My lizard looks sick

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Posted by igigrl on September 05, 2002 at 14:41:11:

Hi fellow lizard-lovers! I am new to this forum, and hope you will be able to help me with my Eswarto. He hasn't been feeling too hot lately.

I bought him in a little shop on the boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ. They had about a hundred of these cute little lizards and it took forever for me to convince my dad to let me get just one! They told me that I can keep him in one of the plastic tanks they were selling- I got the one with the red plastic top (don't worry, it has holes in it) so that he cannot get out.

I have had him since the end of the summer. I have been feeding him canned dog food- thats what the shop told me they liked. I bought the decent stuff too- the chunky kind with gravy, not the processed stuff. I also keep a bowl of water in there for him, but it takes up half the tank! (I figure thats ok because I knew enough to know all living things need water!)

Anyway, since I started school this week, I'm hoping he just is lonely becuase I don't get to talk to him much because he has been acting wierd. He isn't touching his food anymore- maybe he needs a different kind? He is also starting to turn brown in some spots. Is this normal?

Ok, please write back. Sorry if this is so long you didn't want to read it.

Follow Ups:

Re: My lizard looks sick igigrl 09/06/02 (5)
- Good for you and your Dad!!!!! N/P Merlin 09/06/02 (0)
- Let us know what the vet says Samcin 09/06/02 (0)
- Awesome! (more) xta 09/06/02 (0)
- Wonderful... catsandlizards 09/06/02 (0)
- You have a great DAD!!! Flavia Guimaraes 09/06/02 (0)
PLEEEEASE...... merlin 09/05/02 (0)
Heat, sun and greens.Thats what iguanas need!!!n/m Flavia Guimaraes 09/05/02 (0)
HERE ARE LINKS AND SOME GUIDLINES xta 09/05/02 (0)
Don't take this personally.... Mr. D 09/05/02 (0)
and the water bowl takes up half the cage? amber138 09/05/02 (0)
NJ Boardwalk Samcin 09/05/02 (5)
- I submitted a complaint to Cape May County eyespy 09/05/02 (4)
  - I thought Cape May banned Igs on the Boarwalk?? samcin 09/06/02 (1)
    - Cape May the city banned them, but it's not countywide n/p eyespy 09/06/02 (0)
  - sorry about typo, complaint number is 499 n/p eyespy 09/05/02 (0)
  - I also submitted a story suggestion to a local TV station eyespy 09/05/02 (0)
Lose the dog food... catsandlizards 09/05/02 (2)
- Re: Lose the dog food... Mickeys Mom 09/05/02 (1)
  - Re: Lose the dog food... duffy 09/05/02 (0)