hind-gut of the iguana is highly specialised to allow fibre digestion, similar to the stomach compartments of cattle. Some texts do…
Snake - Anorexia

Anorexia is a common problem in snakes but it is not a single disease - it is a symptom brought on by many different causes: The most important causes relate to husbandry. Low temperatures are…
Snake - Feeding

Unlike most pets, snakes eat whole prey items including mice, rats, gerbils, and hamsters. Larger snakes will also eat whole rabbits. Since snakes eat entire prey items, this simplifies things…
Tortoise - Feeding

The vast majority of tortoises kept in captivity (Testudo genus, Leopard tortoises, Sulcata) are herbivorous. While they may, opportunistically, in the wild eat some animal protein, this does…