green iguana health

Iguanas are strict herbivores (plant eaters)Do not follow the some peoples advice that they can be feed cat food or need animal protiens in their diets. Green Iguana Health Care
depends on a very specialized diet in order to stay healthy and disease free.

The most common disease pet iguanas get results from malnutrition.The proper diet of a green iguana is going to be the corner stone of keeping your green iguana healthy happy and disease free.One of the most comman mistakes people make when comes to feeding iguanas is giving them iceberg lettuce.There is no nutritional value in iceburg lettuce.
Lack of Vitamin D3 and calcium deficiencies from a poor diet is a major concern, which result from inadequate exposure to direct sunlight or artificial ultraviolet light and lack of vitamin mineral supplementation.
So make sure you understand what and why your are feeding your iguana certain foods. Your green iguanas health depends on you and what you are feeding it!
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You really do need a vet that has a good knowledge of reptiles and iguanas.You do not want to wait until your green iguana becomes extremely ill; only to find when you go to your local vet they do not have any expertise in lizards.

Every iguana needs to have a yearly check up.In reguards to a green iguanas health parasites are a major concers,along with bacterria infections.

your vet to see your iguana as soon as you can so they can be familiar with your lizard.The vet can observe your lizard to make sure it is growning at the correct rate,also regular viisits will aloow the vet to notice any irregularties with your green iguana.
imes it can be difficult to detect illness or injury to a pet iguana if you are not sure what signss of illness you should looking for.So make sure you find a good vet that is familliar with lizards .

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