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#174463
Tojuco
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Rescued iquana 
We paid to get an iquana out of a desperate situation. Lots of details. My question is...he is low to the ground and head bobbing. Is this an okay thing. He would let me hold him and licks at out hand. We just got him into his cage yesterday. The cage was disgusting and it took two hours to disinfect it. So last night was the first night it was able to go back into his old cage. Can someone please help us make this magnificent creature happy. We have a 150 watt heat lamp on it. UVB lighting on it. The cage is about 5 foot tall by about 3 foot deep by about 4 foot wide. We currently have him in our lighted garage. Ambient is about 77. We are going to move him into the house. Just where to put him? I have one room that has Panther and Jackson Chameleons. Another room that has Bearded dragon adults and babies. My mom stays in this room. Which is the better room. I cant place in my living room due to all the other creatures we have. 6 dogs. Please advise. I want to do right by this creature until we can place it into a great home or fall in love with it ourselves.
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11/03/04 12:54pm
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#174475
Leokeeper
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Message To: Tojuco In reference to Message Id: 174463
Rescued iquana
Hello, It was good of you to rescue him... where was he bought at and what were they doing wrong if you don’t mind my asking? check out www.greenigsociety.org and read what they need to eat and about bathing, handling.... read it all lol... he will be fine in a room with other lizards but not in the room with the dogs... also if you park your car in your garage get him out of there asap car fues are toxic.
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11/03/04 1:34pm
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#174481
Tojuco
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Message To: Leokeeper In reference to Message Id: 174475
Rescued iquana
We were told that his previous owner had him and a female. The female bit someone and the wife killed the female. Then they decided to get rid of the male as well. This guy (Tim) thought he would take it. Then they called me because the wife was terrified of it. While Tim had it they were housing it in a Cat crate for most of the day and would let it out to walk around for an hour or so. He said he had not put any heat or uv and was just feeding it collard greens because that is what the previous owner had told him. It has cage rub on the nostril area. It also lost part of it’s tale. When I went to look at the iquana I did not know most of this. He called me with a desperate plea due to the wife. When I arrived it was in this cat carrier on the floor. The house smelt awful (like cigarette smoke and dog) there was a towell in the bottom of the carrier and greeens in it. The iquana’s reaction was very well recieved of us. No color change or aggressive behavior at all. But I chalk that up to stress and being cold. The cage was outside on the poarch. Filthy dirty. He claimed he had no time to clean the cage. Although, he had the iquana for 3 days. He wanted 50 for the iquana and cage. I had 40 and told him to take it or leave it. That I would either keep the iquana or adopt it out to a well deserving and know how to home. Yesterday I worked on the cage for 2 hours bleaching, scrubbing and rinsing and starting all over again. The odor was horrible. Well remembering that the female bit someone you will never guess what was found in the cracks of the bottom of the cage and wall. EGGS!!. Could explain why she bit. She was protecting her nesting spot. Makes me mad when people do not research before committing to something or as to why people get something and don’t find out about it to learn everything they can. Of course my knowledge of Iquana is very limited. My interest has been chameleons and beardeds. We are just big hearted people and don’t want to see it suffer anymore. Rehabilitation is the key in this case. When asked why the other guy wanted to get rid of the Iquana we got to answers. But at that time it only mattered to get it out of the situation it was in. No cars in garage. But temp in going to drop toninght so coming out of there asap. Any help or advice or ideas that would help me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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11/03/04 1:54pm
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#174491
Hammer
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Message To: Tojuco In reference to Message Id: 174481
Rescued iquana
Wait for Xta to come on line. She just knows these things...
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11/03/04 2:32pm
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#174503
Tojuco
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Message To: Hammer In reference to Message Id: 174491
Rescued iquana
thanks hammer
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11/03/04 3:01pm
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#174623
Leokeeper
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Message To: Tojuco In reference to Message Id: 174503
Rescued iquana
Hey, I know quite a bit too, I own two 6/7 month old babies, both are housed separate, both are fed a great varied diet, both are tame, both have uvb & heat soruces and both get weekly bathes..... ask away.
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11/03/04 6:40pm
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#174662
Iluviggy
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Message To: Leokeeper In reference to Message Id: 174623
Rescued iquana
hi! the best temps to keep your new ig at are 80ish at night and in the 90’s during the day. if the bulb you’re using isn’t cutting it, you could try using a human heating pad or hot water bottle as a temporary solution, at least for the night. you could also get the temp up in the cage by insulating it from the outside w/ styrofoam, or putting aluminum foil on top of the cage, which will actually keep it warmer. i have a bit of both on mine, because my apartment is in a basement that doesn’t hold heat that well even w/ the ceramic heat emitters... (these are my suggestions if you can’t get him out of the garage tonight.)
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11/03/04 7:35pm
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#174748
Tojuco
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Message To: Iluviggy In reference to Message Id: 174662
Rescued iquana
He is out of the Garage. He is now in the room that houses all the Chameleons because I could not get the cage into the room that houses the bearded dragons. I hope this does not affect the chameleons. Although they are all blocked so they cant see each other. The salmenella issue scares be. I would not be putting the Chameleons a greater risk would I? Or am I just being over cautious about asking?
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11/03/04 9:37pm
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#174794
Xta
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Message To: Tojuco In reference to Message Id: 174748
Rescued iquana
It sounds like the iguana is lucky to have found you. I think it is fine to put her in the same room as the chameleons.....just wash hands btw. handling. (keeping them out of view should help avoid stress too)The temps listed above are good...and you have the heat and uvb light you say which is also good. Make sure you give the ig baths and or mist as they are tropical creatures that need to be hydrated. Make sure you give a calcium rich diet (collards, mustards, turnip greens, escarole, endive, watercress, dandelion) add (various squash, chinese pea pods, green beans, a little fruit like mango, papaya, berries). Mix and match diff. veggies for variety. Brightly colored veggies like squash and fruit will normally attract them to the plate. You should add a multivitamin 1x per week and a calcium supplement a few times per week (no D3 or phosphorus). Good luck and keep us posted. If she seems ill and has laid eggs recently, a vet visit may be in order just to make sure she didn’t have any problems with the eggs. You can also provide a nesting box if she seems to be digging. Take a fresh stool sample to the vet to check for parasites so you can treat if necessary.
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11/03/04 11:45pm
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#175050
Hammer
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 174794
Rescued iquana
Jackson Chameleons are very, very sensitive. Be careful. They tend to die from stress easily...
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11/04/04 2:29pm
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