Yes, but what about your iguana's thyroid health?

[Nancy LC]

I was looking for info on soy and hypothyroid and found this. I just had to laugh because I really wasn't expecting to find this is an issue for reptiles too.

http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/hypothyroidism.html

Some plants may have just one goitrogen, while other plants may have more than one. Some have very small amounts, while others have higher amounts. If you feed your iguana plants that are high in goitrogens, and feed them regularly and in quantity, your iguana's thyroid gland will not be able to get the iodine it needs and so will start to suffer a decline, not putting out the various hormones and chemicals your body needs. This is called hypo- (low) thyroid, or hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism in iguanas leads to iguanas who are sluggish, lethargic, chubby but slow growing, and generally very sweet natured without having had to work much at being tamed. Keepers of such iguanas are amazed at the difference within a couple of weeks after they eliminate the large quantities of goitrogenic foods from their iguana's diet.

[way2goal]

Great..not only am I a mother, a wife, a sister, a scientist, and a friend, I'm now an iguana.... :lol:

[doreen T]

..... sluggish, lethargic, chubby but slow growing, and generally very sweet natured without having had to work much at being tamed.This describes my cat to a T. :lol:


Doreen

[Paulie-M]

I know older cats can have thyroid problems, but iguanas? You learn something new every day ;)