Re: iguana stuff grin what else?

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Posted by Julie on February 08, 1999 at 17:20:12:

In Reply to: iguana stuff *grin* what else? posted by Nathan on February 08, 1999 at 11:49:45:

: 1>
: I understand heat rocks are not recommended. The reasoning
: as I understand it is that they get too hot and can burn
: the animal. This being the case, and since I have been
: given a free one and have lots of spare indoor/outdoor
: carpetting, I am going to adhere it to the rock, covering
: it, and see if this disperses the heat. It won't go
: in the cage if it doesn't, but both are free, so it would
: be ideal to be able to utilize them. Has anyone tried
: to make a heat rock workable? Any flaws in this plan?

If it was me, I'd forget the rock. The problem is
they can short out and get too hot. The temp sensor
fails or something. Even if you had carpet stuck to
it, it will have to be stuck on with something, like
adhesive. Adhesives give off toxic fumes, especially
when heated. So, I would say adhering something to
a heat rock wouldn't be a good idea. Cut the cord off
it and make it a decoration. That's what we did with
ours when we learned it could be harmful.

: 3>
: foods: do we emphasize the greens over the fruits and
: veggies like with a tortoise, or do we give plenty of
: fruits and veggies as with box turtles (omitting the meat),
: and how often to you add reptical (we use it for the turtles)
: on the food. I can feed it a good amount in morning and
: replace it after work and then again in morning....etc...
: I'll never use "iguana food" I promise, but what foods do
: you recommend?

I would recommend melissa kaplan's website and the
iguana den for food ideas. I use a combination of
these two diets, staying away from lettuce, kale,
spinach, and using a lot of collard and mustard
greens, parsnips, orange squashes, green beans, leeks,
figs, a little mango or papaya. Sometimes things
are hard to find, so we keep a shopping list of all
the foods that have a good calcium to phosphorus
ratio, that way when we are at the store we can
see what they have that is on iggys list. Then we
just chop it all up and yum yum!

: 5>
: I see much mention of worms/parasites. Would a routine
: worming (as per vet instruction, of course) be recommended
: for a new animal, just in case?

I would take it to the vet for a check up, they should
ask for a fecal sample, that way you will know if it had
any parasites.

You are smart for checking this all out before you
get your iggy. Wish I had, but better late than
never!

Julie & Iggy

Melissa's Iggy Care Website

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: : : 1> : : I understand heat rocks are not recommended. The reasoning : : as I understand it is that they get too hot and can burn : : the animal. This being the case, and since I have been : : given a free one and have lots of spare indoor/outdoor : : carpetting, I am going to adhere it to the rock, covering : : it, and see if this disperses the heat. It won't go : : in the cage if it doesn't, but both are free, so it would : : be ideal to be able to utilize them. Has anyone tried : : to make a heat rock workable? Any flaws in this plan? : : If it was me, I'd forget the rock. The problem is : they can short out and get too hot. The temp sensor : fails or something. Even if you had carpet stuck to : it, it will have to be stuck on with something, like : adhesive. Adhesives give off toxic fumes, especially : when heated. So, I would say adhering something to : a heat rock wouldn't be a good idea. Cut the cord off : it and make it a decoration. That's what we did with : ours when we learned it could be harmful. : : : 3> : : foods: do we emphasize the greens over the fruits and : : veggies like with a tortoise, or do we give plenty of : : fruits and veggies as with box turtles (omitting the meat), : : and how often to you add reptical (we use it for the turtles) : : on the food. I can feed it a good amount in morning and : : replace it after work and then again in morning....etc... : : I'll never use "iguana food" I promise, but what foods do : : you recommend? : I would recommend melissa kaplan's website and the : iguana den for food ideas. I use a combination of : these two diets, staying away from lettuce, kale, : spinach, and using a lot of collard and mustard : greens, parsnips, orange squashes, green beans, leeks, : figs, a little mango or papaya. Sometimes things : are hard to find, so we keep a shopping list of all : the foods that have a good calcium to phosphorus : ratio, that way when we are at the store we can : see what they have that is on iggys list. Then we : just chop it all up and yum yum! : : 5> : : I see much mention of worms/parasites. Would a routine : : worming (as per vet instruction, of course) be recommended : : for a new animal, just in case? : I would take it to the vet for a check up, they should : ask for a fecal sample, that way you will know if it had : any parasites. : You are smart for checking this all out before you : get your iggy. Wish I had, but better late than : never! : Julie & Iggy

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