Re: Nose rubbing

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Posted by cirsisue on December 29, 1998 at 09:22:22:

In Reply to: Re: Nose rubbing posted by dana on December 29, 1998 at 01:35:58:

: are you sure you have an iguana and not a chinese water dragon?!? (they're famous for the ol' nose rubbing thing)

: never heard of an ig doing that, but i do know that it can cause SERIOUS infection AND lifelong deformity. how often do you take your ig out of his cage? even if it's a big cage, they are SOOO curious about the outside world. should be taken out for awhile every day.

: 3 sides of your enclosure should be completely opaque, cover it with something. (if it's glass, i've used tempera non-toxic paints on the outside- if it's wire mesh, even paper on the outside would work.) eventually, you may be able to take it of 2 of the side leaving only the back opaque, but for now, try 3 sides.

: one more idea, does he have a place to hide? make sure he does.

: good luck!!!
: ~dana

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: : Help! I cannot get my iguana to stop rubbing his nose. I've been using an anteseptic on it. It seems to scab over after a few days and then he will rub it down to the bone or bare skin again! Will this cause a permanent deformity(ie. his lower lip sticks out a bit further than his upper lip due to lack of scales there). I know it's not his living conditions because he has a huge cage (6'x4'x3') basking area of 94 degrees, plenty of uvb light etc. Do some iguanas just try to escape sometimes.

Someone said ig's are curious, that's putting it mildly. Our ig is only in her cage to sleep at nite and if we put her in too early, she's most unhappy and she shows us just how much by squeezing out a little poop. There are even times when she's so mad at us ,she'll just glare at us from her perch! They need sunlite and supervised outings in the house. It is almost impossible to ig proof a home but we try. As they get older they calm down too.

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: : : are you sure you have an iguana and not a chinese water dragon?!? (they're famous for the ol' nose rubbing thing) : : never heard of an ig doing that, but i do know that it can cause SERIOUS infection AND lifelong deformity. how often do you take your ig out of his cage? even if it's a big cage, they are SOOO curious about the outside world. should be taken out for awhile every day. : : 3 sides of your enclosure should be completely opaque, cover it with something. (if it's glass, i've used tempera non-toxic paints on the outside- if it's wire mesh, even paper on the outside would work.) eventually, you may be able to take it of 2 of the side leaving only the back opaque, but for now, try 3 sides. : : one more idea, does he have a place to hide? make sure he does. : : good luck!!! : : ~dana : : : : : Help! I cannot get my iguana to stop rubbing his nose. I've been using an anteseptic on it. It seems to scab over after a few days and then he will rub it down to the bone or bare skin again! Will this cause a permanent deformity(ie. his lower lip sticks out a bit further than his upper lip due to lack of scales there). I know it's not his living conditions because he has a huge cage (6'x4'x3') basking area of 94 degrees, plenty of uvb light etc. Do some iguanas just try to escape sometimes. : Someone said ig's are curious, that's putting it mildly. Our ig is only in her cage to sleep at nite and if we put her in too early, she's most unhappy and she shows us just how much by squeezing out a little poop. There are even times when she's so mad at us ,she'll just glare at us from her perch! They need sunlite and supervised outings in the house. It is almost impossible to ig proof a home but we try. As they get older they calm down too.

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