Iguana has dent in tail?

Question

My iguana has like a bend in his tail. Is that normal?

Answer 1

Yeah. DId you get him when he was a baby? I know they fight a lot and im sure their tails are detachable so that might have been the case. (It grew back)

Answer 2

I had an iguana. He had been a token college kids pet. His name was Bob. His diet consisted of plain iceberg lettuce. Which didn't have enough nutrients and calcium.
Getting the variety pack of lettuces, meal worms and live crickets will help. Also cat food. Small spoonfuls of wet food. If the Iguana is small you need to snip their heads off before giving them to him. Meal worms are beetle larva and if the Iguana is small he may not have the digestive juices to properly digest them. The larvae will grow inside his stomach eating up whatever he eats and eventually die. I know that some reptiles can lose their tails and grow back. Not sure that happens with Iguanas

Answer 3

http://www.repticzone.com/

some info bout iguanas..i know alot has been in there bout bends in tails..could be broken or a lack of somethin in the diet...

first to the others..lettuce is bad for iguanas..i suggest you too go to site and check out what is a good diet for iguanas...and the next thing i want to add is not all iguanas tails are bent mine has a perfect tail never been broken or fell off so yes some igs are perfect..all depends on how you take care of them..

Answer 4

Something caused that bend like a fight or getting it caught some where. It won't affect anything about the health of your iguana

Answer 5

WHAT THE HELL I HAVE OWNED AND RAISED IGUANAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHO I THE HELL TOLD YOU TO GIVE A IGUANA LETTUCE ARE YOU FOR REAL NEVER GIVE THAT **** TO THEM LETTUCE IS NO GOOD FOR A IGUANA IT WILL KILL THEM SORRY TO SOUND RUDE BUT I SEEN WAY TO MANY IGUANAS DIE CAUSE PEOPLE GAVE THEM LETTUCE THEY ARE NOT TO EAT THAT FEED THEM KALE AND COLLARED GREENS AND GREEN PEPPERS AND GREEN BEANS (FRESH) AND APPLES AND BANANAS PLENTY OF FRUIT AND VEGGIES AND IGUANA FOOD NEVER LETTUCE THATS DANGEROUS TO THEM
WE GOT A IGUANA FROM A GUY WHO FEED IT LETTUCE AND THAT ONLY POOR THING DIDN'T GROW ANY AND DIE TOOK IT TO VET TO FIND OUT WHY AND HE SAID IT WAS DO TO A OWN FEEDING IT LETTUCE IT BINDS UP THERE STOMACHS AND KILLS THEM PEOPLE SHOULD ONLY HAVE IGUANAS IF THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM

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OH BY THE WAY YOUR IGUANA IS FINE IT HAPPENS WHEN THERE TAIL GETS BROKE LIKE SOMEONE GRABBING IT OR PULLING ON IT OR IT GET STUCK OR A FIGHT IT BREAKS OR BREAKS OFF BUT IT GROWS BACK BUT IF IT GETS BROKE OFF TO MUCH IT WILL STOP COMING BACK DON'T WORRY ABOUT A BEND IN THE TAIL IT WILL BE OK

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Answer 6

most iguanas have something different about their tail either they were broken off at one time or their just deformed with a big bend. it okay iguanas aren,t perfect.

Answer 7

is it a scar?if not, he may not be getting enough nurishment , he could be loseing fat deposits that were built up in his tail.

Answer 8

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