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Iguana growth

Posted by Jerry Grove on 11/6/2009, 2:03 pm
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I bought two iguanas about 6 months ago, both being the same age and one is 2, maybe 3 times as big. Why is this?

Thanks,
Jerry

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Re: Iguana growth

Posted by Mindy on 11/6/2009, 4:53 pm, in reply to "Iguana growth"
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Could be a number of things. Are they housed together in the same enclosure? If so, one could be hogging the food and best basking spot. The smaller ig could be more stressed and therefor not grow adequately and/or could have an intestinal parasite that is taking some of the nutrients.

Can you describe their set-up?

Mindy
Oggie, Paquita, Drago, and Reno

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Re: Iguana growth

Posted by Jerry Grove on 11/7/2009, 7:02 am, in reply to "Re: Iguana growth"
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They both are in the same cage. I am in the process of making a new enclosure @ 5'X 4'X 2", with propper temperature and humidity control, will this Help?

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Re: Iguana growth

Posted by Mindy on 11/7/2009, 12:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Iguana growth"
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I most certainly think it will, yes. :) You may want to also bring them each in (especially the smaller one) to the vet, along with a fresh fecal sample. They will test for intestinal parasites, which are easily treatable.

Are they both juveniles? Males will usually get considerably larger than the females, but this is not until they are already a couple of years old.

What does their diet consist of and are you able to watch them each eat, to get a feel for which one is eating more? It could very well be the psychological stress of being in the same cage. One is silently dominating the other.

Mindy
Oggie, Paquita, Drago, and Reno

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