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Posted by PH Meliss on November 25, 2002 at 21:03:50:
In Reply to: Here's a pic posted by grid44 on November 25, 2002 at 18:19:44:
:Here's a pic of my ig. The flash on my camera is pretty bright and washed out some of the color. But you can see the colors.
Color-wise, s/he looks fine (too soon to tell the sex of it ;). Some igs come from an area where their green ground color is a brillant jewel green, with bronze markings appearing in irregularly shaped patches down their back.
As time goes on, you'll start to notice that the bronze comes and goes in response to mood and temperature changes.
These igs usually have very small scales without the keeling that other green igs have, meaning they don't feel quite as sandpapery once they start reaching adult sizes. ;)
There isn't enough UVB this time of year to rely on direct sunlight providing sufficient UVB - not for a rescue ig who wasn't cared for properly before (which I think describes your new little fella ;). You'll find lots of information at my Green Iguana. Start off with the Iguana Care, Feeding & Socialization article, and then browse through the other articles linked to the Green Iguana site, as well as hitting the Health and Captive Environment pages at my main Herp site.
As Annaka said, you do need to get the ig to a reptile vet to be thoroughly checked out. ARAV's a good resource, but not all members are vets. Also check out the vet lists and resources at my Reptile Vets page.
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PH Meliss
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