Can baking soda help iguana shedding? Is free-roaming safe for iguanas?

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I have an iguana with either a bacteria or fungal infection I read if I put baking soda in water with iguana it helps soften skin and such so I can get the old shed off, is this true can baking soda in the bath water help? And how do you feel about free roaming for an ight? I have a small bedroom that would do perfect for an iggys to grow up in. Wondering if that would be Okay as long as everything is provided that it needs?

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

A baking soda bath is only recommended for severe cases of dysecdysis (abnormal shedding) and only under the direction of an experienced herp veterinarian. A warm bath, 85 F to 90 F, daily should be enough to provide adequate moisture/humidity to ease shedding as long as the environmental parameters are correct. Personally, I'm not a fan of free roaming. The risk of injury, escape, toxicity and getting chilled is too high.

Can baking soda help iguana shedding? Is free-roaming safe for iguanas?

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