I think my Green Igauna might have dirreaha?

Question

I was opening my Iguana'a cage and putting his food in his bowl, when he "exploded" from his bottom area, it looked liked alot of clear liqued, and it just like came out all at once, and then he made a normal looking bowl movement, that was brown, is this how they pee? Iv'e never seen him pee, before, and Iv'e never had to take care of an Igauna before so Im new at this, and I have done ton's of research, and talked to lot's of proffesional people, about him, he was given to me for free, cause the owner was to lazy to take proper care of him, and he is 10 years old, I change his water every day and feed him all the good, fresh vegetables, and few fruits he is allowed to have, and keep his cage clean, I even give him calcuim and vitiman supplemant's he needs (for Iguana's) and he has a heat lamp and uvb light, and a HUGE cage, that could fit 6 people inside standing up easily, so I don't know how he could get sick, if he is indeed sick, so I just wanted to know if this was normal?

Answer 1

It sounds like you are taking very good care of him! Yes, the waste from reptiles is made up of three parts--the solid poop, the solid white urates, and urine. It sounds like what you saw first was urine. It is always a good idea to have a check up and a stool sample done at an experienced reptile vet whenever acquiring a new reptile. Just to make sure parasites aren't causing a problem.

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