Re: waiting for eggs

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Posted by Harry's Dad on May 15, 2000 at 16:51:50:

In Reply to: Re: waiting for eggs posted by iZ's mom on May 15, 2000 at 14:34:43:

Our Lola stops eating or eats very little while she's "eggin'". What concerns me more with what you are saying is "her double Calcium feedings". For how long have you been feeding your iguana double Calcium? How much put feeding? If her diet has the proper amount of calcium, I feel you might be over-dosing her with calcium. Do you know how much "natural" calcium she's getting in her daily food?
What's the cage temps during the day? I would make sure an area in the cage is around 96 to 98 degrees and with another area no lower than 85 degrees during the day. Warmer temps are good for health problems.
If she chooses not to eat, don't worry it's a common thing for some iguanas to do. Be careful about handling her at this time, the eggs can break inside of her and you'll have a much more serious problem if that happens. We limit moving Lola when she's "eggin'".
Also, it's possible for your iguana to re-absorb the eggs and not lay any of them. Lola has done this so far, every year.
Hope this helps some,
HD

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: Our Lola stops eating or eats very little while she's "eggin'". What concerns me more with what you are saying is "her double Calcium feedings". For how long have you been feeding your iguana double Calcium? How much put feeding? If her diet has the proper amount of calcium, I feel you might be over-dosing her with calcium. Do you know how much "natural" calcium she's getting in her daily food? : What's the cage temps during the day? I would make sure an area in the cage is around 96 to 98 degrees and with another area no lower than 85 degrees during the day. Warmer temps are good for health problems. : If she chooses not to eat, don't worry it's a common thing for some iguanas to do. Be careful about handling her at this time, the eggs can break inside of her and you'll have a much more serious problem if that happens. We limit moving Lola when she's "eggin'". : Also, it's possible for your iguana to re-absorb the eggs and not lay any of them. Lola has done this so far, every year. : Hope this helps some, : HD

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