Composition of Plant Foods That May Be Offered to Reptiles
Food Item | Dry Matter, % | Protein, % | Fat, % | Energy, Kcal/g | Calcium, % | Phosphorus, % | Ca:P Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfalfa | — | 15.5 | 37.1 | 3.94 | 1.29 | 0.21 | 6.14 |
Applea | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
Bananaa | 29.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.79 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.25 |
Black currants | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | 0.04 | 1.4 |
Blackberry | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | 0.02 | 2.62 |
Broccoli | — | 3.6 | 0.3 | — | 0.1 | 0.06 | 1.49 |
Cabbage | — | 1.3 | 0.2 | — | 0.04 | 0.03 | 1.22 |
Carrots | 10.1 | 0.7 | — | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 2.29 |
Clover hay | — | 11 | 1.9 | — | 1 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
Collard | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.07 | 2.76 |
Cranberries | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.36 |
Damsons | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.5 |
Dandelions | — | — | — | — | 0.18 | 0.07 | 2.4 |
Endive | — | 1.7 | 0.1 | — | 0.08 | 0.03 | 2.67 |
Fennel | — | 2.8 | 0.4 | — | 0.1 | 0.05 | 1.96 |
Fig | — | — | — | — | 0.28 | 0.09 | 3.04 |
Grass (lawn) | 33 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.58 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 1.1 |
Iceberg lettuce | — | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1.34 |
Kale | — | — | — | — | 0.17 | 0.06 | 2.9 |
Lemon | — | — | — | — | 0.11 | 0.01 | 9.17 |
Lettucea | 4.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.85 |
Mustard cress | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1 |
Orange | 13.9 | 0.8 | — | 0.35 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 1.71 |
Parsley | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.13 | 1.53 |
Radish | — | — | — | — | 0.04 | 0.02 | 1.63 |
Raspberry | — | — | — | — | 0.04 | 0.02 | 1.41 |
Red currants | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1.2 |
Spinach | — | 3 | 0.3 | — | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1.69 |
Tomatoa | 6.6 | 0.9 | trace | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.62 |
Turnip | — | 1.1 | 0.9 | — | 0.05 | 0.01 | 2.89 |
Watercress | — | 2.2 | 0.3 | — | 0.22 | 0.05 | 4.23 |
White grapea | 20.7 | 0.6 | trace | 0.63 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.86 |
Abbreviations: —, not applicable. | |||||||
a The poor Ca:P ratio of these commonly used items may make them less suitable as a staple component of a reptile diet. | |||||||
