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More informationGalapagos land iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
Natural diet Galapagos land iguana
The Galapagos land iguana has a primarily herbivorous diet. They mainly eat leaves, fruits, and flowers such as prickly pear cactus, shrubs and guava tree leaves. They are also known to occasionally eat insects, centipedes and carrion, but these make up only a small portion of their diet.
Feeding advice Galapagos land iguana
Feed quantity per day
1%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 10 kg and eats 1% of its body weight, it will get
10 x 0,01 = 0,1 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
1% Supplements
60% Leafy greens and cabbages
39% Other vegetables
Proportions (fresh product)
0,01 x 0,1 kg = 1 g supplements
0,6 x 0,1 kg = 60 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,39 x 0,1 kg = 39 g other vegetables
Feeding advice Galapagos land iguana
Feed quantity per day
1%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 10 kg and eats 1% of its body weight, it will get
10 x 0,01 = 0,1 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
1% Supplements
60% Leafy greens and cabbages
39% Other vegetables
Proportions (fresh product)
0,01 x 0,1 kg = 1 g supplements
0,6 x 0,1 kg = 60 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,39 x 0,1 kg = 39 g other vegetables
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of leafy vegetables
Variety of other vegetables
Supplements
In moderation
Variety of insects
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Metabolic bone disease
- Secondary hyperparathyroidism
- Obesity
- Fatty liver disease
Additional advice
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at one feeding moments per week.
- Supplement the diet with a diverse range of vegetables (read more about differences between vegetables).
- Feeding fruits might lead to might lead to gastro-intestinal disturbances because of the high sugar level and low fiber level in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
- The supplements should be given according to the appropriate dosage that is mentioned on the labelling.
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by stacking, hanging or hiding the feed (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of leafy vegetables
Variety of other vegetables
Supplements
In moderation
Variety of insects
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Metabolic bone disease
- Secondary hyperparathyroidism
- Obesity
- Fatty liver disease
