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My rihno iguana flus, she is getting cough and running nose, can some friend tell me how to make her recover? Thanks a lot.

This is a husbandry issue. Turn up the heat! Bring your ambient temp up and the basking temp up. What are they now? Some husbandry info from you would help us help you. Go to a reptile vet. A healthy rhino is almost bullet proof if you are seeing these symptoms, dont wait. Also, there is a cyclura/ctenosaur forum you might want to try, most of the rhino owners are there. good luck

jf

If your Rhino appears to be sneezing it likely is NOT sick but simply expelling excess salt. There is a lateral gland inside the nostrils that act as an osmoregulatory agent for getting rid of salt....thanks
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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

Tom, I thought about that too but what changed my reply was the coughing part and I thought respiratory illness...temps to low
Hopefully for the lizards sake you are right.

jf

The only reason I kinda discounted the cold is because mine MANY TIMES have survived temps in the middle 30's with NO RI later but who knows? If it's been kept substandard temps for an extended period of time I suppose it could happen although their damn near indestructable...LOL
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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

A vet check is always a good idea so...