Taking in unwanted herps.

[dragunov.762]

my girlfriend had an Iguana when she was younger and she says that they take as much work or more than a dog. there nails and tails need cut, they need baths and tons of exercise, they also need alot of human interaction to stay tame and to keep them from getting bored and lazy. they also have tons of personality and make good pets as long as you have time for them

[Evra0914]

Originally Posted by dragunov.762

my girlfriend had an Iguana when she was younger and she says that they take as much work or more than a dog. there nails and tails need cut, they need baths and tons of exercise, they also need alot of human interaction to stay tame and to keep them from getting bored and lazy. they also have tons of personality and make good pets as long as you have time for them

I've heard the same thing about Iguanas, they are very hard to take care of.... But if you have the time and patience I think you'll like them!

[shaunyboy]

i know a guy who works with iguannas.he told me that with males you have to let them know your the alpha male.if you dont they can give you some serious welts by whipping you with their tails.he used to put on his motorbike leathers and his crash helmet.then he would go into their enclosure and wrestle with his big 6 ft male.he would then pick him up and roar at the iguanna.this established his domanance and the iguanna acted fine.he had to go through this proccess everytime the iguanna reverted back to thinking it was the boss.his male looked like a living dinasour and it could hit you hard and fast with his big thick tail.his enclosure was huge it had an inside and outside part so the iguannas could come out if the weather was nice.a lot of reptile shops wont sell iguannas around my way.there are too many cases of the customer buying this cute 6 inch lizard only to panic when it started growing into a 6 footer.your even hard pushed to find a reptile rescue to take them because of their hard to manage nature and size.good luck with it if you take it mate.
cheers shaun