HELP!! Little girl's iguana is sick.

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4 total messages Started by bullridr Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:00

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Author: bullridr
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:00

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Our girl's pet iguana is sick?  His color has gone from light green to dark and he goes into fits of panic 
whenever anyone comes close to his tank.  Anyone have any ideas??

Re: HELP!! Little girl's iguana is sick.

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Author: Mike
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 00:00

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First of all, the dark color indicates he isn't getting enough UVB rays.  Do 
you have a Vitalite or similar tube bulb over (within 8") his tank?  You could 
also have a problem with the food...what are you feeding him?

Next, you have to tame the ig.  Has he been handled?  Do you hand-feed him?  
Do you have small children around who may unintentionally frighten the ig?
Feel free to contact me by private e-mail if you have other questions.

DO NOT USE THE REPLY FUNCTION!!!  Send to the address listed below or I will 
not get the mail!!!

Good Luck!
Priscilla Blanchard
PHIZZ@SBT.NET
In article <31557558.0@news.dmi.net>, bullridr@dmi.net wrote:
>Our girl's pet iguana is sick?  His color has gone from light green to dark 
and he goes into fits of panic 
>whenever anyone comes close to his tank.  Anyone have any ideas??

Re: HELP!! Little girl's iguana is sick.

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Author: LeAnne
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 00:00

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In article, bullridr@dmi.net says...

>Our girl's pet iguana is sick?  His color has gone from light green to dark 
>and he goes into fits of panic 
>whenever anyone comes close to his tank.  Anyone have any ideas??

You don't say how long you have had the ig, snout to vent length, what 
type of housing/lighting/diet the ig has, and other stuff that needs 
to be answered to help, so I'll give you a real general answer:

visit Melissa's & Jennifer's web sites for ig info....The web sites are 
located at the following URLs:

Melissa Kaplan:          http://www.sonoma.edu/Students/Kaplan
Jennifer Swofford:       http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~iguana

There is also an ig mailing list.  For subscription info, go to URL:
http://fovea.retina.net/~gecko/herps/

You can also check out rec.pets.herp 

Good luck,
LeAnne
-- 
LeAnne Davis                            e-mail: nldd@msg.ti.com
Configuration Management
Texas Instruments
214-952-5386
Disclaimer:     My opinions are not TI's except by coincidence!

Re: HELP!! Little girl's iguana is sick.

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Author: Jana
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 00:00

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  Is it a tiny baby? if so, the "fits of panic" are normal until he gets 
used to people. The dark green color usually indicates stress or the 
iguana is too cold. What is your cage setup like?  Do you have a heat 
light, or a Vita-Lite?

Let me know,
Jana

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