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You should have a forum for iguana discussion only. They are afterall the most popular lizard on the marker :)
They are??? Popular to resuces maybe.. Read the General Lizard forum, even in there, there isn't too many threads about Iguana's..
bistrobob85
08-14-04, 03:18 PM
Actually, they are becoming less popular these times... other animals ( smaller and more suitable animals for beginners ) take their place. In fact, i really don't think iguanas are good beginer pets...
phil.
augerdvm
08-14-04, 03:25 PM
i agree
I get 10 sick iguanas for every other herp i see
pet stores dont know how to care for them let alone tell someone else how to
So i eventually see them in terrible shape & sickly
bistrobob85
08-14-04, 03:34 PM
Yeah, well almost 80% of the iguanas that are sold come back to the pet store within two years... Not only very bad herping, but very bad business also... Thats why i NEVER sell iguanas in my store department and i never even trade them in. The iguana market is a considerable part of the WC market too, and that's no good. I just hate it when i come to work in the morning and we find a big box with a dying sick iguana in at the front door... It happened a couple of times and it is really a shame for people who sell such animals to such irresponsible buyers!!!
phil.
Ok, Ok....Just an idea ;)
CamHanna
08-14-04, 05:00 PM
Originally posted by bistrobob85
The iguana market is a considerable part of the WC market too
Really? I thought that most were raised on farms in Central / South America?
BoidKeeper
08-14-04, 05:13 PM
The only thread in an Iguana only forum should be "Don't get one!"
Cheers,
Trevor
It wouldnt hurt to get a resuce ;)
bistrobob85
08-14-04, 05:21 PM
There are some very huge iguana farms in central america, but i really dont think that they produce such a big % of central america's iguana shippings... I spend my time telling people not to buy those because only a few persons really have the room and time to care for them and they often end up aggressive or stressed because of enclosures that are too small for them... Please, folks, get water dragons instead...
BoidKeeper
08-14-04, 05:52 PM
Yeah but I hear they tast real good.
Trevor
Originally posted by BoidKeeper
Yeah but I hear they tast real good.
Trevor
Like chicken.. The funny thing is, you're not even joking.. LOL..
On a couple of occasions now I have heard them reffered to as, 'the chicken of the tree's'
bistrobob85
08-14-04, 06:04 PM
Would you guys eat herp meat??? I would... And i would be pretty curious to try some south american, asian or african, or any other herp receipe... I've heard croc meat is pretty good too...
phil.
A real reptile hobbyist would never do such a thing ;)
Why not?? I also really loves pigs think they're great animals, but I love bacon too!!!
bistrobob85
08-14-04, 06:32 PM
''A real reptile hobbyist would never do such a thing ''
I'm totally against this! I would gladly eat of any meat possible just to experience it! The meat isn't anything sentimental, it's food, wherever it comes from ( as long as it is not poisonous! ). Everything is good as long as you respect what your eating... I own a dog and a cat, and if someone told me it was dog meat i ate after a meal i would be surprised but not disgusted... Same thing for any other meat! Why wouldnt any ''REAL'' reptile hobbyist do such a thing? Its not barbarian at all. Pigs are friendly as a dog and nobody complains! Many different cultures eat snakes and lizards even though they respect them a lot, but if you're too much of a ''REAL'' reptile hobbyist and you're not open-minded enough, then it's your problem. For my part, give my a croc steak and if it's good i'll ask for more! Maybe i'm not a ''REAL'' reptile hobbyist, i'm just kinda faking to love reptiles so that i can approach them and eat them in front of you... tsss...
phil.
I was kindding, calm down a bit o.O
BoidKeeper
08-14-04, 08:34 PM
Would you guys eat herp meat???
Uh...what'd ya mean would?
Trevor
bistrobob85
08-15-04, 12:53 PM
Would you eat lizard flesh if it was served on in a nice meal ( cooked )?
phil.
C.m.pyrrhus
08-15-04, 01:05 PM
I have had many a kind of herp meat. From rattlesnakes to frogs, turtles and whatnot. I would have to say the rattlesnake was the best of my 'herp' meals thus far. I have a curiosity to try croc/gator and iguana. I will eat others share if they don't mind.:D
DragnDrop
08-15-04, 05:40 PM
Reptile keepers dining on reptiles is no different than aquarists eating fish 'n' chips.
Originally posted by BoidKeeper
The only thread in an Iguana only forum should be "Don't get one!"
Cheers,
Trevor
Well that's not really fair. They are definitely not for most keepers, but they can still be good pets for the right people. These people want to be able to openly discuss the husbandry and share there iguanas with eachother, as well as advise the people that unfortunately do walk in to ownership ignorantly, but are willing to make the best of it and provide proper care. I had my girl for 20 years and will never get another, but other people do have a passion for keeping them (properly).
BoidKeeper
08-17-04, 09:06 PM
Linds, you forget my first herp after RES was and Iggy remember. I was just poking fun along with the others.
I have to tell you though, I wish I knew then what I know now about them. Don't get me wrong it was kept well but I would do a few things differently that's for sure.
Cheers,
Trevor
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