Iguana not as active as usual

[u/Professional_Bagel]

My green iguana went from being active to now just laying down and doing nothing. She has also lost her appetite. She is a 1 year old female(we are assuming she is a female). Before that she would eat regularly, lettuce with calcium sprinkled in. We are thinking that maybe her light needs to be changed out, we have been leaving her in the sun for light intake but now she jsut isn’t as active and doesn’t want to eat even in the sunlight. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!

[u/Spirited_Island-75]

Iceberg lettuce? Even if you've been feeding romaine, that's basically just water. Iguanas need a wider variety of food and vegetables. Try zucchini, endive, arugula, dandelion greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens. In the rainforest they have access to lots of different kinds of plants, so their diets have evolved to need all these micronutrients. They also need a multivitamin designed for reptiles, like reptivite given together with repticalcium, made by zoo med. Make sure only one of them has vitamin D3 or you'll give too much D3. If she's avoiding food and light this is an emergency and you must change the diet ASAP.

You could also get some Critical Care for herbivores, it's a complete diet powder you mix together with water and give orally by syringe or some kind of squeeze tube. I don't know how long it will take to get to you if you order it online, so start with the vegetables and blend them or chop finely.