Re: Worried about bone disease!!!!

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Posted by Tanya on October 10, 2000 at 12:40:02:

In Reply to: Re: Worried about bone disease!!!! posted by Samcin on October 10, 2000 at 10:01:04:

: I believe that the jaw will swell if your iguana has MBD. Go to www.niad.org and look for links.
: Choose Carmen Iguana or I will post it when I get home. WHat kind of lights are you using? How old is your iguana and what do you feed him?

: Thanks I will do that. As far as lights, I bought a zoo med light for reptiles. It fits in a funnel shaped clasp on light. I use a blue type light for night time to keep him warm. My house is usually around 75 year round. I buy fresh collards, mustard greens, squash, sweet potatos, gr beans, which I rotate daily so they are not fed the same thing two days in a row. He poops around two to three times a day, well formed and dark almost black. He seems to be ok, I just don't understand why the tip of his mouth does not close all the way, it's just a little hole or space. Everything else lines up great. He eats like a pig and has a belly to boot. He is under a year old, and is 19 inches total length. He had a sore on his snout that is now scabbed over. I wonder if this is the reason?????
Thanks, I will check out that link!

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: : I believe that the jaw will swell if your iguana has MBD. Go to www.niad.org and look for links. : : Choose Carmen Iguana or I will post it when I get home. WHat kind of lights are you using? How old is your iguana and what do you feed him? : : Thanks I will do that. As far as lights, I bought a zoo med light for reptiles. It fits in a funnel shaped clasp on light. I use a blue type light for night time to keep him warm. My house is usually around 75 year round. I buy fresh collards, mustard greens, squash, sweet potatos, gr beans, which I rotate daily so they are not fed the same thing two days in a row. He poops around two to three times a day, well formed and dark almost black. He seems to be ok, I just don't understand why the tip of his mouth does not close all the way, it's just a little hole or space. Everything else lines up great. He eats like a pig and has a belly to boot. He is under a year old, and is 19 inches total length. He had a sore on his snout that is now scabbed over. I wonder if this is the reason????? : Thanks, I will check out that link!

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