these strange spots just turned up on my iguana this week. do they look like fungus or burns to you? i really didnt think he couls burn himself the way the lights are but i put a gaurd over the heat lights yesterday. i dont have a guard over the florescents but they really dont get that hot, i dont think they could burn him like that. They are weird shapes so im just not sure. Any ideas?
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fungus or burns?
sunshinedragon
Jun 19, 2006 08:29 PM
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sunshinedragon
Jun 19, 2006 08:30 PM
here is another pic..see im thinking the spines right above the spots look burnt too?
IGUANA JOE
Jun 20, 2006 02:07 PM
Looking at the dead colorless scales and spikes, look like burn marks to me. Google iguana fungus, or find a book on them. I believe fungi have some sort of coloration, whiteish/reddish. These look grey with dead scales.
Make sure to treat them, you wouldn't want an infection all over the body.
-IJ
p.s. as always, a Vet will give you a precise diagnosis.
