Re: not sure, but worth mentioning....................

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Posted by IGUANA JOE on October 26, 2000 at 14:48:43:

In Reply to: Iggy question posted by Casey on October 26, 2000 at 08:05:03:

it might have to do with mineral/vitamins supplements. Good or bad?

The thing i wanted to mention is there are different subspecies of S. American iguanas, some growing bigger, others a bit smaller, some have more spines, other smaller spines, greener, browner, and so forth.

I think in Venezuela igs tend to be smaller. As you go down, they specie is bigger.
So it might be it.
Has she ever done a check at the vet?
it could help you know. Proper UV lighting as well counts big for growth, as well as natural sunlight in warmer months.

my 2 cents. :)

: How big is a hatchling? The reason I am asking is b/c a friend of mine got her ig in Jan 99 and he doesnt look half as big as some of the other igs posted on here of the same age? I was wondering why this is? She feeds him a proper diet and all, so I don't understand what the deal is! He is about 26-27 stl, about 8-9 svl I dont know how much he weighs, maybe 4 lbs as a guess. He looks healthy and you can't see his ribs or anything to indicate malnurishment!
: My ig is almost as big as hers at least by svl and mine is almost a year!
: Anyone have any comments?

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: it might have to do with mineral/vitamins supplements. Good or bad? : The thing i wanted to mention is there are different subspecies of S. American iguanas, some growing bigger, others a bit smaller, some have more spines, other smaller spines, greener, browner, and so forth. : I think in Venezuela igs tend to be smaller. As you go down, they specie is bigger. : So it might be it. : Has she ever done a check at the vet? : it could help you know. Proper UV lighting as well counts big for growth, as well as natural sunlight in warmer months. : my 2 cents. :) : : How big is a hatchling? The reason I am asking is b/c a friend of mine got her ig in Jan 99 and he doesnt look half as big as some of the other igs posted on here of the same age? I was wondering why this is? She feeds him a proper diet and all, so I don't understand what the deal is! He is about 26-27 stl, about 8-9 svl I dont know how much he weighs, maybe 4 lbs as a guess. He looks healthy and you can't see his ribs or anything to indicate malnurishment! : : My ig is almost as big as hers at least by svl and mine is almost a year! : : Anyone have any comments?

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