Iggy ? kinda need help ~

Iggy ? kinda odd ? ~

does anyone by chance know what the correct feeding amount of liquid content of an Iguana stomach ? she is an adult female
she finally pooped- her urate looked really good- but I have NO idea what she had eaten - it looked like nuts and rocks ?
she under vet care, but I am not sure about the amount of "soup" ( critical care, baby food + water ) she wont eat on her own yet so I am tube feeding her -
this poor girl came in last week, 7 broken ribs, blind ( eye injury in both eyes)part of her tongue missing ,tail chewed off - I am feeding her 30 cc 2 X a day for now- that seems to keep her from acting hungry, but no one really seems to know if this is enough - not enough ? she is def/ improving - holding her weight- but she is thin, and I want to up the amount - but not over feed her- anyone own any Iggys ?
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I just feel a little unsure of myself w/ her

Sorry I'm no help- I've always eyeballed assist feeds based on size of lizard.
Probably someone who can help will need that info (svl, weight).

If you don't get a better answer than mine- then here is mine:

Most lizards have a surprisingly large stomach, and that definately includes iguanas. You might try adding a little bit at a time (a couple ccs if you are up to 30 x 2 per day) and seeing how things go for a couple of days before adding a little more.

Poor lizard. If she can't see, and doesn't have enough tongue to be able to taste, most of what makes her ability to experience life as an iguana is gone. What I mean is that iguanas have a strong use of vision and taste to understand the world around them. Unless she can at least see a little or taste a little I think life will be miserable and confusing for her from now on regardless of the amount of love she is given and whether she "recovers"...

Was she running wild and got caught by a dog?

Did you get the oxbow or emerald critical care formula? On the back of the package it has suggested feeding sizes per weight and the emerald breaks it down even further for type of animal. I bet I can find that online...

Here it is: http://emeraid.com/emwp/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/EmeraidFlier9-12update.pdf
For a large iguana it's 4 large scoops mixed with water per day, so I would do one scoop 4 times a day. You could start with half of that for the first few days to see how it's tolerated first.

ferretinmyshoes said:

Did you get the oxbow or emerald critical care formula? On the back of the package it has suggested feeding sizes per weight and the emerald breaks it down even further for type of animal. I bet I can find that online...

Here it is: http://emeraid.com/emwp/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/EmeraidFlier9-12update.pdf
For a large iguana it's 4 large scoops mixed with water per day, so I would do one scoop 4 times a day. You could start with half of that for the first few days to see how it's tolerated first.

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THANK YOU so much - she is so bad, beaten up, and the last thing I want to do is feed her wrong - its the emerald with the pink label - she is getting stronger everyday- and when I feed her she " chews" the tube now like she is eating it, not fighting to get it out of her mouth - lol but she still will not pick up food offered - do you think adding the baby food along with the CC is a good idea - I feel 100% comfy with sick chams- but she makes me feel un easy for some reason - I just want to do what is best for her - she seems to be very sweet

The emeraid is a great formula with complete nutrition so by itself would be fine but I don't see much harm in adding a little baby food. I would do that in addition to how much critical care, not in substitution of it. You can try to start adding in veggies (would be better than baby food) kind of like big juice. Only this is just a veggie smoothie! Blend up good veggies and add some of that in there. That will hopefully start to stimulate interest in food being offered gradually.

I will - THANKS so much