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Tell your vet it is an emergency rescue case, he should be able to make time for you. If she has open sores and isn't eating... she certainly needs to get treatment sooner than later. In the mean time, if you can without stressing the heck out of her, clean the wounds (including the tail and nose rub) with Novalsan (chlorhexidine)... or some other antiseptic solution. Betadine would probably work.
A green iguana is a green iguana, regardless of what head color it has, care is the same. They are all bred and imported by the thousands and dumped into Petcos like they were feeders. Ones from Columbian are supposed to have a lighter colored head, but it doesn't make her any different, assuming you are positive she's an ig. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
Ditch the lettuce entirely. Get some collard greens. I throw whole lemons into a food processor and sprinkle the pulp on top of my iguana's salad, along with other fruits to taste. Mine tend to like red colored stuff. Raspberries, apple, strawberries... etc.
Calming down... all I can suggest there is sitting with her. Spend an hour a day just sitting next to the cage and talking to her. Don't try handling until she seems comfortable with you just sitting there. For the vet trip, a towel wrap and a dark box so she can't see out and get scared and can't really hurt herself.
Get the humidity as high as you can get it without it being actually damp, over 80% would be best - they are from a humid climate. Overall cage temp during the day should be close to 80 degrees with a basking spot around 95. Iguana internal temperature during the day should be around 87-88 degrees - of course, this is almost impossible to tell, but with some playing around you can get the temps right. They can drop about 10-12 degrees at night without issue.
Uh... dunno what else to say. Keep us updated. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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