I am looking for additional advice. I have consulted one vet and one college prof already and still have the problem. My iguana developed a small ovular black patch on her skin during a molt. She then developed a white patch on her foreleg. She was examined and I also dug up info on the possibilities of her having fungus/bacterial infection/or mites. An antifungal spray for athlete's foot seemed to keep it from spreading but did not heal it. Her color began to change such that I thought she was improving and getting more stripes but it turned out to be more black spot. This time the shape was simply more irregular in appearance. It did not respond to a topical antibiotic. I was advised to use diluted iodine on her. It did not make the infection go away. The vet gave me an oral antibiotic to administer to her. I personally think she responded best to the antibiotic in terms of her demeanor (she became more active). He also advocated an iodine scrub on the affected areas. It turned all the black areas white. She has had a good appetite during this entire episode. She is finished with the antibiotic and the vet has told me to continue with the iodine scrub. I am simply not seeing a fast enough improvement in her. It is as if it is simply a disease that must run its coarse. The patch on her foreleg is finally diminshing in size. It has been almost two months now. She is now getting some outdoor time as the cold weather has finally broken in Ohio. Has anyone else run into white spotting? It is as if there is no color to her scales in that area. It does not go away simply with a molt. It is deeper than that. At one point, some of the black areas did have a fuzzy appearance like one would expect from a fungus. The white areas are very opaque but smooth. They are not weepy.
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iquana black spot/white spot problem
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Felix developed circular spots on his dewlaps about two years ago. We had the spots biopsied and this resulted in not much findings. The spots are still there and he is fine.
Thank you for the feedback. What color were your iguana's dewlap spots? Was there any particular texture to them?
Citizen1000
Mostly black and white. No texture but a pattern. They have gone away now, but it took awhile.
