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Post by maryjane310 on Jan 29, 2010 22:55:32 GMT -5
hi everybody well i got my iggy i have done all my research just need a bit of help. i just got my new iguana last sunday im worried because this is my first time ownin an iguana his about 8 months im getting worried because he hasnt eating anything i put fresh veggies everyday for him but he doesnt eat, everytime i put my hand in the cage he runs like im trying to kill him. wen will he start trusting me a lil bit n start eating i would like to know wen should i start handling him or her cause i really wanna hold him. he has a big cage for his size right now is about 3feet high n 3feet in length he has a uvb light n a heat lamp mostly everything he or she needs im already building a new cage 6 foot tall n 5 feet length n i really care about my iggy thank u
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Post by ChamZilla on Jan 31, 2010 22:07:03 GMT -5
Hello and Welcome Maryjane310,
When we welcome an iguana into our home it is a big change for them as well. Its a slow process that they have to get used to as well. They go through a kind of shock period when you first bring them home. They tend not to eat for a few days. You wrote you feed him fresh "veggies" everyday... can you tell me the kinds of veggies and anything else you are feeding. There is much online information that isn't proper information, so you have to be careful what "proper" information is.
What are the temperatures of where he is? Put the lights on and put a thermometer at the highist point he can reach to the light, then again at the lowist and let us know what they are. If they are to cold they won't eat and if they are to hot they won't eat. So its hard to figure out without knowing those exact temperatures.
Also the uvb light you mentioned, which kind is it? Could you take some photos of him and the cage and I will let you know if there is a reason he isn't eating with anything related to that type of care.
Hope to hear back soon....
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