Re: Ig coloring

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Posted by John-Paul on July 03, 2002 at 09:55:49:

In Reply to: Ig coloring posted by Shannon on June 30, 2002 at 20:09:47:

: I have had iguanas for the past 6 years and all have been a very bright green. The vet said this is because of all the greens in their diet. I recently inherited a new ig, she is at least 4 years old, approximatley 18" snout to vent and she is very orange, her diet before I got her was mainly commercial ig food. She, healthwise, is not in very good condition, (dehydrated, severe burns on her belly (they had 3 hot rocks in a 30gal aquariam as the only source of heat...ouch!!!) She was partially free roaming, I believe that is the only reason she is still living, I am hopeful she will come around. My question is: is orange a normal ig color or will she turn green like the others if she gets the greens in her diet? Thanks for any info you can give me.

I don't think feeding greens has anything to do with iguana coloring. It has more to do with genetics, age, health and where they come from on this earth.

You can tell a lot from an iguanas coloring. Sickly iguanas tend to be very dull in color, but not always. It doesn't matter what color they are, it only matters if the color seems to be off, and not it's usual appearance, which usually indicates a stressed out or sick iguana. Your ig should appear bright whatever color he/she is, and keep a close eye, because iguanas are masters of deception as far as covering up an illness so as not to appear vulnerable to it's iguana eating human servants.

Usually iguanas lose their bright green colors after their first or second year and can range from a rusty brown color to a pea green, and the bottom generally stays bright green. My iguana Mr. Gordon Green Jeans Plunckett looks a lot like SleeStack and is a rusty greenish brown on top, and very bright green on the bottom, is two or two and a half years old and measures in at 40"STL, and I haven't measured him SVL lately.

John-Paul

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: : I have had iguanas for the past 6 years and all have been a very bright green. The vet said this is because of all the greens in their diet. I recently inherited a new ig, she is at least 4 years old, approximatley 18" snout to vent and she is very orange, her diet before I got her was mainly commercial ig food. She, healthwise, is not in very good condition, (dehydrated, severe burns on her belly (they had 3 hot rocks in a 30gal aquariam as the only source of heat...ouch!!!) She was partially free roaming, I believe that is the only reason she is still living, I am hopeful she will come around. My question is: is orange a normal ig color or will she turn green like the others if she gets the greens in her diet? Thanks for any info you can give me. : I don't think feeding greens has anything to do with iguana coloring. It has more to do with genetics, age, health and where they come from on this earth. : You can tell a lot from an iguanas coloring. Sickly iguanas tend to be very dull in color, but not always. It doesn't matter what color they are, it only matters if the color seems to be off, and not it's usual appearance, which usually indicates a stressed out or sick iguana. Your ig should appear bright whatever color he/she is, and keep a close eye, because iguanas are masters of deception as far as covering up an illness so as not to appear vulnerable to it's iguana eating human servants. : Usually iguanas lose their bright green colors after their first or second year and can range from a rusty brown color to a pea green, and the bottom generally stays bright green. My iguana Mr. Gordon Green Jeans Plunckett looks a lot like SleeStack and is a rusty greenish brown on top, and very bright green on the bottom, is two or two and a half years old and measures in at 40"STL, and I haven't measured him SVL lately. : John-Paul

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