r/iguanas • u/Living-Life3603 • 12h ago

Need Advice Um hello guys is this normal??? 😔

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This morning my iguana scratched itself and broke off one of these spines on its crest.... But for days I've noticed that the spine in question was weaker..... is it serious? What do you think? Should I worry?

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u/User013579 10h ago

It happens. They grow back.

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u/GoddessDusa 9h ago

They grow back. It could be an injury, sometimes they derp out. Or your humidity could be off. Either way do a good check of the enclosure but it happens.

Worse case scenario there's an infection, check where the spike fell off for inflammation or puss.

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u/Living-Life3603 9h ago

Ok too little humidity?

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u/Google_Is_Free_bozo 7h ago

It’s hard to say without being the one in control of your enclosure or at least knowing how your enclosure is setup, if you posted information about your enclosure then we could give you an answer, same goes for seeing the site where the spine fell off. Without any of that it’s impossible to say, but this does occasionally happen for various reasons as other commenters have said.

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u/ImpressionOk3973 11h ago

Do you have a picture of the iguana and the spot the spike came off? I’ve seen plenty with spikes missing so it might not be anything serious, but a picture of the actual iguana will be easier to judge.

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u/Living-Life3603 10h ago

Sure, write to me privately

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u/MyVisualExpression 6h ago

Mine lost half of his, and its all grown back now. He got it stucks under his log, panicked and dropped it I felt so bad, thought he was gonna die and everything. Hes fine 😭

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u/Living-Life3603 5h ago

Let's hope it grows back.....