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i just got this iggy and im not sure how old he is,for that matter if he ir even really a he!but anyways i was just woundering how to tell how odl he is, he is about 2ft long from noes to tail,has five stripes on his tail(if that helps)i was also woundering if its ok if his tail is cliped?

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Slaker

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you cut him open and count the rings!

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ok bad joke. Sorry I've been sick as of late and i am full of cold meds.
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it is probably not real old.. how long is it from head to its vent? and no you connot clip his tail!! he is not a dog! he needs his tail!

>>i just got this iggy and im not sure how old he is,for that matter if he ir even really a he!but anyways i was just woundering how to tell how odl he is, he is about 2ft long from noes to tail,has five stripes on his tail(if that helps)i was also woundering if its ok if his tail is cliped?
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>>Thank You
>>Slaker
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>>slaker@imbored.com
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If you post a photo, there are people that could make a rough guess at age but it would still be hard to know for sure.

By your "clipped tail" question, if you are asking if its ok to cut his tail, the answer is definately no. Not only would it be a large open wound (think cutting off one of your fingers or a couple of joints of your fingers), it would be cruel and abusive. Contrary to what some very disreputable sites say, clipping the tail does not lower their space requirement, they still need a large amount of room regardless of tail length.

If you are asking if its ok that his tail has broken at some point in the past, and is growing back, it should be fine as long as you keep an eye on it for necrotic tissue, dry gangrene or other infections.

Ok im not sure if i was clear about it or not but im not clipping the til the people i got him from clipped the tip and i wasnt sure if it was safe or not sorry about the confusion.

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Slaker

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Heya, no problem, better you ask about it than not There's alot of bad info out there along with the good, glad to see you're willing to find out. You've come to a good place for sure!

Was it because of gangrene or infection? I had to have the end of my iguana's tail amputated shortly after I adopted him, because it had dry gangrene. This is a condition where the tail is injured and becomes infected- it shrivels up and dies, and can spread from the tail tip to the entire body. It can happen because the iguana whips its tail a lot and injures the whippy end part, or if the tail is stepped on (my iguana's former owners

If gangrene is why the former owners had his tail clipped, then you will want to watch the regrowth very carefully to make sure they caught all the gangrene. When your iguana's tail is regrowing, it will start out as a smooth black or dark brown bump, and then grow longer. It may or may not regain some of its coloring. It will probably never look the same as the rest of the tail, but if your iguana is young enough, it might grow back to its usual length. It will take a while longer for it to regrow scales of any type.

If the tail is not growing back, or more of the tail above the cut part becomes dried up and dark, or oozes pus or becomes mushy, take him to the vet right away for a second amputation.

Cutting it again won't make it grow faster, I didn't mean to put it that way... :|