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    Hygrometer?

    I ran a quick search and didn't find any reviews, so hopefully this is going in the right place. I discovered that my humidity gauges in my enclosures all suck. For the Tegus, this isn't a big deal...they are still mostly down, and they have access to a humidity box in their enclosure as well...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Holidays have been crazy. Cage is not quite done, but in the meantime Libby spends the majority of her day in my second bathroom, which I have ig-proofed and made suitable with basking areas, etc. I'd like to have her free roaming like the gu's are set up to do when she gets bigger, but for...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Substrate is gone. Now I have just the PVC floor of the cage, which I can wipe down easily. Showered with her again to get her to poop, which she did. She's munching on her free choice mustard greens, which is great...and I've got some building plans in the works. I didn't realize how small a...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    This makes me sad... So, I cobbled together that enclosure that just arrived. It's pathetic. I hate it. It's too small. I am watching Libby climb around in it and it's clear that this just won't do for more than a few weeks. I have grapewood for climbing (to replace the junk!) being shipped to...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Oh wow! I changed the mvb bulb from a zoomed to a mega ray and she is waaaay more interested in her surroundings. The zoomed bulb was bothering my eyes (her new spot for her enclosure is near my desk) so I figured it was hurting her eyes as well. She's not dark, she's moving around (still kind...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Currently she's in a 50gal...that was all I had. My spacious, tall, iguana-suitable cage was supposed to arrive yesterday but has been delayed until the weekend. Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Thanks Walter. Ugh...I am wondering if it was that damn dog. The dog is super gentle and is friendly to herps, but he's pretty dense...he doesn't understand that herps don't usually want to be friends with him. He spends a good chunk of the day laying near the tegu enclosures and watching for...
  8. TeguPuppy

    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Do you know of any reason an ig might go dark like this, or is it always stress? Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Ahhhhhh!!! Ok, before I come off as frantic, I work from home. Which means I can keep an eye on my herps all day long. Which means I check on them frequently. Just looked at Libby...she's gone all dark?! See photo. I pulled her out and examined her, she didn't feel cold. Her basking spot is...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Photo cropped for your viewing safety. But...I got her to poop! By taking her in the shower with me. Luckily she didn't go ON me, but I was just happy to know the plumbing works. She really seemed to like being in there (I don't take very hot showers). Maybe I'll try taking all my reptiles in...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Update: Energy is up. Poking around, still walking awkwardly but at least she's trying. Appetite not quite as voracious...maybe just not in starvation mode anymore? Mashed some organic cloudberry jam (yes, I am a hipster) into the collard/calcium/water slurry to sweeten it and she gobbled it up...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Thanks Walter! I'm looking forward to having something that doesn't hibernate. I just hope she's young enough to recover from the mbd. I love my tegus but knowing I won't have them back until March was wearing on me... I'm the world's biggest sucker for sick herps to begin with, so of course I...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Day two: Still eating well and refusing to sit anywhere but directly under the uvb light... except after eating. After eating, she falls asleep on my chest. Like this. It's pretty cute...I'm enjoying it while it lasts, I know how Igs can be. Praying you're mistaken and it's a female...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    Thanks Walter. I have been hand feeding from a syringe a paste I made of collard greens (that's all I had in the fridge) and calcium powder. So far it's been gobbled up eagerly. He/She does not walk well due to the mbd, and mainly is staying squarely under the uvb lamp in the 50 gallon I have as...
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    Anyone experienced with Ig's here?

    I just rescued a baby iguana...mild mbd, broken tail. Was a classroom pet, but was being mishandled by the kids and, in a lesson of responsibility, the iguana was removed into another teacher's care. Problem is, teacher doesn't understand proper iguana care and feels as though she's in over her...
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