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Davis55
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i jus bought a baby iguana and it is not eating i jus got it 2 days ago .... it keeps leaving da light side of da tank and when i pick it and set it back down it jus sits dere but it is not sick at all what shoukd i do ..how do i get it to eat



09/24/08  03:49pm

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  Message To: Davis55   In reference to Message Id: 1867497


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Hi Davis55,
Since you just got him a few days ago he’s not eating because he’s acclimating (getting used to his surroundings) its normal :) The best thing to do is just let him be and make sure he has good food and clean water. Also make sure the food pieces are smaller than the width of his mouth. Make sure to check out the Iggy Salad post Iggys love it!! :) Good luck and if you have any other questions be sure to ask everyone on here loves to help out.
~Adrianna



09/24/08  03:54pm

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  Message To: PuffTheMajikDragon   In reference to Message Id: 1867500


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Hi Davis,

As Adrianna said, he needs time to acclimate. You need to let him be for a couple of weeks at least. What type of enclosure do you have him in and do you have the proper heating and UVB?
Also, as she said above, just make sure that he has fresh food and fresh water.

All the best,
Tone~



09/24/08  04:16pm

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  Message To: Davis55   In reference to Message Id: 1867497


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I am very fortunate, my baby iguana began eating the day after I got it. On the third, it let me hand feed it!

Then again, when I bought him, he was super scrawny. They fed him lettuce and he was the runt in the tank.

I guess different iguanas need various amounts of time to get used to thei environment (unless they were starved)



09/24/08  08:16pm

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  Message To: Sill 4   In reference to Message Id: 1867698


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Ditto to everything said above



09/24/08  08:41pm


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