This might come off as a dumb question but I am just wondering something. Are reptiles like dogs and cats where as they get older they can start to have problems with mobility and such? The only reason I ask is I have noticed my big iguana starting to have some issues, while he was never real graceful to begin with because of previous issues before I got him. But he is having trouble moving and climbing, he can still do it but its a struggle for him. Nothing else has changed with him. He still has an amazing appetite and is still very alert, just not moving as well as he was.
Should I account this to old age? I have had him for 10 years now I think? And he was already pretty big when I got him, I estimate at least 4 or 5. So is this just him getting older? Or could there be some other problem?
And if this is an old age issue I am going to have to rethink his enclosure set up. I dont want to risk him having to climb up real high if he doesnt have good footing. I would like to make him as comfortable as I can. In a month or so my girl and myself are going to be moving to a new apartment under a friend of mine(the one who helps me build my cages and such) and he said that he is willing to help me build a new cage for him. So I am thinking about keeping the same length and width but making the enclosure shorter. So instead of the 5 feet tall that it is now I am thinking of making it only 2.5 feet high and making his basking shelf wider but only a foot or so off of the ground, and then build the rhinos new cage under it. So my big guy will have the illusion that he is up higher than he actually is. Does this seem like a good idea to you guys?
Should I account this to old age? I have had him for 10 years now I think? And he was already pretty big when I got him, I estimate at least 4 or 5. So is this just him getting older? Or could there be some other problem?
And if this is an old age issue I am going to have to rethink his enclosure set up. I dont want to risk him having to climb up real high if he doesnt have good footing. I would like to make him as comfortable as I can. In a month or so my girl and myself are going to be moving to a new apartment under a friend of mine(the one who helps me build my cages and such) and he said that he is willing to help me build a new cage for him. So I am thinking about keeping the same length and width but making the enclosure shorter. So instead of the 5 feet tall that it is now I am thinking of making it only 2.5 feet high and making his basking shelf wider but only a foot or so off of the ground, and then build the rhinos new cage under it. So my big guy will have the illusion that he is up higher than he actually is. Does this seem like a good idea to you guys?
