Reptile Safe Fruits & Vegetables

One of the most challenging aspects of owning reptiles is providing them with a healthy and nutritious diet. Not only will your lizards require a staple diet of insects, being omnivores they also need fruits and veggies to reach their happiest and healthiest potential.

This article is designed to help you know what fruits and vegetables are safe to feed your lizard as well as the ones you should avoid.

Let's dive right in shall we?

DAILY USE VEGGIES

• Acorn Squash
• Butternut Squash
• Chard
• Collard Greens
• Endive
• Green Beans
• Mustard Greens
• Parsnips
• Watercress

OCCASIONAL USE VEGGIES

• Bok Choi
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Cantaloupe
• Carrot
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Kale
• Romaine Lettuce
• Spaghetti Squash

  

  Collard Greens are an EXCELLENT item to use for "gut loading"

  your insects. Other items to use include a variety of fruit, high

  protein cat food, and even fish food.

• Summer Squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Zucchini

VEGGIES TO AVOID

• Avocado
• Brussels Sprouts
• Chives
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Garlic
• Iceberg Lettuce
• Mushroom
• Onion
• Parsley
• Rhubarb
• Spinach
• Tomato

TOXIC VEGGIES

• Avocado
• Buttercup
• Daffodil
• Elderberry

SAFE FRUITS

• Apple
• Apricot
• Banana
• Blackberries
• Figs
• Grapes
• Kiwi
• Mango
• Papaya
• Peaches
• Pears
• Plum
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Watermelon

FRUITS TO AVOID

• Lemons
• Limes
• Oranges

The best practice to follow when trying to provide the most nutritious diet possible for any of your Crawly Critters is "VARIETY." You don't necessarily have to feed them every single item on the above lists, but you need to try and offer a variety of different fruits and veggies. The same goes for insects. Stay away from offering a single staple food item, and offer them a variety. You will be rewarded with healthy happy reptiles in return.