He hasn’t been interested in his food the last week. He had a good weight in his tail after finally making him gain weight after rescuing him. He is active still and curious, but he used to have a huge appetite. Now he just walks up to his food and licks it and goes back to basking. His vet said he’s fine, but I find it hard to believe since he’s actively getting skinny. Any ideas?

Off to vet in an hour but she is not bothered by it at all. I think it's broken 🤕.

My iguana seems to shift a lot in roundness. He will eat very good and get very thick looking and then several weeks later he’ll not eat as much and look rather thin. I added both examples. The first photo are from the same day and the last photo is last night. The chunky photos and thin photo are two weeks apart. He has fluctuated between being thick and thin over the last five months. Is this normal? His vet isn’t concerned.

Hey everyone, I need some advice. I have ZERO experience with reptiles, but yesterday I found an iguana at my front door, just lying there, barely moving. My boyfriend actually saw it the night before, gave it some water, and then it disappeared. But when I got home yesterday around 3-4 PM, there it was again, in the same spot.

I noticed it had an injury on its neck and some broken/missing toes, so I decided to take action and try to help. I put it in a box and started researching what to do. So far, I’ve been cleaning the wounds with warm water, using povidone-iodine, and applying Neosporin (without lidocaine). For food, I’ve been giving it fruit and veggie purees—one with kale, cucumber, and zucchini, and another with papaya, strawberries, and mango. I also made sure it had access to fresh water.

It seems to be eating and even gets into the water sometimes. This morning, it pooped (which I assume is a good sign?). It slept a lot last night and didn’t move too much, but today it seems more alert and it does shift around a bit inside the box. My boyfriend is bringing me a bigger box from work tonight so I can set up a better space with a hiding spot, a dry area, and a food area. Right now, I’ve kept the box outside because I know they’re very delicate with temperature and besides that, I have two very curious cats and one of them is an experienced lizard killer. Probably the iguana is going to be a bigger challenge for him but an exciting one lol 🤣. I’m not going to let that happen.

I also know iguanas need specific humidity, temperature, and UVB exposure, so today I let it get some sunlight for about 30 minutes. It was kind of cloudy, so it wasn’t direct the whole time, but I did my best.

Now, I have some questions: • Am I doing things right so far? • Is there anything else I should be doing to help it heal faster? Any supplements or additional care? • It’s missing part of one leg, a toe on the back foot, and now two toes on the front foot. Can it survive like this? Would it be able to live in the wild, or it would need special care? • I have no idea if it’s male or female or how old it is, but I feel like it might be a juvenile since it’s still small (less than 30 cm). • Any general tips for a total newbie caring for an injured iguana?

This poor thing has clearly had a rough life, and I just want to do my best for it. Any advice would be super appreciated!

I managed to collect several videos of my little green mouse enjoying her favorite dishes. Along with epazote and figs, and occasionally a piece of cracker if she saw me eating. I still miss her...

My 4yr old male is displaying his beautiful orange today.

My iguana (around 9 months old) has recently developed a very small lump around the gumline. The bump is hard, but still very small. She has had no unusual behavior, eating good, not lethargic, overall acting normal, which has made me unsure of what it could be. As for coloration, no different than the green scales around it. The only thing of note is she seems to be close to shedding. Should i worry? What could it be? What do i do? Ive been somewhat panicking the past few days.

Hi! First time poster here, so please be gentle. I know it’s a bit silly, but there is a large iguana hanging from my planter on my porch here in Miami, and I’m afraid to leave the apartment because it’s right in front of the door, my only exit.

I’ve been trying to read through some of these to see if there’s any advice on how to move iguanas but haven’t had much luck. Any advice you have - both for removing it and preventing it from coming back - would be so appreciated! I tried to clap and spook it but it didn’t budge.

I've posted in the Cyclura group on FB which I prefer but also just figured I'd post here as well. This guy is about 4 years old but I got him presumably as a female last summer which he was smaller but sort of suspect. They did live in a basement with likely ineffective lighting but have been outdoors only since last summer. I do have a heated shed they cohab with my Aldabra in the winter.

He has gained some weight over the last year and calmed down. He absolutely loves food and treats and comes running every time. Sweet boy, enjoys pets and climbing onto your shoulder. Doesn't tolerate being held very well but will sit in your lap. Has never tried to bite. He shows more color than my other Male after a good shed.

I only seek to rehome because my other Male is 6 years old, larger, and is starting to assert his dominance. I can separate them outdoors but the winter home is the issue and I really don't want to cause any undue stress.

Located in NE Georgia. Any prospective keepers will need to prove they have the ability to provide him with a great home.

You can see his broken finger and missing toenail (from the chicken wire cage…) 😢I still hope that heals quick…

Watercolor on paper

This is a weird post I know but my son has such a strange looking dewlap in my opinion. It’s small and comes to a point instead of being saggy (idk what word I’m looking for, don’t make this weirder than it already is). For sure he’s a male, was probed when younger and has dude sized pores now that he’s bigger. What’s everyone’s opinion on his dewlap, I won’t tell him…he doesn’t need a tiny dewlap complex 🤣 Also, his colors are his angry colors cuz we just did spa day (bath and mani/pedi - dremeled his nails)

My iguana has started to try to eat my fingernails when given the chance despite being fed regularly, why is this? Is there any way to make her stop?

Any idea as to why it’s an orange color? 4yr old male Eats collards, arugula, mustards, turnips, etc

My seemingly until now male iguana has laid eggs!!!! I’m so confused….

Beanie Guards The Yard

What diet and workouts to get my iguana swole?

Hello everyone i just got this iguana and i don't know what the gender is if it's okay can someone help identify. Thank you.

Does it look like a fungus is developing on his dew lap? I just wanted to know what everyone else thought before I made another vet appointment for him?

He/she is 4 months old

I've decided I'm selling Emerald, I can't take care of him so I'm getting rid of him.