Re: Welcome aboard Sharon!

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Posted by BabyHerp on April 28, 2001 at 02:46:57:

In Reply to: new here...my story... posted by Sharon on April 27, 2001 at 03:15:05:

Good to have you here! Im sorry for the loss of your good friends.....and happy to see you give this little one a chance at a great life with you! All igs are different (disposition wise) and sounds like you got yerself a sweetie alright! Majority of iguanas are imports from iguana farms in El Salvador (a sub-tropical country). Chronic dehydration is still one of the biggest causes of illness & death in iguanas. Humidity in the 80-90% range 24/7 is important but difficult to achieve. Misting frequently throughout the day with warm water, baths,increasing his water intake by spraying his food with water, running a humidifier all help keep him hydrated. Most of the time iguanas are 90% inactive....basking under hot lights 10-12 hours a day...losing moisture thru their skin and breath....so you see how WATER is important to their well being.
Here are a few websites you might want to check out to 'brush up'....but sounds like you won't need much! I look forward to reading all about baby!
http://www.baskingspot.com/iguanas
http://www.greenigsociety.org/
http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/napoleon.htm
http://www.icomm.ca/%7Edragon/gnhealth.htm
http://www.milagros.net/caiman/wongs.htm

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: Good to have you here! Im sorry for the loss of your good friends.....and happy to see you give this little one a chance at a great life with you! All igs are different (disposition wise) and sounds like you got yerself a sweetie alright! Majority of iguanas are imports from iguana farms in El Salvador (a sub-tropical country). Chronic dehydration is still one of the biggest causes of illness & death in iguanas. Humidity in the 80-90% range 24/7 is important but difficult to achieve. Misting frequently throughout the day with warm water, baths,increasing his water intake by spraying his food with water, running a humidifier all help keep him hydrated. Most of the time iguanas are 90% inactive....basking under hot lights 10-12 hours a day...losing moisture thru their skin and breath....so you see how WATER is important to their well being. : Here are a few websites you might want to check out to 'brush up'....but sounds like you won't need much! I look forward to reading all about baby! : http://www.baskingspot.com/iguanas : http://www.greenigsociety.org/ : http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/napoleon.htm : http://www.icomm.ca/%7Edragon/gnhealth.htm : http://www.milagros.net/caiman/wongs.htm

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