The Green Iguana Thread

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DeLgAdO

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anyone keep these guys???

i had one for about 2 years when i was forced to give it up by my dad, he promised me a bigger enclsure but never went through with it (he was currently in a 6x2x3 wooden frame enclosure with sliding glass windows, fortunetly i didnt give him back to a pet store, instead i took a whole week to find a reptile rescue society to take him in, and now he's in the care of an iguana breeder :D

i know for a fact that these are the most popular and most misunderstood reptiles in the pet industry. They are also one of the biggest and most high maintanance of lizards.


so lets see those greenys!!! and lets here how you care for them!!!! i know alot of you need some fixing up, and ill share my expertise (kidding, just my vast knowledge :) )

dont forget to include pics!!! :naughty:
 
dont have any, but heres some pics i took that were wandering around europes biggest butterfly farm. also i luckily ran into my neighbours while walking the dog in some fields about half a k away!

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I've never kept one, but have seen some wild ones down at our place in FL. They're definately one of the most misunderstood pet lizards. Definately not one for beginners. It's a shame that they sell large lizards like iggys, savs, nile monitors, etc. at such cheap prices and as "beginner" pets.
 
DeLgAdO said:
my iguanas name was iggy :ROFL:
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Sounds like you name your pets like me. I had an ACF for years named froggy.

I just read through the new Reptiles magazine today, and they had an article about starting up your own reptile rescue program. The author mentioned green iguanas and how they are the number one rescued herp.
 
dacox said:
Sounds like you name your pets like me. I had an ACF for years named froggy.

I just read through the new Reptiles magazine today, and they had an article about starting up your own reptile rescue program. The author mentioned green iguanas and how they are the number one rescued herp.
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yep

poor creatures

just because they are cheap doesnt make them cheap to take care of.

its actually the opposite :eek:
 
I used to have one a long time ago and he was a jerk. After him I don't really like iguanas. Mine tail whipped and bit me all the time.

Chad
 
Chad55 said:
I used to have one a long time ago and he was a jerk. After him I don't really like iguanas. Mine tail whipped and bit me all the time.

Chad
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its easiest to do when they are small like under a foot

its a good idea to start socializing them in a closed area, liek a bathroom or bedroom, its also important to iguana proof your area, as in get rid or move out any nick nacks the reptile can hide in or knock over and break, also important to steal off any areas to hide, like under the sofa, funiture, etc.

during socialization be sure to clip the nails as a small squirming ig with claws still hurts like hell.
 
I got my first nip a few days ago, its still pretty red but is finally healing, hes never tail whipped me though, is usually quite meek. I was taking off shed skin from his toes and apperently it pulled too much for him. Entirely my fault, and I know that. My husband says hes my lil bast@rd though, hes always in good humor when I'm here, and up to no good when I'm not, climbed on top of my water dragon cage the other day, to get to the heat lamp! He was unfortunatly kept with a heat rock, so is still looking for a source fo heat from underneath, hes made a habit of sitting ontop of my betta's 10g for the heat from the lights, so I've set up a basking area for him there. He's more a house lizard, which is the way they should be with the size they get.
 
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