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Hey guys i posted i guess a week back about the real sick iggy anyhow ive been realy taking care of him hardcore latly and he starting to turn around slowly but surely, ive been soaking him which is actually seeming to put weight on him because every time i atake him out of a 45 min soak hes seems heavier think he was a tad dehydrated and eh soaking it all up anyhow ive been loading him up with neosporin and been putting betadine in his baths, been feeding him dandelion leaves thats what i feed my uro there real nutrious but i wanted to ask you guys whats the best things to feed they iggy dont know much about them know more monitor uro crested gecko, anyhow whats will bulk him up quick and whats good for him so on, ive also been spraying him with bio mist spray by t-rex it has aloe vera and whole bunch of stuff had it for my monitor when he was havin g a ruff time sheedding i think it might actually be saving some of his skin, i gave him a bath tonight and his toe came off just swiming and through further iinspection i see he has toe infectiong err soo hes down a toe now it was bleeding bad but i put neosporin on it and bandaged it up im thinking hes gunna pull through thansk guys and next week im thinking of bringin him home if i see no mroe sign of mites, hes definitly not out of the woods yet but things are looking better i just cant believe how hardy he is if i was any other lizard hands down hed be dead by now.

Thanks Guys the mroe input the better

Sean
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1 Black roughneck Monitor (Slick Rick)
3 Crested Geckos (red, neon orange, and neon orange dalmation) (Rocky is the oldest other two havnt been named yet)
1 Vieled Cham (Tony Montana)
1 Leo (Nikki)
2 Niger Uromastyx Spike and Mike

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i feed mine
veggies
collard
kale
endive
escarole
you can also try stuff like
bok choy
mustard greens
dandelion greens.
fruits
strawberry
watermelon
cantaloupe
honeydew
grapes
bananas

thats a really short list. try looking thru a book, just pick one up at the store u work at and read a lil at your break or sumthin. i pretty much feed the my igs and my uros the same thing just in different quantitys(as in, the igs get more fruit and the uros get slightly more protein)although i keep malis not others. good luck, im glad hes getting better.
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UroKnight...coming soon
1.1.0 mali uromastyx
1.1.0 green anole
1.0.0 brown anole
0.0.1 fowlers toad
1.0.0 emperor scorpion
1.0.0 cuban knight anole
1.0.0 ribbon snake(currently escaped)
1.0.0 african clawed frog
1.0.1 green iguana
0.1.0 eastern kingsnake
0.0.3 crayfish
0.0.1 3 lined salamander

First you need to read up TONS on iggys to make sure you are able to keep him in a big enough enclosure, with proper lighting, heat, etc. Just like the uros, he will need UVB light as well as a basking light (not sure if you have that or not).

Check out Melissa Kaplins website to get a full list of do's and don'ts, foods, etc. Altho they are very similar to uro's, they need a different variety of veggies to be healthy.

here is the link for the site http://www.anapsid.org/index.html

good luck!

Sean, I am so glad to see you stepping up and taking over on this guy. I bet he continues to improve!! Read, read & read some more.
Good luck & thanks for being in the ranks of the rescue folks. The critters need every soul they can get.
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Lin & Marley