the iguana i am currently caring for that has mbd has been bloated for the past week or so. is this normal for iguanas with mbd? what could be causing it? what could/should i do to help him relieve this? i've been massaging his belly a few times each day and each time i do he 'burps' as well as passes gas from the other end several times each. each time he does this he 'deflates' a little and becomes less bloated. how do i get rid of his gas and what is causing it?
he's getting an 'iguana milkshake' because of the difficulty swallowing due to the mbd. this 'milkshake' is like 75% collard greens, 20 percent baby food (squash and peas), and 5 percent chopped yellow squash/zucchini/and apple. there's also about a teaspoon of reptivite c/p 2/1 in there (there's about a cup and a half of 'milkshake'). oh and a little water. he's also been outside for at least an hour every day for 3 or 4 days and he's under a uvb flourescent when he's inside (except between 1 and 8 AM). he's also got a heating pad under the tank on medium - it just raises the temp in the tank about 3 degrees above room temp.
cynthia 
Sounds like he's rather uncomfy. Nice warm baths might help too, let him soak in a tub. Swimming around a kiddie pool might help, movement often helps get gas moving out of an animals system.
