i feed him greens and fruit and water
2006-07-31 11:56:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
he is shedding but some spots are darker where he isnt shedding (not yet) so is he healty
2006-07-31 12:03:58 · update #1
Sounds to me like your iguana is very healthy! You are giving him the right foods, taking him out in the sunlight has them change colors sometimes, and all normal stuff with shedding. The only thing I didn't hear about was whether you add calcium for his bones, or Iguana Dust, which has calcium and other vitamins and minerals in it. Also do you spray with Vita-Spray once a day? It is great for them also!!! Do you use UVA-UVB for light and heat source? Iguanas like it 85degrees and humid. It helps them shed. Other than that, he sure sounds healthy to me!! Enjoy!
2006-07-31 17:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by Laurie S 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If he is not shedding all over at once he is not healthy. Iguanas need UV light 12 hours a day. You need to purchase one. Sunlight is the best, and always helps, but who has the time to sit outside with your iggy 4 hours a day? Iggy should be light green, when their skin tone darkens it is a sign of illness. He should be eating fresh veggies and dark leafy green (NO lettuce) dusted with calcium/phosphours avail at your pet store, every day. I am also an iguana owner. He has lightened up because he is healthier and digesting better because of the UV light (sunlight). Iggys need UV because they senthasize it into vitamin D, we naturally produce it but we are not reptiles. Iggys must have this sunlight manufactured vitamin D in order to use calcium so their bones will grow. Without it they develop MBD (metabolic bone disease) and their bones become like speghetti and will begin to break. A mush jaw or broken bones (or missing toes/nail) is a early indicator of MBD.
2006-07-31 12:30:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually going to need a miles better tank and specific, seems very healthful - as long as they have fat tails that's a solid sign, can no longer verify gender @ this time yet adult males many times have oranges & better spines then women - women are many times in basic terms a vibrant eco-friendly, additionally they want comprehensive Spectrum UV Florescent lighting fixtures alongside with a warmth lamp, frequently 2 while person beings they want a pair of 6 foot vivarium while person, preferrably timber with sturdy glass sliding & locking doors for viewing and get right of entry to , Iguana's are extremely sturdy and their tails have a heck of a ' Whip ' as babies & youthful juveniles it does not harm to furnish them delicate bodied worms like wax or earth worms or maybe pinkie mice... calcium dustings on ingredients their comprehensive life, as quickly as person they are thoroughly vegetarian !! Take Care
2016-10-01 07:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by coke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iguanas are generally dark when upset, lighter green when "happy"... They also change color in response to temperature. When they're cold they are darker to soak up more heat/sun, and my guess is it was hot when you took him outside so he didn't need to heat up, hence being a lighter color.
2006-07-31 12:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no problem with the iguana the sun made him lighter when he get dark green with brownish color he needs sunlight and calcium.
2006-07-31 14:36:43 · answer #5 · answered by lizardlover42000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you use calcium everyday and a UVB light?
2006-07-31 15:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by Spiral Out 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know its getting ready to shed its skin that's why its dull after it sheds its skin it will be really green.and try some dandy lions they love them
2006-07-31 12:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by jody n 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please go to www.anapsid.org and look up the correct feeding and lighting for iggys. :)
2006-07-31 14:02:47 · answer #8 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋