"All's Well That Poops Well"

That quote is the darn truth, especially in our house. It was said by a devoted iguana care giver and follower of my blog regarding an out of the ordinary incident with Iggy. The issue is still going on, but Brian keeps telling me I am overreacting. Basically, last weekend on Saturday, Iggy didn't poop or eat all day. I was a little concerned but relieved when she did poop Sunday morning. The rest of the day she only had about half a plate of food.

I attributed this out of the norm behavior to a few things. One being, she had an entire banana on Friday. Normally she gets banana, just as a treat, once or twice a week. Second, we had some people coming in and out on Friday and Saturday because we are trying to rent out our apartment. Iggy dislikes new voices and people peering into her enclosure, too. And the third, out of the ordinary thing, her lights timer didn't turn on Saturday morning at 6:45a like it usually does. We slept til 9 so, she didn't start basking until quite late. I don't know if it was one, two or all of those things. Perhaps it wasn't any of them, but I do know iguanas definitely don't like change.

So, that was 5 days ago and she is still not eating too much. Before last weekend, she ate around 2 plates a day, now it's around one half to one plate a day. She has been pooping regularly but with slightly yellow urates, even sometimes a bit thicker, as well. I attribute this to lack of food intake which means a decrease in water in take. But she has been getting extra long tub soaks and more misting to compensate, as well as more water soaked bread.

Well, I will be closely monitoring her over the next week. If anything changes for the worse, I will schedule a vet visit promptly. I took a few pictures today and have to say she still looks really good. Nice coloring, still a fatty, and is alert and looks comfy all the time. Maybe it is just the Chicago winters getting her (and me!) down....