Stanley has been doing fairly well. I am not sure if I posted about this or not, I'll have to go back and check. But when we got him I am sure he was dehydrated. He also I think was slightly impacted. I don't know what the issue has been but he did have blood in his urates a few times. He has improved after taking to vet (our vet here is NO help, thought he was an iguana---I was like really????? I knew more about his care than the vet did), but he seems to be responding well to treatment for coccidia and deworming. His fecals have gone from hard pellets to soft-formed pooh. He loves Acidopholiz and I have been giving him serrapeptase as well.
He realizes we are not going to harm him, I think. He sits quietly in my husbands hands and appears to be more trusting. He really makes me smile when he basks. He has the look of "ahhhhhhh" on his face when under the UVB.
We have learned he likes phoenix worms, sometimes. I am trying to keep a wide assortment of feeder for him as he tends to need change in his diet or he won't eat it. My beardies will eat dubia every day if I gave it to them. Stanley will look at me like I am nuts. I am waiting on some small hornworms and some silkworms. Those ought to be fun for him.
He likes perching on his water dish in this way:
Once he appears to be totally clear of coccidia and has some time for his system to stabilize, he will move to his new enclosure, which we are working on. It will have a 10 gallon tank in the bottom for a swimming area. I am thinking a turtle ramp type thing down to the water and a filter. That or a different set up that I have been working plans for. Basically we want it to be more realistic than not, so the tank idea might just have to go away. I have other ideas... I have yet to figure out what I will do for a few things. I do know there will be a few ledges. One large ledge will probably house a waterfall for him.
He will have an assortment of plants in his enclosure to help keep the humidity higher. I am debating on using some mosaic tile I have now, grouting and sealing it in for a waterproof section or do I want to go with some more natural looking stone. I have beautiful mosaic tile that wouldn't cost us a thing, but you would NOT find it in the jungle unless you were at a tropical resort. Could be named Stanley's Tropical Resort... Ha.. He is looking at me and sitting by his food dish. What will he eat today? I will try both dubia and a Phoenix worm.
I ordered 1/2 a lb of red wigglers for him. Worst case scenario I do some composting and have a killer garden next year with lots of worms. Best case scenario he loves to eat them and I let them breed away in the worm bin.