Iguana Shedding

A Hess:

Is it normal for an Iguana to shed several times a month? Mine (Fossil) is nearly 4' long and it seems she is always shedding, mostly her head and tail. The rest of her body sheds about once a month or so. I feed her regularly: cilantro, dandelions, spinach with a variety of mango, squash, strawberries, red bell peppers and other goodies, and she eats close to a regular sandwich sized ziploc bag full every day. I was just wondering, thanks, Aron

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Zetekitoxin:

[nq:1]Is it normal for an Iguana to shed several times a month? Mine (Fossil) is nearly 4' long and it seems she is always shedding, mostly her head and tail. The rest of her body sheds about once a month or so. I feed[/nq]
Repetitive shedding is usually indicative of some kind of skin problem. Check her very carefully for burns, fungus, or skin parasites like mites or ticks.

You might want to consider increasing her humidity too to facilitate the shedding.

Also check the rest of your husbandry (again) to make sure that everything is as it should be.

-Z

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Chaosmage:

| Is it normal for an Iguana to shed several times a month? Mine (Fossil) | is nearly 4' long and it seems she is always shedding, mostly her head | and tail. The rest of her body sheds about once a month or so. I feed | her regularly: cilantro, dandelions, spinach with a variety of mango, | squash, strawberries, red bell peppers and other goodies, and she eats | close to a regular sandwich sized ziploc bag full every day. I was just | wondering, thanks, Aron |

Our iggy, Sorath, seems to do frequent sheds, in bits all over. If an iggy's eating well, then they will continually outgrow their skin, and shed. And from the sounds of it, Fossil is an excellent eater. Emotion: smile

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Slither Factory:

An Iguana may shed many times a year to only once a year. They may even seem to be shedding constantly year round. Different areas of the its body will shed at different rates as well.

From what you describe, all is normal.

~Wade
[nq:2]Is it normal for an Iguana to shed several times ... bag full every day. I was just wondering, thanks, Aron[/nq]
[nq:1]iggy's eating well, then they will continually outgrow their skin, andshed. And from the sounds of it, Fossil is an excellent eater. :) -- Chaosmage (Email Removed) Iguana Mafia Site: http://members.nccw.net/coyote/iguana-mafia/iguanamafia.htm Personal site: http://members.nccw.net/coyote/[/nq]

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Iguana Shedding

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