Re: Ok Ok more added info from below!

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Posted by alisha on July 12, 2001 at 13:42:58:

In Reply to: Ok Ok more added info from below! posted by Pete on July 12, 2001 at 10:06:08:

It's not very nice to tell people to "bug off" when your the one coming here for help.;) Anyway, no one can assume when you say "greens" your talking about the correct ones (I also agree spinach is not a good choice)...reasoning for all the questions. When people start making asumptions, it can make things worse and one may not get the help they need.

Ig's grow very rapidly in the first year of their life...from there on out the growth rate slows quite a bit. It's very possible yours is still growing, she's just slowed down. I agree the basking area is too hot and should be cooled to about 95-100 degrees (meaning when your ig lays under the light the hottest temp coming from above shouldn't be more than 100 degrees). As for the UV bulbs...like mentioned before the brand is VERY important. All UV bulbs are not equal. So if your feeding the correct diet, keeping correct temps in the enclosure and have ruled out internal parasites there isn't really anything you can do to boost the growth rate of your ig. Sit back, enjoy and let nature take its course keeping in mind, of course, females are smaller by nature.

: I made a miscalculation on the bulbs they appear to only be 4' in length! who made the bulb is hardly important(zoo med btw). And for the second question. I know that some of you are vegitable illiterate...so I will explain big leafy greens. I feed primarily greens and so you know the top of the carrot holds twice as many nutrients as the carrot itself and is far easier for the iguana to digest... I feed collard greens, mustard, swiss chard, spinach, she really really likes dandelion greens which are probably the healthiest thing you can feed them but they are in limited supply!. And I suppliment every other meal with vitamins I was supplimenting her every time until she reached sexual maturity.. I hope that you now have a clear understanding of greens! Now I havent taken her to the vet since she I bought her years ago. I havent seen anything irregular in her feces or her color to show any signs of an internal parasite. and no she couldnt have gotten them from outside! And on the basking spot I am not talking about air temperature. I am talking about the branch surface itself 110 is an ideal surface temp the temps they would have in the wild are closer to 130.. And for those who think this is poor information I got it directly from the curator of the oklahoma city zoo.. Directly from his mouth! All I wanted was to know if anyone had any advice as to how i could get the lizard larger... that was all.. And the lizard is healthy and always will be so do not worry about that! Please if you have some advice as to how I can accomplish this please let me know otherwise bug off!

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: It's not very nice to tell people to "bug off" when your the one coming here for help.;) Anyway, no one can assume when you say "greens" your talking about the correct ones (I also agree spinach is not a good choice)...reasoning for all the questions. When people start making asumptions, it can make things worse and one may not get the help they need. : Ig's grow very rapidly in the first year of their life...from there on out the growth rate slows quite a bit. It's very possible yours is still growing, she's just slowed down. I agree the basking area is too hot and should be cooled to about 95-100 degrees (meaning when your ig lays under the light the hottest temp coming from above shouldn't be more than 100 degrees). As for the UV bulbs...like mentioned before the brand is VERY important. All UV bulbs are not equal. So if your feeding the correct diet, keeping correct temps in the enclosure and have ruled out internal parasites there isn't really anything you can do to boost the growth rate of your ig. Sit back, enjoy and let nature take its course keeping in mind, of course, females are smaller by nature. : : I made a miscalculation on the bulbs they appear to only be 4' in length! who made the bulb is hardly important(zoo med btw). And for the second question. I know that some of you are vegitable illiterate...so I will explain big leafy greens. I feed primarily greens and so you know the top of the carrot holds twice as many nutrients as the carrot itself and is far easier for the iguana to digest... I feed collard greens, mustard, swiss chard, spinach, she really really likes dandelion greens which are probably the healthiest thing you can feed them but they are in limited supply!. And I suppliment every other meal with vitamins I was supplimenting her every time until she reached sexual maturity.. I hope that you now have a clear understanding of greens! Now I havent taken her to the vet since she I bought her years ago. I havent seen anything irregular in her feces or her color to show any signs of an internal parasite. and no she couldnt have gotten them from outside! And on the basking spot I am not talking about air temperature. I am talking about the branch surface itself 110 is an ideal surface temp the temps they would have in the wild are closer to 130.. And for those who think this is poor information I got it directly from the curator of the oklahoma city zoo.. Directly from his mouth! All I wanted was to know if anyone had any advice as to how i could get the lizard larger... that was all.. And the lizard is healthy and always will be so do not worry about that! Please if you have some advice as to how I can accomplish this please let me know otherwise bug off!

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