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Hello, I am new to this message board I am usually in the bearded dragon section but....all of a sudden I came across this beautiful iguana that was in bad shape. the tail had been broken off at one point and has been growing back. there is a another section of the tail that looks like it was broken, and looks malnurished. The person who had it had a FREE sign on the very small cage, stating that he just doesnt want it. I of course found this a opportunity to give this iguana a good home. I am writing this in hopes that i can get as much info from all of you in regards to providing the best care. he/she is about 10 inches long in body and eats well now that there is food in their cage. I have put him/her in a much bigger cage but know that i will need to get a bigger one. he/she is very friendly and will just hang out on my lap. thank you for your time

I would offer you the same reply as the bottom paragraph of my last post to "HELP". Get him/her to the vet and get a good reference book. Do you have a good UVB light? JN
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i am using a uv light and i have a appt with our reptile vet that we take our bearded dragons to. I know how to determine the sex of my beardies but how do you do it with a iguana? thanks

It depends on how old he/she is. You can judge by several things including femoral pores which are on the inner thigh. Females tend to have small pores and males tend to have large waxy pores. Females usually don't have the large jowls of males and their facial features look more streamlined. Anyway, your vet will probably be able to tell you the sex if it's old enough. JN