just finished the iguana tank

[snakeguy101]

nothing special and the pics are horrible but here is the set up and I think it looks nice and Julio (the iguana) seems to like it as well. You cannot tell from the pictures but there is a branch that I built into the back wall so that it provides a shelf and basking spot. I will try to get some better picture but it's late and I didn't want to bother with the good camera...

 

[bfhslilred93]

very nice job it looks good

 

[mr.reef24]

look's great

mr.reef24

 

[coura]

Didnt know you had a iguana, is it a rescued one? How long have you had it? Her jaws seem to be afected by metabolic bonne desiase The cage its ok if you confirm that there is a shelf wich is needed. Also is there a space in the glass that allows for uv rays to pass? Uvb doesant penetrate glass, uva does but it isnt that usefull.

 

[chloe]

he is GORGEOUS!!!

im about to make a snake rack out of old cupboards lol shoul be interesting!

 

[snakeguy101]

Didnt know you had a iguana, is it a rescued one? How long have you had it? Her jaws seem to be afected by metabolic bonne desiase The cage its ok if you confirm that there is a shelf wich is needed. Also is there a space in the glass that allows for uv rays to pass? Uvb doesant penetrate glass, uva does but it isnt that usefull.

Julio used to stay at the museum i worked at but after so many years of kids of screaming little kids and be poked at, he got too stressed out and could not stay there any more. he stopped eating and was on the verge of starvation so i took him in and he almost immediately started to eat again. I have been caring fore him for over 4 years but have only had him at my place for about 2 months now. I know he does have a number of health problems including metabolic bone disorder and a mild case of muscular dystrophy but he is doing well where he is now. as far as the UVA and UVB goes, there is no glass on the top, i left it open to allow for ventilation so all the light rays can get through.


and thank you everyone for the compliments, as I said before though, these pictures do not do it justice, I will get some better ones up if i can ever find the time.

 

[coura]

Yup he does indeed look kind of stuned in growth and also he shows a juvenile coloracion, not what you would expect from a ig that old. But I beleave that with good nursing he will increase both in health and perhaps even in size. Here some tips Ive used many times in the past to bring igs back from the brink: expose him to unobstructed sun ligth as much and as often as you can and he wants to, even a 20minute daily dose will have marvelous results and if needed hand feed him to increase its apetite with super foods such as hibiscus, mulberry leaves, alfafa, figs, water cress, mustard greens, dandilion leaves, Malva silvestris leafs,mango,etc. Also for now I would give him zoomeds reptivite every other day. Give him also if possible daily ,water with a needle less seringe to help him flush out any waste he may have acomulated in its kidneys during the time he was bad treated

 

[snakeguy101]

he is currently eating a lot of fruits an veggies and he is drinking on his own. I do add some vitamin supplements once or twice a week (when i think about it) and i walk around with him on me all the time when I am working outside so he does get some sunlight. I do not have him eating hibiscus or any of the other odd food items you mentioned, where can i get them. Right now, it is watermelon, cherries (pitted), strawberries, carrots (sometimes) mustard/ collard greens, apple, and red cabbage (sometimes). he also loves to chase crickets. he never eats them but enjoys killing them so i throw a few in there from time to time for enrichment. overall, he is as healthy as he can be for all of the conditions he has. I believe that he was raised at the museum that i used to work for and he did get all of the proper care but he was under tremendous stress as his old cage was wire and the kids would often times poke at him and he would go through periods of not eating. since he has been here, he has never missed a meal and he always lets me know when he is hungry by scratching at the fridge (i leave his door open while i am home and he comes and goes from his cage). thanks for the advice.

 

[Mike D]

he is currently eating a lot of fruits an veggies and he is drinking on his own. I do add some vitamin supplements once or twice a week (when i think about it) and i walk around with him on me all the time when I am working outside so he does get some sunlight. I do not have him eating hibiscus or any of the other odd food items you mentioned, where can i get them. Right now, it is watermelon, cherries (pitted), strawberries, carrots (sometimes) mustard/ collard greens, apple, and red cabbage (sometimes). he also loves to chase crickets. he never eats them but enjoys killing them so i throw a few in there from time to time for enrichment. overall, he is as healthy as he can be for all of the conditions he has. I believe that he was raised at the museum that i used to work for and he did get all of the proper care but he was under tremendous stress as his old cage was wire and the kids would often times poke at him and he would go through periods of not eating. since he has been here, he has never missed a meal and he always lets me know when he is hungry by scratching at the fridge (i leave his door open while i am home and he comes and goes from his cage). thanks for the advice.

you should be adding suplements more than that. specially since he has the MBD and stuff like that. make sure you are using both calciuma nd clcium with Vit D3 in it as well as other supplements. if you add these more than once a week or when you remember he will be alot better off and you will see vast improvments.
ditch the cabage. it does nothing for him. it will acctually bind calcium.give him a nice varried diet.
also i wouldnt put crickets in his cage. even if he just kills them. iguanas do not need animal protein so he shouldnt be exposed to it.

what is his basking temp and whats the overall humidity in the enclosure? i would add a shelf for him to bask on. it makes it easier for them and they can thermoregulate better. i would also ditch the mulch youhave on the bottom. iggs are very curious and tend to try and eat everything.

 

[EricIvins]

Yup he does indeed look kind of stuned in growth and also he shows a juvenile coloracion, not what you would expect from a ig that old. But I beleave that with good nursing he will increase both in health and perhaps even in size. Here some tips Ive used many times in the past to bring igs back from the brink: expose him to unobstructed sun ligth as much and as often as you can and he wants to, even a 20minute daily dose will have marvelous results and if needed hand feed him to increase its apetite with super foods such as hibiscus, mulberry leaves, alfafa, figs, water cress, mustard greens, dandilion leaves, Malva silvestris leafs,mango,etc. Also for now I would give him zoomeds reptivite every other day. Give him also if possible daily ,water with a needle less seringe to help him flush out any waste he may have acomulated in its kidneys during the time he was bad treated

Just an FYI, but I've seen quite a few Iguanas carry that pixelated pattern into adulthood. It's quite common within some populations here in South Florida......