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i recieved an older iguana its probly three yrs old about 4 ft long and it has lumps on its ears... it looks like infection but id expect infection to stink if anyone has any ideas let me know here are some pictures

Ugh... that looks more like a fungus or a tumor.
Either case, you do know that anytime you get an iguana, even if it is visually healthy, you have to take it to a vet... right?

If the animal is strong, eats and overall "looks good", you're in luck. Take it to a vet asap for treatment and it should be alright.
Good luck!

-IJ

thanks alot man ill call first thing on monday

ive been lookin on line tonight and it seems it may be a parasite... i found a site that talks about something called aural-pharyngeal polyps asociated with cryptosporidium im not sure exactly what it is but ill give th site and maybe some of you can make better sense of it then anyone at my house also if you know what the treatment is that would be great but if you can read over it that would be great thank you for any help at all im still takin it in to a vet probly tomorrow...

http://www.vetpathology.org/cgi/content/full/38/2/239
Link

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Even if we were 100% sure what it was, and aware of the proprer treatment, you would still have to bring it to a vet anyways for a proper analysis, health-check, and treatment.

We can google all day long on parasites, fungi, etc, but in the end only a medical expert can give you the right answers and treatments.

Hope your iguana gets better soon!

-IJ

thought id give everyone an up date my iggy has an apoointment tommorow morning in escondido to see a green iguana specialist i hope all goes well hes gunna be very stressed it makes me feel bad but his ears are bothering him now and i wont wait for them to get to bad thanks for your advice every one ill let you know how it goes
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