Please help!! Don't know what to do!!!(long)

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Posted by Amber on March 04, 2000 at 03:52:57:

i was recently asked to take care of a friends iguana when they moved. i love lizards so i agreed. she is 6 years old and about 3 1/2 feet long. her name is Porky. she is gentle and wonderful. here's the prob... she wouldn't eat her first week. i figured it was because of new environment. after about 9 days she started to eat. she does not have a cage but lives on a tall perch instead like she has her whole life. she is litter trained, but has only gone to the bathroom once. her little legs are skinny and the pet store said she has a calcium deficiency so i bought her a supplement. she has a heat light on for about 10 hours a day. i am very worried because even though she is eating she doesn't go to the bathroom and will not come down from her perch. she seems to be getting thinner and has lost her color. i took her to the vet but he hadn't dealt with one of her size before. what could be the problem, and how do i fix it? i feed her collard greens, zuchini, squash, carrots, and broccoli. could she be depressed about losing her last owner? what should i do???? feel free to e-mail me at acrstnsn@ndak.net or post a reply. please help. thanks.

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Re: Please help!! Don't know what to do!!!(long) mike 03/05/00 (0)
She Pooped!!!! amber 03/04/00 (4)
- Re: Med light........one thing you can't do.......is overdose on UVB..... Harry's Dad 03/05/00 (0)
- Let's hear it for poop! *grin* more message...... Iguanamomma 03/04/00 (2)
  - ~*hip hip horray*~ ......... nm iZ's mom 03/04/00 (0)
  - Re: Let's hear it for poop! *grin* more message...... amber 03/04/00 (0)
Re: Please help!! Don't know what to do!!!(long) amber 03/04/00 (2)
- Re: help ....... (long) iZ's mom 03/04/00 (1)
  - oops ~ should be constipation can make her dangerously *dehydrated* ..... nm me again 03/04/00 (0)
Re: Please help!! Don't know what to do!!!(long) iZ's mom 03/04/00 (0)
Some thoughts to add to Harry's Dad's (long!) Iguanamomma 03/04/00 (0)
Can you say UVB?! Harry's Dad 03/04/00 (0)

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: i was recently asked to take care of a friends iguana when they moved. i love lizards so i agreed. she is 6 years old and about 3 1/2 feet long. her name is Porky. she is gentle and wonderful. here's the prob... she wouldn't eat her first week. i figured it was because of new environment. after about 9 days she started to eat. she does not have a cage but lives on a tall perch instead like she has her whole life. she is litter trained, but has only gone to the bathroom once. her little legs are skinny and the pet store said she has a calcium deficiency so i bought her a supplement. she has a heat light on for about 10 hours a day. i am very worried because even though she is eating she doesn't go to the bathroom and will not come down from her perch. she seems to be getting thinner and has lost her color. i took her to the vet but he hadn't dealt with one of her size before. what could be the problem, and how do i fix it? i feed her collard greens, zuchini, squash, carrots, and broccoli. could she be depressed about losing her last owner? what should i do???? feel free to e-mail me at acrstnsn@ndak.net or post a reply. please help. thanks.

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