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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

If you can't take the iguana back to the pet store, please find a reptile rescue in your area that can either temporarily house it for you or can come to your house and show you exactly how to set up for an iguana.

Check out Iguanas for Dummies for everything a beginning iguana keeper should know and more!

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Do NOT get a heat rock. Iguanas can burn themselfes on heat rocks. You need ambient heat and different gradients of it, The way to acheive this is to have a tall tank and something for her to climb on. A reflector bulb in a clamp on light can be used to provide the heat.

Lettuce is not an appropriate food for Iguanas. They need collard greens, mustard greens, parsnip, alfalfa, winter squash, all chopped up small enough for the Iguana to eat, In the wild the Iguana strips the leaves while they are attached to the plants. It is not possible to do that in a bowl, so she depends on you to make them small enough to eat.

Yes take your Iguana to the vet. Most Iguanas have parasites and having your vet treat your Iguana for them will give her a better chance at life.

You MUST read the site below, Melissa Kaplin is a noted expert and author of Iguana for Dummies. What I told you is only a small start.

I hope you realized that with proper care your Iguana can grow to 6 feet in length. At a year old mine is over 2 feet. The second link is to my Iguana.

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As mentioned in the post directly above mine, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, do not use a heat rock as a heat source! they are bad news for every reptile! if you have one, cut the cord and use it as a decorative rock.