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From: Resource for Iguana Care and Adoption <kathy@iguanaresource.org> To: Kathy <kathy@iguanaresource.org> Cc: Date: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 12:47 am Subject: September newsletter

Dedicated to Educating the Public on the Proper Care and Husbandry of the Pet Iguana

Getting Ready for the Fall Transition

Upcoming Events Fifth Annual Annual Everyone Wins

Last month we were talking about overheated iguanas and now it's

Children's Pet Pet Show

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time to think about Fall and Winter months! This summer went by too fast, but then I guess they always do. For those of you in the South and warmer climates, bear with me as I detail the preparations for colder weather ahead.

This is actually good advise no matter where you live. At least once a year, usually before the home heating season, check your light fixtures to make sure there are no worn out cords, broken switches or corroded contacts. You can clean up corroded contacts by using a piece of sand paper to scrape away corrosion. Just make sure the fixture is unplugged!

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Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I Got Love in my Hindgut! or,

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Nothin' Says Lovin' Like Somethin' from the Garden.

Okay, maybe I got a little carried away with the corny sayings, but we do know that the green iguana is a hindgut fermentor. As an herbivorous lizard in the wild, they consume a large amount of green leaves, some flowers and a bit of soft fruit. We try to replicate that as best we can. In most major cities, it is fairly easy to find cooking greens. "Cooking greens mate? I'm from the U.K. What are cooking greens?" Our friend Shaun Dixon, of Dixon's Zoo, gives a few tips. "For us keepers in the U.K..."

When you have a dozen hungry iguanas to feed like I do here at RICA, there are very few leftovers. But if you find yourself wondering what to do with some of those extra collard greens, check out this website. It has some great recipes and ideas for cooking veggies!

Kathy's Shocking Secret!

Many times when an iguana is surrendered, it is dehydrated. It might have spent the last day or two in a carrier being transported or it was poorly cared for. It is essential to get the iguana re hydrated ASAP. So,

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the first thing I do is put it in the tub with some lukewarm water to give it a nice relaxing bath. After a spa treatment with a nail trim and shed removal, and an iguana will feel like a million bucks. A nice salad rounds out the "Welcome to RICA" ritual. As long as the iguana is eating, if I feel it needs a boost of water, but I am not familiar with this iguana, (and let's face it, this iguana is not too sure about me either,) I will add in...lettuce! Yes, iceberg lettuce! That poor excuse of a vegetable that is nothing but water...wait. It's mostly water. And that is exactly what a dehydrated iguana needs. Organic is best, of course, and I will add in some to the rest of the salad. Another veggie is the green pepper. After it's been run through a food processor, the green pepper releases a lot of water.

Join RICA? One of the questions the Internal Revenue Service asks on it's 1023 form is "How will your organization raise money?" One way is to get a paying membership. What's in it for me, you say? It's true, RICA does not have meetings where a fascinating speaker enthralls us with a slide show of the latest trip to the Amazon. Nor are there "premiums" for joining, although I might be able to come up with some pretty far out greeting cards that were donated by our Artist ‐in‐ Residence, Asra. The benefit to joining RICA is simply to help the iguanas. Every dollar donated to RICA is used to house, feed, and provide vet care for our iguanas here at RICA.

Featured Iguana Diamond has been here for going on three years. She is about seven years old. Diamond is a little shy and tends to run away from me when I try to pick her up. She hates being in the bathtub!

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