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i just got a baby iguana two days ago & she dont want to eat, i need help i dont know how to take ca2007-11-24 2:00:58

please, please, please make sure you get her the proper lighting. she will die if you do not. do you also know how big iguanas can get and that they can live for a very long time? just type in iguana care in google and you will find a lot to give you advice.

ighting: Iguanas must have a source of UVA and UVB light! UVA stimulates natural behaviors by providing a component of natural sunlight. UVB is important to iguanas for another reason. Without it, their bodies cannot manufacture vitamin D3 or properly metabolize calcium. Iguanas that are deprived of proper UV lighting suffer from a disease called Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) which is unfortunately very common in captive iguanas. MBD causes weak bones, jaw and bone deformities and early death.

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I would recommend taking the iguana back to where you got it and not getting another one until you have done some reading and have learned how to take care of one. It's not fair to make an animal suffer because you haven't prepared yourself to take care of it.

And for all who mentioned heat rocks, they are BAD for reptiles! Lizards and snakes have very few nerve endings on their stomach and can't tell that they're burned until it's too late. In the wild they might lay on a rock that's been heated by the sun, but as their body absorbs the heat, the rock loses heat and becomes cooler. This doesn't happen with commercial heat rocks. They get hot and stay hot. I've worked in reptile rescue for 8 years and have seen some horrible burns on iguanas, bearded dragons, and geckos because of heat rocks.