My new iggy

[Pythonian]

MY NEW IGUANA!!!!

[nouserpif]

Nice!

Dan Conner

[norman]

how old is he/she? and what is the length snout-tail?

[doenoe]

It looks awesome man. Send more pics will ya, i wanna see more of her/him

[HeatherRose]

It's cute!!!

Heather

[lynsey_togofire]

OMG! looks like my baby Chico! is it male or female? i could tell you how to tell if you don't know... makes me wish the unfortunate instance with my wolf didn't get in the way! is it free roaming or caged? AWESOME iguana!

[eyespy]

What a sweetiepie! What did you name that little darling?

[Pythonian]

Her name is cupid!! and yea i am 99.999% it is a female. But i got her for valentines day thats why i named her cupid. She's caged for now (i have 3 dogs and two cats and she is TINY) until she gets bigger she'll be stuck in a dumb ol' cage

Length from snout to tail... I had to use 4x zoom to take the picture above cause i can't even get near her without her going ape $hi* on me. She is quite precious. I never really thought i'd "get into" an iguana as much as I am. I always have found them cute... but i meani am reading everything i can get my hands on. I'm putting more pictures in another post in about 15 minutes. Thank God I have Trace, she's looking out for me, so i don't let this baby dinosar kill me. And what's really cool is, in most of my reptile mags theres an ad for (zoo med) maybe???? i don't remember.. and it has a picture of a GORGEOUS iguana and it says something like "keep her looking as ancient as when you two first met" I was thought that was awesome and i cut it out and hung it above her enclosure!! But yea, Thanks To trace the iguana hasn't cut a major artery yet


mike

P.S. If anybody wants to blurt out any information feel free. i'm reading anapsid.org and Melissa Kaplins book like crazy!. and Trace is helping me out a ton.. but like recipes for their salads would rock! THanks for the kinds words all

mike

[andrea88]

Unless you got her probed, she is way to small to sex.

MK's book is pretty good, but I have a beef with the alfalfa supplement part.

Pick up or order a copy of "Green Iguana: The Ultimate Owner's Manual by James W. Hatfield III"

It is the best ig book out there IMHO.

Good luck with her!

[marisa]

I agree with Andrea88...there is no way to tell sex at that age. Usually sex is not clear until they are one, two or even older.

I also agree about your beef with alfalfa pellets. That part of MK's stuff is BS. I raise Roxy on 70% collard green, dandelion green...and 30% veggies....fruits for snack only. And she has put on a foot and a bit in the last two years and her bloodwork is excellent. That much growth ain't bad for a iguana I got when she was already five. She is seven now.

Just remember a couple key points pythonian...
collard greens/dandelion greens
winter squashes and veggies
heat
UVB/UVA lights
plenty of room.
Maybe a supplement until the age or one or two. Then only every couple weeks. Once they are adults they need less.

And honestly, you'll do fine.

Marisa