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Diane

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I am well versed in all aspects of the care and keeping of green iguanas. This includes all husbandry issues pertaining to the Green Iguana. I am not a vet so I cannot answer medical questions, other than ideas for normal supplementation, removing stuck shed, dropped tail and mites and other general health questions

Sara J Gwerder

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I can answer questions about the best types of lighting and heating sources. I also am very knowledgeable of metabolic bone disease, foods of which to comprise a balanced diet, growth rates, personality and decoding of iguana body language. I cannot provide any medical diagnoses, but can instruct you on the best home care in addition to a veterinarian's instructions. I can recommend when to seek professional medical advice.

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2009-11-19 Iguana:

Dear Mr. Bissonnette, I am glad to hear you are concerned about your iguana and am knowledgeable of the oh-so common calcium deficiencies in green iguanas. I had a rescue come through here about 4 months

2009-11-15 my iguana is shedding:

HI Jessica, Sometimes they can become a bit grouchy when shedding, so do be a bit more careful around him. Its fine to still handle him and its a good idea to bathe him a bit more to help the shedding

2009-11-13 baby iquana:

Hi Betty, I am going to include a basic care sheet that I wrote to help you out with care areas for your iguana. With the bloated look, it can be internal parasites, which are very common when iguanas

2009-11-09 mites:

Dear Mr. Moore, Thank you for your interest in learning more about the animals you care for so that you may improve their quality of life. You said a couple of things in your question to me that threw

2009-11-05 My iguanas:

Alyssa, In the wild, iguanas mate towards the end of "summer" (wet season); this is also the time period in which iguanas who previously lived together compatibly may start showing signs of incompatibility

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