Re: Help: Iguana barely eating,losing weight

Posted by Neil Strauss on March 01, 2001 at 15:18:11:

In Reply to: Re: Help: Iguana barely eating,losing weight posted by xta on February 28, 2001 at 14:51:24:

Sorry to heart that your ig is not doing well. The diet is all wrong. If the word "lettuce" is in the name of the veggie, DO NOT USE IT. The reason spinach is not good is because it is a calcium binder. What this means is that it will prevent your iguana from getting the calcium from the veggie. As the other people said, collard and mustard greens are your best bet. This is not an overnight problem, because there wouldn't be weight loss if it was just an immediate problem. You need to get a UVB bulb immediately. Your iguana will not be able to obtain Vitamin D3 from the UVB rays to metablolize the calcium. After going to your vet, buy Reptical Calcium with Vit D3. It is $8 or so and sprinkle it on the food just enought so you can see it on the food. Use this for at least 6 weeks. You may not want to stop using it. Lots of luck

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: Sorry to heart that your ig is not doing well. The diet is all wrong. If the word "lettuce" is in the name of the veggie, DO NOT USE IT. The reason spinach is not good is because it is a calcium binder. What this means is that it will prevent your iguana from getting the calcium from the veggie. As the other people said, collard and mustard greens are your best bet. This is not an overnight problem, because there wouldn't be weight loss if it was just an immediate problem. You need to get a UVB bulb immediately. Your iguana will not be able to obtain Vitamin D3 from the UVB rays to metablolize the calcium. After going to your vet, buy Reptical Calcium with Vit D3. It is $8 or so and sprinkle it on the food just enought so you can see it on the food. Use this for at least 6 weeks. You may not want to stop using it. Lots of luck

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