Does iguana eat spider

Answer 1

This is one of the most common myths. Many people just figure that iguanas are vegetarians and feeding lettuce will do. The fact is that lettuce is okay to feed to an iguana on occasion, but most lettuce lacks in nutritional value. Many iguanas that are fed lettuce as a main part of their Save">diets will only eat lettuce, even after better foods have been added to their diets. Another common myth regarding iguana food and nutrition is that iguanas won't eat something that isn't good for them. Iguanas will eat just about anything, and it should the responsibility of their owners to provide good quality food for them. Lettuce should be avoided, but it is not unhealthy to occasionally provide small amounts of certain types of lettuce to an iguana. Head lettuce should be avoided. Romaine lettuce and other green leaf lettuces are probably the best choices, if any small amounts of lettuce are provided. Basically, if there are better foods to provide instead of nutritionally poor lettuce, you might as well supply better leafy greens such as collards, mustard greens and turnip greens. Save">For more information about lettuce and what should be fed to an iguana, please visit our Food & Feeding section.