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I just received 2 iguanas as a gift and I have no idea what to do with them??

I ordered an iguana cage online and I should receive it on Monday (they did come with one but I think it’s to small for them), I am feeding them lettuce and bananas but what do I do from there? I own dogs, birds, fish and snakes but I have never owned a lizard!


And also, they are not small…I would say just by looking at them that they are each over a foot long not including the tail.

Thanks!
What are all you people 3, get a life!

Questions about Ecology?

you have small fish feeding on microorganisms in the surf zone, and you see a school of bluefish offshore feeding on smaller fish, and several brown pelicans are diving and feeding on the bluefish. along the shore are other birds feeding on fish, fiddler crabs, and worms in the sand. Ghost crabs and fiddler crabs are moving in and out of their burrows feeding on decaying grass and fungi near the high tide zone.

What level would the brown pelican fit into?

A. First feeding level
B. Second feeding level
C. Third feeding level
D. Higher feeding level

Where would the ghost and fiddler crabs fall into?
A. Primary consumers
B. Secondary Consumers
C. Tertiary Consumers
D. None of the above

What to feed my baby duck?

I have read so many conflicting things. We had an adult duck adopt us. We loved her so much but a dog killed her. She was easy to take care of though. She caught most of her own food plus ate cat food, scraps, and my son always brought her home minnows and fish. So we just had to go get another one. But it’s tiny baby. We went to the feed store and got chicken starter. But she won’t eat it!!! We have to go catch her grasshoppers every day. I know you’re not supposed to give them bread but I tried mixing specs of bread with the starter food and she still picks through and only eats the bread. I tried shredded lettuce, broccoli, boiled eggs. What do I do with her? I also gave her some bird gravel and have it in her pen at all times. We are on social security so I just don’t have the money to buy crickets and feeder goldfish or guppies. She eats a dozen at a time? Also, is this normal? I feed her 12 grasshoppers twice a day. She ate 8 little goldfish at once. HELP.
Someone isn’t reading my question!!! I said I got chick starter, she won’t eat it. We live on 3 acres with lots of animals. She won’t eat greens, or boiled eggs. She ignores them. She will only eat grasshoppers and fish. She is yellow with a black tail. Not a wild duck. How do I get her to eat the chick starter???? That was my main question. Or any other suggestions on how to get her to eat what she is supposed to. Yes she is tiny. She has down, no feathers.

Why does the media keep blaming wild birds and backyard flocks for spreading H5N1 avian flu?

This article, “Fowl Play: The Poultry Industry’s Major Role in the Bird Flu Crisis” at http://www.grain.org/briefings/?id=194 came out in Feb 2006 and gives well-documented evidence that the flu did NOT follow migration routes — it followed the transportation routes of the Chinese poultry industry. The epidemic did NOT start with wild waterfowl — they got it from commercial poultry wastes being used as fish feed on fish farms. Etc, etc., etc. Read the article for yourself — then answer this question: WHY, if this is an INDUSTRY problem, do we keep hearing that wild birds and backyard flocks are to blame?????
Well, actually, it wasn’t just any old “single article” — it was a 19-page well-footnoted scientific report by Grain, which is a biodiversity watchgroup (http://www.grain.org). And it has been cited in Asian and European publications: See for example http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Qinghai+Bird+flu+caused+by+fish+farms%3F&id=12635 Tibet) and http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2006/2006-02-27-01.asp (Spain). But US TV networks are STILL focusing on the wild and backyard birds of small villages. WHY? I’m not a conspiracy theorist but, given the current US administration’s bad record on science lately (no global warming? Then why is it 100 degrees in Northern Minnesota now?), I find myself wondering if the poultry lobby is suppressing this info…

how to build a LoveBird Nest Box

this videos shows how I will set up my LoveBird nest Box. Hope it helps any questions dont be afraid to ask.

Would adding more plankton in the oceans resolve global warming?

I was just thinking that it would kill two birds with one stone. You would feed the starving fish that depend on it, and the (plant bacteria) would breath up the excess carbon dioxide levels. It would kind of be like a bio-factory.

Bird houses for purple martins – David Attenborough – BBC wildlife

David Attenborough demonstrates how purple martins have found a habitat in American gardens and towns. From the BBC.