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ReptiGal94
What Chris is saying about bad husbandry is that his diet must not be right or his temp & humidity levels are bad...He might not be getting the right amount of calcium..Does he have a UVB light..This is VERY important to have a UVB light.. So maybe you can answer some of these questions for us, we might be able to help you... What are your temps and humidity levels? What are you using for heat? What are you using for lighting? Do you have a UVB bulb? What is the iggy?s diet? What are you feeding him? What size is your enclosure? What are you using for substrate? |
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| 05/05/08 12:19am |
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ReptiGal94 View Profile |
Message To: Pocochu In reference to Message Id: 1725487 ReptiGal94
The temp is usually kept at around 86-90 in the day and around 80-84 at night.He has a heat wire in the bottom of his cage and a heat lamp up top.Unfortunately I don’t have a UV light but I’m working on that.Until then, he goes outside for 3 hours everyday. I feed him chopped romaine lettuce,peas,carrots,greenbeans,and other mixed vegetables with Fluker’s repti-calcium on top.He mainly roams my closet when I’m home but till we finish his new cage he’s in a 4’ by 3’ by 2’ though this is only for a couple more days.His new cage is going to be 6’ by 4’ by 4’.His tank has a wired bottom at the moment(it was a former ferret cage which I took apart and remodeled) but there is Reptibark under it in his pan. I hope you can help.Like my sister said,he’s almost six and from what I hear they’re supposed to be about 5ft by the time they’re 3 years.We haven’t really upgraded his cage since he still seems small for it and just hasn’t outgrown it though i recently took the middle platform out of it and he’s grown about and inch in the past month. |
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| 05/05/08 12:56am |
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ReptiGal94 View Profile |
Message To: Pocochu In reference to Message Id: 1725487 ReptiGal94
The temp is usually kept at around 86-90 in the day and around 80-84 at night.He has a heat wire in the bottom of his cage and a heat lamp up top.Unfortunately I don’t have a UV light but I’m working on that.Until then, he goes outside for 3 hours everyday.I mist his cage 3 times a day also. I feed him chopped romaine lettuce,peas,carrots,greenbeans,and other mixed vegetables with Fluker’s repti-calcium on top.He mainly roams my closet when I’m home but till we finish his new cage he’s in a 4’ by 3’ by 2’ though this is only for a couple more days.His new cage is going to be 6’ by 4’ by 4’.His tank has a wired bottom at the moment(it was a former ferret cage which I took apart and remodeled) but there is Reptibark under it in his pan. I hope you can help.Like my sister said,he’s almost six and from what I hear they’re supposed to be about 5ft by the time they’re 3 years.We haven’t really upgraded his cage since he still seems small for it and just hasn’t outgrown it though i recently took the middle platform out of it and he’s grown about and inch in the past month. |
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| 05/05/08 12:57am |
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Ty16 View Profile |
Message To: ReptiGal94 In reference to Message Id: 1725515 ReptiGal94
2.romaine lettuce is bad.(try collard,dandelion,musturd,turnip, or kale greens) 3.UV lighting is very important, get one as soon as possible 4.wire on the floor is bad(he can snag a toenail on it) 5.replace the heat wire with a heating pad or another basking lamp just remember, all the people on here are trying to help you and your husbandry skills. some people address themselves more aggresively than others. ~Ty~ Hope this helps!!!!  |
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| 05/05/08 01:38am |
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ReptiGal94 View Profile |
Message To: Ty16 In reference to Message Id: 1725539 ReptiGal94
I usually keep the door closed at night so that’s why it’s so high.I’ll leave it open from now on. I didn’t know romaine was bad for them.I heard that iceberg is.Other than that, is Hibiscus flower alright? So far he’s never gotten a toenail stuck but I keep the substrate about 2 in. deep and the pan below is only one in. so usually when he’s stepping on the wiring he’s just stepping on the top of the substrate. I planned on getting another basking lamp once I get his new cage set up so I don’t have more stuff to take apart when I switch him. Thank you for your help! |
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| 05/05/08 02:32am |
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EVO View Profile |
Message To: ReptiGal94 In reference to Message Id: 1725565 ReptiGal94
Or maybe that other vegetables where not that nutritious for your iguana. Dany |
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| 05/05/08 02:44am |
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ReptiGal94 View Profile |
Message To: EVO In reference to Message Id: 1725575 ReptiGal94
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| 05/05/08 02:51am |
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EVO View Profile |
Message To: ReptiGal94 In reference to Message Id: 1725580 ReptiGal94
Escarole, chicory green, dandelion, turnip, collards and that kind of greens are better so stay away from the vegetables bags. byebye Dany |
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| 05/05/08 09:42pm |
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ReptiGal94 View Profile |
Message To: EVO In reference to Message Id: 1726456 ReptiGal94
Thank you, JoAnne |
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| 05/05/08 09:46pm |
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ReptiGal94 View Profile |
Message To: ReptiGal94 In reference to Message Id: 1726473 ReptiGal94
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