Iguana Health Care Is Important For Your Pet

The health of your iguana can go for a toss if you do not adhere to certain recommendations about its care and you can do this easily by referring to some well known books on this subject. We will however, cover some of the problems that typically occur with an iguana.

You need to be very careful about the breeding of internal parasites and a condition known as the metabolic bone disease.

While the presence of internal parasites is difficult to detect without the assistance of a vet, taking the iguana for a check up as soon as you get it home should prevent the further breeding of any parasites that may be present within the iguana.

If for some reason, you are not able to visit a vet, then the tell tale signs of such a parasitic attack manifesting in your iguana is a lack of appetite, runny motion and sudden loss of weight. This should prompt you to immediately take him to the vet.

The second condition of the metabolic bone disease is far more worrying as if they are not getting fed right proportions of calcium, phosphorus and UV light, they could exhibit stunted growth and would not be able to show the correct development. The ideal proportion of calcium: phosphorus should be 1:1. Growth deficiency in an iguana is serious as they tend to exhibit quick growth and rapid development if taken care of properly.

The deficiency starts showing in the manner the iguana attempts to move around and you will observe that the bones can crack quite easily resulting out of swollen joints in the hind legs, which tend to exhibit weakness immediately. This is a sure sign of deficiency as the iguana is an active reptile that likes to climb and keep moving.

It is therefore important to provide the right lighting, diet and temperature conditions so that these problems do not manifest themselves and your iguana can lead a healthy life.