{"id":1261,"date":"2019-09-23T18:46:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reptilefollower.com\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2020-05-15T08:53:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T08:53:08","slug":"what-fruits-do-lizards-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reptilefollower.com\/what-fruits-do-lizards-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"What Fruits Do Lizards Eat? (You may be surprised!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lizards are typically herbivores (Vegetarians) or insectivores (meat-eaters). But, you may be keen to understand if they eat fruits. And, if they do eat fruits what types of fruits are acceptable. Let me explain…<\/p>\n
What fruits do lizards eat? In general, for those species that eat fruit (more on this later), they can consume apples, strawberries, grapes, and Melons. However, with literally thousands of different Lizard species, this is quite a general statement. Why? Because some lizards cannot eat fruits at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n Now you know some of the fruits that these lizards eat, let me explain some of the qualities of these fruits and why they will be beneficial to some lizards. Also, the different types of lizards that actually eat these fruits, and much more. Keep reading.<\/p>\n In this section, I am going to explain some detail about the fruits that some lizards consume. I will explain what’s great about the fruit as well as explaining how thye should be prepared, before handing them to your lizard.<\/p>\n Apples are typically quite big for the average-sized lizard. So, its good practice to cut up the apple into bite-sized pieces. Also, it is important to remove the seeds before you feed them the apple. Why? This apple seeds can be quite toxic for lizards.<\/p>\n There are many types of Melons available. For Lizards, honeydew melons are usually best. Like apples, they are big fruits. So you need to prepare them by cutting them up and removing the core and melon seeds inside.<\/p>\n Strawberries have some good qualities, such as being high in oxalates (Oxalic Acid, arguably a good thing). However, as the other fruits mentioned, these need to be prepped first.\u00a0 This includes removing the top of the strawberry (the green bit), as well as the stem.<\/p>\n This is great, mainly for their antioxidants (this basically means it has the ability to remove damaging oxidizing agents).\u00a0 Even so, they need to be moderated. Basically, don’t go crazy with these.<\/p>\n Like strawberries, this is high in Oxalates. To prepare these, you can either crush them or chop them up into smaller portions. I understand they are small as they are, but it is still necessary to do this.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now that you understand a selection of fruits that some lizards can consume. Let me explain which lizards are known to actually consume Fruits. Some Lizards will eat only insects, while others do not (Click here to see which lizards do not need Live insects<\/a>).<\/p>\n There are many different species of Iguana. But, more specifically, the following Iguanas are known to consume fruits:<\/p>\n I summary, these lizards are not ideal for beginners for a number of reasons. They typically eat vegetables, fruits. For example, Bananas and Apples.<\/p>\n These Tegus (How Often Should a Tegu Eat? Click here to see)<\/a> are big fans of insects and fruits. In fact if you are not careful they will overeat. So it is important to watch their eating habits to avoid obesity.<\/p>\n The Chuckwallas (Learn more about their feeding habits here<\/a>) mainly eat fruits and vegetation. They also rely on their food intake to cater to their water consumption (Meaning they get their water from their food). They can be difficult to keep, mainly because of their need for quite high temperatures in their basking area.<\/p>\nWhy these Fruits are Lizard Friendly<\/h2>\n
Apples<\/h3>\n
Melon<\/h3>\n
Strawberries<\/h3>\n
Blueberries<\/h3>\n
Grapes<\/h3>\n
What lizards eat fruits?<\/h2>\n
Iguanas<\/h3>\n
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Argentine Black and White Tegu<\/h3>\n
Chuckwallas<\/h3>\n
Blue-Tongue Skink<\/h3>\n