Here's where part of the problem lies, Jenifer....

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Posted by Mr. D on December 04, 2001 at 10:14:54:

In Reply to: Please help Emergency posted by Jenifer on December 03, 2001 at 21:01:40:

#1. "Breeding stock". 95% of the individuals that participate on this board are at least aware of the fact that the current iguana population is already greater than it needs to be. The question that needs to be asked in this particular instance is exactly WHY it is that you are breeding iguanas? If it's for personal satisfaction and you are keeping all of the hatchlings for yourself then that might be considered acceptable. If you are breeding and selling then you may very well be left to your own devices - which brings up point #2.

#2. If you are currently enrolled in and a student of a vet school (which school?) then of all of us participating on this board, YOU should have access to the best possible information as far as care and treatment of iguanas. The fact that you are a student of veterinary medicine and still coming to an internet message board for information does not instill any amount of confidence in me that you are going to be one of the better vets out there.

#3. Being that you ARE a vet student you, of all people, should know when it is time to take an animal to see a vet. I would be willing to bet that, if this is one of the better vet schools, they would be more than interested in the opportunity to examine and/or treat an iguana as even in this day and age relatively little is known about many of the reptiles kept as pets and especially green iguanas.

The bottom line here is that, without seeing the iguana, no one here can give you an accurate idea of what is going on with it. And, by law, anyone with a veterinary background would, as you know, be disqualified from giving any sort of diagnostic treatment over the internet. Take your ig to a qualified herp vet. If there is one at your school, speak with him/her. It could become something of a "class project" for you and a possibly rare opportunity for the school.

Collectively, we are always hearing from people that they don't have the money/time/inclination to correctly care for their igs and they want an anonymous individual with possibly questionable knowledge (no offense or inferrance to those on this board) to intellectually spoonfeed them. Seeing a vet student, of all people, behave in this manner definitely has me concerned.

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: #1. "Breeding stock". 95% of the individuals that participate on this board are at least aware of the fact that the current iguana population is already greater than it needs to be. The question that needs to be asked in this particular instance is exactly WHY it is that you are breeding iguanas? If it's for personal satisfaction and you are keeping all of the hatchlings for yourself then that might be considered acceptable. If you are breeding and selling then you may very well be left to your own devices - which brings up point #2. : #2. If you are currently enrolled in and a student of a vet school (which school?) then of all of us participating on this board, YOU should have access to the best possible information as far as care and treatment of iguanas. The fact that you are a student of veterinary medicine and still coming to an internet message board for information does not instill any amount of confidence in me that you are going to be one of the better vets out there. : #3. Being that you ARE a vet student you, of all people, should know when it is time to take an animal to see a vet. I would be willing to bet that, if this is one of the better vet schools, they would be more than interested in the opportunity to examine and/or treat an iguana as even in this day and age relatively little is known about many of the reptiles kept as pets and especially green iguanas. : The bottom line here is that, without seeing the iguana, no one here can give you an accurate idea of what is going on with it. And, by law, anyone with a veterinary background would, as you know, be disqualified from giving any sort of diagnostic treatment over the internet. Take your ig to a qualified herp vet. If there is one at your school, speak with him/her. It could become something of a "class project" for you and a possibly rare opportunity for the school. : Collectively, we are always hearing from people that they don't have the money/time/inclination to correctly care for their igs and they want an anonymous individual with possibly questionable knowledge (no offense or inferrance to those on this board) to intellectually spoonfeed them. Seeing a vet student, of all people, behave in this manner definitely has me concerned.

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