Ig has thick clear saliva

[Steve]

I recently got an ig for my son. His general was ok but I thoroughly checked him out and found his color was fine, he is male, he was very tuff and did not want to be touched, so I gave him a few days in his new tank. The tank is 25/ 40/ 60 so it about 175-200 gallon tank. full spectrum spot light for baskinkg at 94 with his two foot tube light i got from lowes just above . Middle of the tank is 78 and a flood light with temp that reaches 101-102 over his little swimming area on the other end. Any how, I recently opened his mouth a little and saw his saliva to be very thick and clear like when you have a runny nose. I know this is very important to detect early because I dont know of any herp specializing vets in the area. I really do not want my this guy to get sick. Please help?

Steve and lil Chico
P.S {How do I post pictures because I have a digital camera?}

[Marie]

The inside o the iguana's mouth sould be a pleasant, healthy pink with no yellow coloring or spongy, stringy, or cheesy mucous discharges. A gaping mouth could indicate a respiratory disease, especially i it is combined with a labored, forced wheezlng sound rom the iguana's lungs.

Hatfield, J. W. (1996) Green Iguana: The Ultimate Owner's Manual.[/b][/url] Dunthorpe Press, Portland OR. 644 p.

I recommend that book very highly.

You say you have full spectrum lighting. Not all "full spectrum bulbs" give off enough UVB. This is critical to the health of your iguana. Here is a great article on UVB: www.cyber-ig-info.netfirms.com/uvb_light.htm .

[Marie]

Download your pictures to your computer. Sign up for a free account at a picture hosting site.

I use Photobucket. Upload your pictures there. There will be 3 lines under each picture. You copy the 3rd one ("img"). Then just paste it into the post.

If you use another hosting site, click the button that has the minipicture. Put the curser inbetween the [/im g] and copy the http:// address of your photo.