#44058

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my igulana has a spot on the side of her face . any ideas what it may be or what to treat it with ?

 #44064

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ooooo....it looks like an abcess. You should take your ig into a good herp vet (try herpvetconnection.com or arav.com to find one in your area if you don’t have one). The vet would probably need to drain that and give some antibiotics. It will only get worse without treatment. Sometimes that is an early sign of MBD. Do you have a UV light? If so, what kind and how old is it? What is her diet? Do you have calicum supplements? Good luck and keep us posted.

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we just bought this iggy like 1day ago from a pet store we have no idea what age or anything she is bout 2 1/2 foot long we dont no anything about her? the pet store got her in like that some one was moving we took her so what type of diet do u saggest or light right now we are feeind her fresh spinach an grapes ect and we have a light but not uv?any info u have would be helpfull.

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what pet store did you go to and did they give you any info at all on proper care? It is extremely important for you to go out and get the correct uv lighting! there are tons of things you need to learn before going out and buying an iguana. go to some of the websites devoted to iguanas and educate yourself on these issues a.s.a.p. as for food: no on the spinach. grapes should be kept as a treat, as well as other fruits. too much can cause mouthrot collards, mustard greens, and escarole are good. squashes, peas, chopped and shredded carrots can be like 20 to 30 % of their diet oh god there is so much more you should know. PLEASE get some info online, and get a few books. Melissa Kaplan’s site is good and if you just type in iguana in your search engine lots of good stuff will pop up! as for the bump, it looks like an abscess or could be related to lack of calcium. please see a vet

 #44125

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Here are some food charts: Leaves Fruits and Vegs You need to get a good UVB bulb. I recommend ethier T Rex Active or the Zoomed PowerSun Mercury vapor bulbs. Make sure you get a good brooder lamp with a ceramic socket. You will also need a good size cage that is high for climbing and long enough that your iguana can move around easily. You will also need to get some vitamins and calicum powders. I use calcium about 2 times a week and vitamins once. And as xta said...take your iguana to the vet. You need to get that checked out before it gets too late and your iguana stops eating. I would do that asap. Good luck and keep us updated. Feel free to ask us anything. PE

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Just wanted to add that you should give her a bath incase she is dehydrated. PE

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Keep us posted. A great book is James Hatfield’s Green Iguana the Ultimate Owner’s Manual. It is very thick and full of great info. You got some good links above and suggestions for diet. The idea is to make a salad (I feed mine 2x per day). The salad should have mostly calcium rich greens like the collards, dandelion, turnip, mustard greens etc. (no spinach) and then shred squash, sweet potato, green beans, snow peas, and a tiny bit of fruit like mango, papaya, berries. You can mix and match diff. leaves and veggies each week or day. Variety is the key. Look on those lists to see what is good.

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The other already gave you good advices so I will mainly help by giving you useful websites Melissa Kaplan Site also buy her book it is full of infos Green Iguana Society This site contain a list of Herp Vep and probably have one in your area. Then those 2 websites will save you money compare to your local pet store and they only carry what is best for reptiles and they are informed LLLReptile HerpSupplies Also educate yourself because your petstore like many other won’t really be any help and they might try to sell you thing that could harm your iguana such as Substrate, or heating rock DON’T EVER buy those and if you already have get rid of them. The best substrate is news paper easy to get rid of and cheap and for the heat use ceramic lamp. And most important see a vet asap before it get worst and keep us posted.

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yo my name cool j i thinking of buying 1 are they aggresive

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Don’t buy one on an impulse. They can be somewhat aggressive and can take quite a while to tame. They require daily maintainence and time. They require a huge enclosure as an adult.

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If you are thinking of getting an Iguana you have to do your homework first. Igs require a lot of space and unlike some people might think they are not low maintenance pet. They require time and long term commitment up to 20 years. You have to be able to provide the right environement for an Ig and it get pretty expensive. As for being agressive they are wild animals and it take time to tame them and if you don’t have the commitment to hold them on a daily basis and interact with them then Yes Igs can be agressive, mine was when I adopted him due to the fact that he barely had been handled by his previous owner, now he is slowly getting better. Don’t get one on an impulse because this is what has made igs a disposable pet people getting one and having no idea of what they were getting into as far as the animal itself getting up to 6 feet and the investment and commitment. And if after reading everything on Igs (go to Melissa Kaplan Site to know it is the right pet for you) and if you still want one, adopt one they are many out there looking for a good home. Good Luck