What Do Blue Headed Iguanas Eat?

Like all Cyclura species, the blue iguana is primarily herbivorous, consuming leaves, flowers, and fruits from over 45 species of plant. The diet is very rarely supplemented with insects, crabs, slugs and fungi.

What can I feed my Blue Iguana?

Calcium-rich vegetables that are best for feeding iguanas include collard greens, beet greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, alfalfa hay, bok choy, kale, parsley, Swiss chard, romaine, kohlrabi, escarole, and dandelion.

Are blue iguanas intelligent?

Grand Cayman blue iguanas are fairly intelligent, considering the size of their brain. These animals recognize their keepers and are capable of learning a wide variety of behaviors, as exemplified by the scale training sessions.

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