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Sneezing

Do all Iggy’s sneeze alot? Mine does all of the time, I thought I had read something about it before, but I’m not sure. Is this normal???

06/02/05 01:15am

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Sneezing

Generally speaking, reptiles sneeze for the same reasons humans and other animals. Sneezing is a natural biological response to an irritant in the nose. Sneezing may also be an allergic reaction, both to airborne substances and to ingested substances.

In the case of iguanas and many other lizards, sneezing is how they rid their bodies of certain salts that are the normal by-product of their digestive processes. This does not mean that if you do not see your iguana sneezing you should be adding salt to his diet, nor does it mean that the foods you are feeding him are too high in salt. All foods have salts of different kinds, and those not required for metabolic and other physiologic processes are voided by the body; iguanas get rid of theirs by sneezing. Animals have different ways of dealing with these by-products - in the case of green, Cyclura and other iguanas, this is their way.

06/02/05 01:35am

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Message To: Dallas0218 In reference to Message Id: 360057

Sneezing

Cool, thanks a lot!! It does look like dried salt on the sides of her tank!!lol, so it’s nothing abnormal then!

06/02/05 02:12am

#360078

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Sneezing

It’s perfectly normal, kinda messy to clean though.

06/02/05 02:26am

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Message To: Dallas0218 In reference to Message Id: 360078

Sneezing

Iguanas can not sweat, and salt build up can kill anything, so how do they get their salt out,
Threw poop? No.
Threw urine? No.
Shedding? No.

They sneeze to release the salt. thats all.

06/02/05 05:45pm

#360718

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Message To: Starcat In reference to Message Id: 360039

Sneezing

Yep....built up salts or possibly the need to sweat since they cannot causes them to release it through their nose. "Snalt" is the unofficial term. A devious ig can time it right to snalt in your face when you get near...lol

06/02/05 09:40pm

#360851

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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 360718

Sneezing

lol, thats happened to me a couple times, and blue has even got me in the eyes, which surprisingly wasnt as painful as i would have thought, i love my boy, and i wouldnt trade him, or his "snalt" for the world. lol. beware there snalt missile launchers

06/02/05 11:14pm

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