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Post by suzanne on Jan 21, 2009 19:22:44 GMT -8
We have a 2 year old iguana. For the last five days, she has not eaten, drinken, or pooped. She lays under her heat lamps (regular 75 watts bulbs). She has become lifeless. Her body color is still fine, however, her head is turning white. We have been spraying her with water and putting her in the shower, but with help. Any advise?
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Post by Jen on Jan 21, 2009 20:21:47 GMT -8
Welcome to IZ!
You need to take your Iguana to the vet imediately. It sounds bad. But if you could tell us everything about the care you have been providing we may be able to figure out some possibilities of what is wrong and why, but your Ig still needs to see a vet asap before it is too late.
Tell us about
diet
enclosure- size what it is made out of
temps- cool side, warm side, basking area
Uvb lighting- do you have it, what type and how old is it
Any other symptoms?
Do you have a picture of your Ig you can post?
Please get it to the vet.
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Post by aimee1 on Jan 22, 2009 11:39:29 GMT -8
I was also going to say that I have my iggy under a 150 watt during the winter, 100 during the summer... maybe it's too cold and she doesn't want to move out from under it...
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Post by suzanne on Jan 22, 2009 13:28:16 GMT -8
We have a large fish tank as the base and a wire cage built on top. We have two heat lamps (75 watts) on top and a heat pad in one of the corners (under the glass). After reading through your sight realized we needed a UVB lamp. We feed her kale, mustard greens and a bite of banana as a treat every once in a while. We have putting a "blanket" over her at night. Her cage is in our bedroom, which tends to be cool. She is becoming more and more limp. I have a picture of Cera and her cage, but not sure how to post.
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Post by Jen on Jan 22, 2009 13:50:26 GMT -8
Your diet is extremely inadequate. Kale should only be fed occasionally, and mustard greens need to be fed with other greens such as collard, turnip, and dandilion. Veggies like green beans snap peas and bell peppers should be fed as well. Here is a link to a food chart www.greenigsociety.org/foodchart.htm. You really need to build a much larger cage that is enclosed it will hold heat and humidty. Keep and eye out for jerky movements that look like seizures. Are the whites of the eyes yellowish? What is your Igs skin color like, please be specific. You need to tak your Ig to the vet, as I said it sounds really bad, and with everything you told me about the care and no UVB source, I dont know that your Ig is going to recover. I could be wrong. Is your Igs jaw solid or soft? Do the arms and legs appear swollen and feel hard? |
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Post by suzanne on Jan 22, 2009 14:05:20 GMT -8
I can't tell what color her eyes are they are too squinty, but her body color is green with a lot of orange. Her head is more whitish. her legs are normal size and are not hard. thank you for your advise. i have a picture of her i could post, but can't direcions on how to upload to this site.
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Post by Jen on Jan 22, 2009 14:20:12 GMT -8
You to to up load the picture to a hosting site first. Alot of us use www.imageshack.us. Then it will give you a code to post on the site. |
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Post by prism_wolf on Jan 23, 2009 22:23:59 GMT -8
How long have you had your iguana. This sounds like MBD and most likely is since she's not had any UVB source. This depends on how long she's been without it, though. Her diet does need a serious revamp. Jenn has touched on it, but she needs high quality foods and a variety of them at once. Bananas are a big no-no for regular treats. Until she gets better you need to stop them altogether.
1. Your name or call name
2. Name(s) of your iguana(s)
3. Snout-Vent Length (SVL) and Snout-Tail Length (STL) of your
iguana(s)
4. Age(s) of your iguana(s)
5. Weight(s) (if known) of your iguana(s)
6. Where and when you got your iguana(s)
7. Heat sources/types? DAY? NIGHT?
8. Temperatures (basking, overall, cool and nighttime)
9. Lights (wattage and brand/type)?
10. What type of UVB (type/brand/length)?
11. How Far above your iguana is your UVB source?
12. What kind of substrate you use?(that's the stuff on the floor of
your cage)
13. What type and size of enclosure you use?
14. What does your iguana eat (diet)Please list specific foods?
15. Humidity?
16. Have you taken your ig to the Vet yet?(if yes, why and what were
the results?)
17. What other pets do you have?
18. Have you owned iguanas before? If yes, where are they now? why?
19. If you own multiple iguanas, are they housed separately?
20. Your age: if under 21 exact age please over 21? Y/N
21: Where are you located? State/Country
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