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 Juv. wild iguana- not looking good!



My juvenile wild-caught iguana Isadar doesn’t look too good. I’m worried she (he?) might have a kind of
worm or parasite: under the U-shaped flap where Izzy poops looks a bit gray with
dots of black and it looks as if someone took a pin and poked a dent there,
her ribs stick out a bit, she rubbed her nose on the spring-up net cage so now it is
gray with a touch of black, she has black splotches about the size of a pen mark on her head,
got into a bit of a scuffle with my sister’s leopard gecko so she has thin black scratches on back
and i can strangely bend her toes back effortlessly i am worried it might be MBD.
To make it easier on you guys I’ll list the recent events and how she was caught.
Izzy was caught by my relative almost a month ago basking on a rock near some bushes in FL. "She" is about 6months old? and body length about 5 inches plus long tail. I was told by a reptile breeder that a iguana. Her diet is of collard greens, mustard greens fruit, seet potatoe, and iguana pellets by Flukers and water.
I left her outside ’till 8:03pm twice on accident 70’degrees,
I fed her bread, she got licked by my Bearded-dragon Buddy-spike and whipped
him once also hissed, her cage fell over 5 or so times outside and she fell 2 feet down on tile.
oh i almost forgot-she arches her back and leans a lot to the side when i slide my finger
down her back. nothing happens until i touch the base of her tail when i touch the tail
itself she runs off!

is anything wrong with my little Izzy?
Thanks ~"M"



10/14/07  08:25pm

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Mama42
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  Message To: Beardigirl   In reference to Message Id: 1478520


 Juv. wild iguana- not looking good!

well, maybe you should try being a little more careful. im not trying to be mean, but Iggies, along with all other reptiles need tender love and care...just like a baby.

go over to the Iguana forum. their are a lot of peeps to help you there...

good luck!



10/22/07  06:13pm

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  Message To: Beardigirl   In reference to Message Id: 1478520


 Juv. wild iguana- not looking good!

I think you really need to get your iggy to a vet.

What type of enclosure do you have him in?

What are your temps & humiditiy levels?

Did you have him in w/ the other lizards?

Can you post a pic of him?

Sorry for all the Questions...



10/23/07  05:13am


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