Is it okay to feed turnip greens that are not cut up?

[Jetplane16]

I recently saw this care guide online an unlike other foods it said that turnip greens among other foods did not need to be cut up. I would like to have some reassurance that it won't hurt my beardie.

 

[CooperDragon]

I offer turnip greens in salads along with collards and dandelion greens on rotation depending on what looks best at the store. I shred all of them by hand into quarter-ish sized pieces that are manageable and I remove the stems.

 

[kingofnobbys]

I use a pair of scissors to cut up my greens (I simply fold the big leaf into 1/2 or 1/4 by width and then cut along the seam and the cut to give bits about 5mm wide , and then mix these with the grated root veg (usually carrot, sometimes carrot + sweet potato) . I also give the beardies bigger pieces of greens (roughly torn up by hand) as well.

Can't find turnip greens in shops here

 

[DaisyDragon123]

You need to cut them up. Vet told she she once had an iguana come in for a respiratory infection that turned out to be a whole bunch of oversized leafy greens stuck in the back of its throat. The owner was feeding the leaf whole.

 

[kingofnobbys]

You need to cut them up. Vet told she she once had an iguana come in for a respiratory infection that turned out to be a whole bunch of oversized leafy greens stuck in the back of its throat. The owner was feeding the leaf whole.

That's worth knowing....

 

[Jetplane16]

Thanks

 

[CooperDragon]

There was an incident on here not too long ago too. A dragon had a stem from a green folded over and caught in his beard/throat. Good to get those stems out of the way while your're prepping. The bugs will happily eat them.

 

[Jetplane16]

Good to know.