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Iguana Questions
Evening all,
This weekend we adopted a 2 year old Male Green Iguana from a lady whos husband just passed away. He came with all of his belongings and a large wall sized enclosure.
His past has involved coming out almost every day to walk around the room, lay on their laps and enjoy some tv with them.
I took him out of his carrying case (we were still setting up the mammoth cage the first day. To let him roam and noticed he had a wound on his tail. Looks almost like a puncture, with a darker color spot around it. Looked like it had bleed under the scales too. We were not told about this of course, and are unable to contact the previous owner until monday.
Im not really concerned at this point how it happened but rather to treat it. I still need to find a good Reptile Vet in this area, but am curious as to the possible seriousness of this wound? He's now been here 2 days and actively climbs , adjusts himself for temp. and is active. He did give me a good butt kickin when trying to put him in his carrying case (He apparently hates that thing) But was thankful when returned to his cage. Im giving him a few days to settle in before letting him out daily. But right now I am concerned with his tail, as I do not want infection or any further harm. This is my first larger lizard, and so far is a magnificant creature. I'd like to keep him that way.
Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
If anyone knows of a good Reptile Vet in the Seattle area that would be great!
Thanks in Advance
Joe
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