hello, everyone.
i'm a first-time poster and unfortunately it is not under happy circumstances. i have 2 iguanas; a female which is almost 5 years old. she is perfectly healthy and happy and has a beautiful large cage (6' high, 3' deep, 3'wide) where she climbs, basks, and even swims.
the other iguana in my care was a rescue. he was found in an apartment where the former owners had left him for 2 weeks with no food until the new renters moved in and found him, emaciated and unwanted. i believe he is a male but because of his young age i am uncertain. he has been in my care for about 4 months during which time he has been on a diet of turnip greens, collard greens, and kale with small amounts of finely chopped apple, banana, yellow squash, zucchini, rarely orange, rarely kiwi, and rarely watermelon. he also recieves (once a week or once every other week) about half a teaspoon of baby fruit food with calc
hos 2:1 reptile vitamin powder. this is the same diet on which the older female feeds.
the small male(?) has unfortunately been in a 10 gal aquarium since i recieved him as i was busy preparing a large cage for him. he was placed in his new cage (the same size as the large female's) friday. because of the lack of climbing area and floor space in his old tank i had not noticed how weak his hind legs are. i'm terribly concerned about how his back legs tremble when he tries to walk. he basically pulls himself along the ground and twitches his back legs. he also has been eating less than usual for a week or so. i immediately thought it was calcium deficiency or metabolic bone disorder and i'm afriad that i have given him too many collard greens. i will, of course, immediately stop the feeding of collards to both iguanas and add more turnip greens to thier diets. what else can i do to help this young iguana regain the strength in his hind legs (and the rest of his body)?
