Iguana feeding

Question
I have found a vet using the above link thanks!  Sadly the last iguana died recently, we got a replacement but he will not eat.

Do you have any suggestions as to how we can get our iguana to eat? Despite a wide variety of chopped fruit, veg and iguana pellets in variety of lcations he simply will not eat. We had an iguana a few years ago who stopped eating when he outgrew his house and moved into a larger one. We syringed his food in every day from that day till the day he died.

Answer
Dear Colin,
thank you for your question.
I'm sorry to hear about the ig :(
What did your new iguana eat at the breeder or pet shop? At pet shops, they often get only carrots and iceberg salad. While carrots are okay, iceberg salad is about as nutritious as cardboard but must taste wonderful for iguana. Many get "addicted" to it and won't eat anything else. Try offering some iceberg. In case he eats this, cut up the usual mixture of food plus some iceberg very fine so that he cannot pick out the salad and try feeding this. Do you know the Ig salad recipe by Melissa Kapalan? It's the best food you can feed your iguana daily, with addition of other fruits and veggies for variety.
http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/igdiet.html

Did the vet check the new animal? Maybe he is sick. In case it is a wildcaught animal he most certainly is and he is probably stressed out as well. If you can get a feces sample, let the vet test it for parasites and for the gut flora.

How long have you had the iguana now? It might be that he is still acclimating to his new surroundings. When do you feed him and where is the food offered? They are best fed in the late morning, when they have basked a bit and are fully active, but in case you already left the house then, you can feed him in the early morning, but not in the evening (he won't be able to digest the food effectively then). Change the feeding place, maybe he is uncomfortable with it.
How high are temperature (under the basking spot and elsewhere) and humidity in his enclosure? It may be that he isn't warm enough (check whether he uses the basking spot) or the humidity is too low, then he won't be able to reach the body temperature needed for activity and digestion.

I really recommend letting the vet have a look at the animal. Even if you cannot get a feces sample, the vet can take a blood sample and check whether the animal is dehydrated or has other problems. Meanwhile, you can try to feed him yoghurt (non-fat) with bacterial cultures to enhance or even build up his gut flora. I usually use Bene Bac for this, but I don't know if you can get it in the US.
I hope I was of some help to you
Jennifer