how 'bout a trip to the vet?

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Posted by iZ's mom on August 21, 1998 at 14:16:07:

In Reply to: I think my Iguana may be getting ready to lay eggs posted by Jenny Bowerman on August 19, 1998 at 23:58:21:

Her symptoms are mostly she just isn't eating very much and is kind'va bloated off and on.

my $.02 worth....
that part almost sounds like normal ig behavior to me .... iZ tends to look bloated if he hasn't pooped that day yet .... and if he skips a day, he REALLY IS bloated AND won't eat .....(no ROOM inside him!!)
don't know if you are a 1st time ig-mom or not ....but I was ...and before i found a REPTILE VET, my vet was convinced that LIZZY was egg- bound .....(and did x-rays) ..... after I got a HANDFULL OF HEMIPENES one night a week later (and was reassured by the people of this board that my ig was NOT "falling apart") i realized LIZZY was a BOY and in no danger of being egg bound ......! LOL!!!!!
point is: are you SURE it's a GIRL????
AFTER knowing what boy-pores LOOK like, i think it'd be VERY easy to tell in the future BUT if you're new at this and your ig is only 2 1/2 yo, i THINK it's possible s/he is just NOW reaching sexual maturity ....
anyway .... check it out further before you get tooooooo concerned/worried!!!!!! *smile* the worst thing that could happen is you'll have to change it's name (from the really COOL name "Lisbeth L'Zard" to "iZ the baby dragon" ........
bummer ....... ho ho ho ho .......

good luck!!!!!!
:P + :)
iZ + mom

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: Her symptoms are mostly she just isn't eating very much and is kind'va bloated off and on. : my $.02 worth.... : that part almost sounds like normal ig behavior to me .... iZ tends to look bloated if he hasn't pooped that day yet .... and if he skips a day, he REALLY IS bloated AND won't eat .....(no ROOM inside him!!) : don't know if you are a 1st time ig-mom or not ....but I was ...and before i found a REPTILE VET, my vet was convinced that LIZZY was egg- bound .....(and did x-rays) ..... after I got a HANDFULL OF HEMIPENES one night a week later (and was reassured by the people of this board that my ig was NOT "falling apart") i realized LIZZY was a BOY and in no danger of being egg bound ......! LOL!!!!! : point is: are you SURE it's a GIRL???? : AFTER knowing what boy-pores LOOK like, i think it'd be VERY easy to tell in the future BUT if you're new at this and your ig is only 2 1/2 yo, i THINK it's possible s/he is just NOW reaching sexual maturity .... : anyway .... check it out further before you get tooooooo concerned/worried!!!!!! *smile* the worst thing that could happen is you'll have to change it's name (from the really COOL name "Lisbeth L'Zard" to "iZ the baby dragon" ........ : bummer ....... ho ho ho ho ....... : good luck!!!!!! : :P + :) : iZ + mom

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