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#45387
DRAKEO104
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 New iguana owner need advice please
| im a new iguana owner and its 2 years old. it trys to whip me and it spits at me and it squrms A LOT. my frend came over and taught me how to clip her nails and he taught me to force feed her. she hasn’t been eating at all and i dont know why. i would realy apreciate some help with her. she is in a 16 gallon tankand the tale is getting thin. this is realy scaring me cuz i know that a thin tail means a sick iguana. i also have a dog and two cats in the house. i need help so pleas GIVE IT TO ME!(please) (: |
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03/12/04 5:52pm
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#45396
Oink
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Message To: DRAKEO104 In reference to Message Id: 45387
New iguana owner need advice please
| he just needs time to get used to her new home.how long is she. |
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03/12/04 6:22pm
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#45397
Xta
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Message To: DRAKEO104 In reference to Message Id: 45387
New iguana owner need advice please
| I would say you need to take a trip to a qualified herp vet. Try herpvetconnection.com or arav.com to find one in your area if you don’t have one already. She may have parasites so take a very fresh stool sample in with you. How long have you had her? Do you have a UV light? A heat light? Do you have calcium? What is your diet? Her cage is far too small. She will need a HUGE enclosure, not an aquarium. Get James Hatfield’s Green Iguana Ultimate Owner’s Manual. It’s a great book. Try ebay or amazon. Good luck...it will take awhile to have her settle in and become tame but you need to make sure she is healthy too. |
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03/12/04 6:26pm
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#45746
DRAKEO104
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 45397
 New iguana owner need advice please
| i think i will sell her in the paper cuz i have a small hous so i can get a beardie. |
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03/13/04 2:23pm
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#45813
Pe
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Message To: DRAKEO104 In reference to Message Id: 45746
New iguana owner need advice please
| How are you going to sell a sick iguana? I think you should find her a good home where the people are going to give the iguana the care and medical treatment that it needs. I honestly cannot picture a 2 year old iguana in such a small tank. Even a bearded dragon needs a bigger tank then a 16 gallon. PE |
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03/13/04 4:26pm
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#45830
Xta
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Message To: DRAKEO104 In reference to Message Id: 45746
New iguana owner need advice please
| If you do not have room for the iguana, by all means find a good home, but I wouldn’t sell her. Just give her to a good person that will take care of her. |
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03/13/04 5:06pm
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#49014
DRAKEO104
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 45830
 New iguana owner need advice please
| NOW THAT SHE IS FINALY EATING! she dosn’t look sick and my freind is going to build a custome cage 4 me. so i wont be selling her YAY! |
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03/19/04 7:41pm
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#49067
Xta
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Message To: DRAKEO104 In reference to Message Id: 49014
New iguana owner need advice please
| I’m glad to hear she is eating...and that you are working on a new cage. Don’t forget the UV and heat light. |
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03/19/04 9:33pm
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#49104
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 49067
New iguana owner need advice please
| That is good, but you said that you don’t have room for a large cage, so how large is it going to be? |
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03/19/04 10:39pm
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