My iguana is not eating?

Question

my iguana iz about two years old she is used to eating romaine lettuce. Buh now she not really eating it she usally only does that when she is sheeding but she iz not. Maybe it is that she wants something else, wht else can I give her that wont herm her. and also the thing that she can eat can I mix them all together to make like a little salad.

Answer 1

ma iguana isnt eating either =[ i tried everytin but she still wont eat =[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

Answer 2

Yes you can mix their food together. Um try geting some reptile food from a store. try a little variety, most animals like that!!!

Answer 3

Reptile/Iguana Commercial food is actually bad for your igs, a lot of them have some type of animal protein in them. There is only one brand that I am aware of that is safe to a degree RepCal, but you do need to soak the pellets before offering, but the diet for an ig should consist of greens, not pellets.

At times igs go threw stages per say of not wanting to eat to eating very little. W/out knowing you're setup, the setup could be the reasoning. Did you change anything in the room around (furniture, etc)?  Have you tried difference sizes of greens, smaller, bigger (but not too big)? Igs can also since weather/enviroment changes ... anything like that ... like in California the earthquake?

Romaine has no nutrience for your ig, its is mainly water. If you have a female, you should be adding Calcium to the food, due to gravid/breeding season and possibly laying eggs, if she hasn't already. Many females can have problems w/out the proper diet. My girl became gravid after she reached 12 1/4 SVL, some females can when they reach 10 1/2 SVL. Hopefully you're 2 yr old is in a good sized enclosure built, not a tank.

You should also be providing good UVB TUBES, some of the compact bulb they can actually cause eye damage, and really don't provide the UV ray that your ig needs. W/out the proper UVB your ig can get MBD ( http://www.greenigsociety.org/mbd.htm - http://www.anapsid.org/mbd.html ) and w/out the proper UVB and temps your ig can not process the food correctly.

UVB: (12 hrs on during day - 12 hrs off during night no light)

US: ReptiSun 10.0 distance 8-10 inches from your igs body

Repti Glo 8.0 distance 6-8 inches from your igs body

ReptiSun 5.0 distance 6-8 inches from your igs body

UK: Arkadia distance 6-8 inches from your igs body

- You will need to adjust the distance as your ig grows

- Using a shop light from a home improvement store works the best, get one that has 2 tube plugs and using 2 UVB tubes

- The UVB listed are in tube form, using the 36-48inch tubes are the best more length for your ig

- Surface under the UVB tube lights need to be a flat surface if at an angle your igs body will not get the proper UVB threw out

- There are UVB's out there on the market now that can cause eye damange to your ig

- W/out UVB your ig may end up w/ MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease)

- UVB information that you may find interesting:

http://www.uvguide.co.uk/index.htm - http://www.uvguide.co.uk/fluorescenttube... - http://www.uvguide.co.uk/whatreptilesnee...

Temps:

never let drop below 70F ...

basking 92-96F if temp is too low digestion is slowed too high food digests too fast and nutrition is lost

medium/middle (overall) 88-92F

cool 75-84F

at night 73-84F

Food:

Daily food should have 5-7 good staple greens (2-3 cups a day if not more younger igs may eat less then 1/4 cup) ... collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, dandelion greens (if you can find), endive, radicchio, arugula, mache (if you can find), watercress ... some greens to give occasionally kale, bok choy, escarole ... adding basil for young igs sometimes helps them eat ... romaine is mostly water no nutrience, you can add small amount and occasionally in w/ the good staple greens (collard, mustard, etc) but do not make romaine just your iguanas choice of greens (or any other type of lettuce most of us humans eat) ... some things to add (small amounts) snap peas, bell peppers (every now and then), parsnip, sweet potato/yam, acorn squash, butternut squash, buttercup squash ... fruits should only be given every now and then once or twice a week type of thing fruits are like junk food to iguanas ... some fruits to try papay, kiwi, mango, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, honeydew (great water source), canalope (great water source), 12 grain wheat bread ... if anything has seeds make sure you remove seed before you give it to your iguana anything w/ small seeds like strawberries wait like 3 days before giving anymore ... watermelon (seedless) can be frozen and then shaved onto your iguanas food helps w/ hydration everyday ... there are some foods that aren't good for your iguana: spinach has oxalate acids bind to the calcium, so even though spinach is high in calcium, almost none is actually available for the iguana to use, also the oxalate acids can form oxalate crystals which can and do build up in the kidneys causing kidney damage/failure ... some ig owners do give there ig spinach but in very small amounts and only once a month ... corn igs can not digest ... carrots can block calcium absorption ... bananas are low in calcium best to give another type of fruit ... apples too much acid - appetite suppressant ... food should be cut/chopped/diced no bigger then the iguanas head, if they are small having a chopper chop them up, or slice them into very small pieces ... spray/mist food to help w/ water/hydration

Animal protein:

Iguanas are plant eaters, they should not be feed any animal protein. No meat, no dairy, no tofu. If you ever give your ig iguana diet dried food, please read the ingredients there are so many products on the market today that clearly puts meat protein in there ingredients, usually w/ in the first 10 ingredients. Some that I am aware of that do MonsterDiet, TRex, Zilla, Wardley. RepCal Iguana pellets is one that is safe to use. Soak pellets before offering to help w/ hydration, only give a few pellets for you want the greens to be main diet.

Sites for you to read:

http://www.greenigsociety.org/ - http://www.iguanaden.org/ - http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/index.html

A great book to read and have on hand:

Iguanas for Dummies by Melissa Kaplan

Yahoo has some great sites for Iguana owners... these groups helped me and still help w/ questions .. if you'd like to join:

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/BabyI... - http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Iguan...

Answer 4

My bearded dragons love a mixture of:

Mustard greens, collard greens, leaf lettuce (very small quantities), kale (also small quantities), and carrots...sometimes I throw some squash in there for a sweet treat.

Maybe she's getting tired of veggies? Have you ever tried her on some fruit?

My beardies looooove cantelope, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, black berries, papaya, honeydew, and mangos.

I know you have an iguana, but most lizards pretty much eat the same thing. I'd suggest googling veggie and fruit lists though just to be safe. I've never had an iggy, but I know what my baby beardies like.

Good luck!

Answer 5

You need a vet.

Romaine lettuce lacks enough calcuim and other minerals to keep your Iguana healthy.

Metabolic Bone Disease is a possibility

They eat all sorts of green leafy vegitables, some edible flowers, some fruits and other vegitables.

In the meantime, make sure your Iguana is warm enough and has shallow warm water soaks.

Try 'spring mix', offer bits of bright red berrys like strawberrys, and bits of bright colored vegitables.

But see a vet.