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Why do my iguanas keep dying on me2007-11-24 2:04:49

I lost the third one today. After a couple of months in my care, they stop eating, and die in two days after they shown weekness. This one I forced feeded. Also it's belly was swollen a day before it died and no, I gave him small amounts of food, just to keep it strong enough to fight whatever was wrong.

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This is surely a cause for concern.

A juevenile iguana is delicate, and while an improper diet will end up killing or atleasy causing serious health problems, he would probably not die that quickly unless you were feeding him like iceberg lettuce for two months. A very young iguana will not survive very low tempratures for more than a short time. Infact when an iguana digests it food it needs to be at 85 degrees to properly digest it's food. The bottom line is if you plan to get a new one, clean the cage, read alot of material and buy the right things to correct any enviromental problems and evaluate thier diet. Iguana diet is made of a staple of things like Squash, Alfalfa, Collard Greens and many other items all mixed for balance.

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They NEED a heat rock or something that keeps them warm! Same thing happen'd to me!!

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Do some research, ask a vet. Maybe it's something you're doing or not doing, or maybe it's the environment. Either way, there's something wrong on your end.

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did you give it fresh water everyday. and if you noticed him looking sick why not take it to the vet?=/

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You must be feeding them something horribly nasty/that makes them die lol

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Did you try taking them to a vet? If you still have the body of the dead one I would take it in to see what it died from. It might give you an idea of what you can do differently.

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lmao they just don't like you. do you try to sing or something you do something where they would rather see death as a better option then being with you

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Are you keeping them in an environment with proper temperature?