Green iguana health — nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism, a disease of mismanagement
The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).
> Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism is the most common bone disease encountered in reptile practice. It is caused by poor diet (low calcium:phosphorus ratio, vitamin D3 deficiency) or poor husbandry (lack of UVB light, inadequate thermal provision) (see secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism photograph and radiograph). > Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism in a green iguana. Note the swollen, fibrous long bones and maxilla (insert). This is a disease of mismanagement. > Dorsoventral radiograph of an iguanid lizard demonstrating generalized demineralization, with long bone and mandibular periosteal proliferation consistent with secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism.
Source: pdf-raw/exotic-b3/reptile_nutrition.txt (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).
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Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism is the most common bone disease encountered in reptile practice. It is caused by poor diet (low calcium:phosphorus ratio, vitamin D3 deficiency) or poor husbandry (lack of UVB light, inadequate thermal provision) (see secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism photograph and radiograph).Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism in a green iguana. Note the swollen, fibrous long bones and maxilla (insert). This is a disease of mismanagement.Dorsoventral radiograph of an iguanid lizard demonstrating generalized demineralization, with long bone and mandibular periosteal proliferation consistent with secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism.