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Does anyone know what this is?

Ember_and_Nate Aug 07, 2007 08:26 PM

Our iguana Jaden has had this spot for about a month. It's not squishy or hard or anything, it feels just like her normal skin, but a little more rough. I thought I'd post a couple pics on here to see if anyone had some sort of idea. Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks!

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sgraff Aug 07, 2007 10:00 PM

my girlfriend had a baby red green iguana that had bumps on it that looked like that. we put neosponin on the bumps and gave him access to more direct sun light if you can't get it outside try a heat/uvb bulb that t-rex and zoo-med make it's much larger then a regular bulb and is the best out there. o the bump on your iguana looks like bumps on baby green iguanas when ther imported into the u.s. they are all packed together and get very dirty and nasty. a little neosporin more sunlight and a clean area might help you out. hope things get better.

Ember_and_Nate Aug 07, 2007 10:32 PM

We've had her for almost a year and she didn't have it when we got her, and she's in direct sunlight every day, so I don't think any of that is a problem, but I really appreciate it.

Chris_Burton Aug 08, 2007 03:26 PM

looks like it may be some unshedded skin sticking to her, give her a 30 soak in some warm water and gently rub that part. It should come off if it is unshedded skin, or you can try misting her with warm water and seeing if it'll take care of itself

anthony93 Aug 08, 2007 12:52 AM

it looks like a scar but thats just my opion i dont know much about iguanas. hope i helped some

alohaem Aug 09, 2007 04:06 PM

looks like a scar...did the iguana get to close to the heat source??

paalamna Aug 10, 2007 03:20 AM

Looks like a raised patch, round. I've seen this described as mexican iguana fungus. If you have a Ultraviolet blue light or Woods lamp, it should glow a fluorescent green color when you expose it in the dark. It may result in scar tissue if not treated.

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