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Green Iguanas Anonymous
ITT Green iguanas.
This is mine, 4 year-old male.
I got him recently from the owner who didn't want to keep him anymore.
Tell stories of your iguanas. About their habits etc.
I don't know mine well yet, but he's horrible morning person.
>> Anonymous
looks delicious
>> Anonymous
Yes, he's fat and meaty, but how about them iguana pics and stuff?
Uncooked, hopefully.
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Do they make nice pets? Ever been bitten? What do they eat? Will it love me unconditionally?
>> Anonymous
They make ...pets. Not easy ones. They eat leaf greens and greens, you have to pay attention to their diet quite a lot.
At best, it will bear you. Reptilians aren't cuddly.
Some say they've got their own very nice and social, but some stay grumpy forever.

Sometimes I feel like an idiot for getting an iguana, but then again, they, as all reptilians, fascinate me endlessly.
>> Anonymous
try not to piss it off, they can give you nasty welts/cuts with their tail
>> Anonymous
I had an iguana, female, for about 7 years.
When she was cold she would kind of cuddle up for body warmth, but maybe that was like a 1-in-a-million lizard.

Diet is everything. Follow it religious or your lizard will die a horrible death of malnutrition. Keep it easy on the protein too, crickets/mice should be a very rare treat.
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Yea, they rarely bite, yeah. But the tailslash can take out your eye, at worst.
I needed to wear faceguard the first month I had him. He tried to kill me for real. : /

In the pic bite and tail marks. Not for scaring, but I hate it that so many take an iguana "'cause their sooooo neat and cute!" and then they realize they can be problematic at times and throw them out.
>> Anonymous
Crickets/mice should be forbidden completely, I hear.
Protein should come from beans and such for iguanas.
Yeah, the food is their religion. Do something wrong and it's all fire and brimstone. And dead iguanas.

Health instructions differ a lot, I've noticed, but I have three good books about iguanas, they all differ slightly in some consepts, but I've been following the "mid line" of them.
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Moar pics! Of your own igs, preferably.
>> Anonymous
i dont want to add to the horror stories, but i had one that was nice and docile when it was young, i thought i took great care of him but he got snappy and tailwhippy as he got older..ended up giving it away a couple years down the road(cause i had to move, not just because i wanted to)

so yeah, if you want a reptile that doesnt attack arbitrarily get a snake or different lizard, if you want a good pet get a dog/cat
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I hear they often get snappy during breeding season.
Bite mark. They're rarely this severe, I believe.
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The next few pics I'm posting are of wild iguanas that lived down where I used to live in Florida. They were introduced to the area and have flourished.
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Iguanas are ridiculous as "pet" reptiles. Get an Argentine Tegu if you want a pet reptile. Get an iguana if you want a giant, difficult to keep lizard that chases cats and bites the shit out of you.

Desert Iguanas are nicer.
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They're certainly handsome herps but I would be extremely uncomfortable owning a reptile that big, personally. They aren't as dependant or conscious of who "owns" then as mammals or birds are, generally. And I'd always be worried about the care I'm giving them. Their systems are a lot less forgiving than other animals and since they're not as "popular" or "normal" as pets, vet care isn't as widespread...

Such a shame, too; I would love to have an iguana or a monitor. They're absolutely brilliant animals.

I digress. They're handsome. Very...Saurian in look, which makes them so interesting. Got to love that prehistoric flare they have going.

Apologies for rambling. Have a picture of a cat wondering what the fuck it's sitting next to, and an iguana contemplating what cat meat tastes like.
>> Anonymous
>>316098
I already own beardies ,and leopard geckos. Now looking into getting a tegu. I heard that they hibernate for a long time, something like 4-6 months, is this true? Are they really tamer than green iguanas?
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>>315757

Get a REAL pet Savannah Monitors ftw
>> Anonymous
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Yes, they naturally hibernate during the winter. Some people can apparently make them stay awake by turning up the heat, but I live a in steady climate and constantly heat mine, yet he still went to sleep for 7 months last year. It's a bit annoying, but at least you have half a year where you don't need to feed them.

Most Argentine Tegus are docile if raised properly. A lot more so than iguanas. They're probably the tamest and most noticeably intelligent of the large lizards available in the reptile trade. I've never met an Argentine owner who hasn't loved the shit out of their lizard.
>> Anonymous
i have a spiny tailed iguana and he is mean as fuck, but he's sweet once you start handling him more often. he's also really cute
>> Anonymous
>>316331
I know you can fed them eggs, chicken and dog food, but do you have to feed them mice? Or would large roaches and superworms be a good substitute for mice?
>> Anonymous
>>316331
I'm considering a blue tegu, since they are smaller, are they close in temperament to an Argentine?
>> Anonymous
>>316405

A frozen/thawed mouse once in a while is a good supplement to their staple diet of turkey/chicken and roaches. Whole prey offers them a bit of variety and some nutrition that you won't find with arthropods and meat. Most tegu owners recommend giving them a mouse/rat once a week, but it's not absolutely crucial. You can find ways around it.

Eggs should be a rare treat. They're pretty loaded with fat. Mine loves eggs, but he becomes a fat fuck if I give him eggs more than once a month.

>>316406

They're just a variation of Tupinambis marianae. Should be nearly the same in temperament.
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>>316422
Alright cool, thanks for the info on both questions.