Thin Ig..........

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Posted by nanci on November 07, 2001 at 09:36:25:

In Reply to: Fattening up an ig posted by CanadianHerp on November 07, 2001 at 08:32:57:

: My little guy Zeek is well... rather little. We've had him for about 9 months now and from what I've got the impression of, he should be quite bigger than what he is. He's about 5" SVL and about 16" STL, I dont know, maybe that is normal for his age but from what I've heard, I think he should be bigger.

: Another problem is he's rather thin... you can normally feel and see his ribs. Not real bad, but enough to make me worry. I give him lots of food, consisting of Collard Greens, Kale, Dandilion Greens, Carrot and various fruits like cantaloupe and banana. He normally eats most of it, about 3/4 of a cup worth, and he's in an 86 gallon tank(for now), with lots to climb, places to hide, and all the heat is right too. I'm at a loss.

: Then again... I could be worrying about nothing.

: Any help or reassurance would be appreciated.

My ig is on the thin side, too. I saw one a few weeks ago and it was real thick. Some guy saw mine at the vet and said he had three and mine was so much thinner than his. I also feed my iguana all good food. Maybe the fat igs eat junk they're not supposed to -- who knows. From what they said one time on another board -- igs come in all shapes and sizes just like people do. If you are doing everything the way it's supposed to, I guess we just have thin igs.

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: : My little guy Zeek is well... rather little. We've had him for about 9 months now and from what I've got the impression of, he should be quite bigger than what he is. He's about 5" SVL and about 16" STL, I dont know, maybe that is normal for his age but from what I've heard, I think he should be bigger. : : Another problem is he's rather thin... you can normally feel and see his ribs. Not real bad, but enough to make me worry. I give him lots of food, consisting of Collard Greens, Kale, Dandilion Greens, Carrot and various fruits like cantaloupe and banana. He normally eats most of it, about 3/4 of a cup worth, and he's in an 86 gallon tank(for now), with lots to climb, places to hide, and all the heat is right too. I'm at a loss. : : Then again... I could be worrying about nothing. : : Any help or reassurance would be appreciated. : My ig is on the thin side, too. I saw one a few weeks ago and it was real thick. Some guy saw mine at the vet and said he had three and mine was so much thinner than his. I also feed my iguana all good food. Maybe the fat igs eat junk they're not supposed to -- who knows. From what they said one time on another board -- igs come in all shapes and sizes just like people do. If you are doing everything the way it's supposed to, I guess we just have thin igs.

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