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so im thinking aout getting a iguana, anyone has one? how is it?

requesting info on what i need (box, food, etc)
>> Anonymous
lol, box. You want to keep it in a box.
I think you shouldn't get one.
>> Anonymous
i know its some sort of aquarium filled with earth,etc i just didnt want to type something that long and only used BOX, now look what you have done
>> Anonymous
for ther iguana i suggest u get a custom cage for it
think about getting a heat rock
and plan on buy lots of veggies fresh ones not tht frozen shit
>> Anonymous
it are called google.
>> Anonymous
>>128542

i know, i just want some personal opinions
>> Anonymous
No. You shouldn't get an iguana. They get huge, they require very particular conditions to stay healthy, and way too many idiots get them only to give them up later when they're too much to handle.

If you think you want an iguana, check this out first. http://www.anapsid.org/parent.html
>> Anonymous
Yah, fresh veggies, heat rock, UV lamp, lots of attention. You might wanna get one of those cages that have a temperature and humidity scale, too, just to be safe. And plan on replacing the cage with bigger and BIGGER cages.
>> Anonymous
>>128541
fuck you.
heat rocks are NOT good for reptiles at all. it will burn them before they realize that they are cooking.

i wouldn't recommend getting one. it will be costly for its cage, food, etc. plus they are hard to tame and if you don't tame it by the time its big, you're messing with godzilla. even when they are still young, they bite HARD and whip at you HARD.
they are not beginner reptiles. i suggest you look into red tegus. i don't know much about them but i heard they aren't that bad and do get big, and are also the easiest of tegus to take care of.
>> Anonymous
Girls are more likely to allow their boyfriends to have an iguana, because it eats veggies and not cute squeaky mice.

CHOMP!
>> Anonymous
>>128653

get a water dragon. you can feed them mice AND veggies. and worms and crickets. plus they only get about 2-3 feet long.

and iguana will require you to build a CUSTOM cage. aka you will be spending hundreds of dollars. dont get one unless youve done serious research and you have the time and money for one.
>> Anonymous
Cage: Mine was 8' tall, 3' wide, and 7' long.

Diet: Dandelion greens, Collard Greens, Kale, fresh fruit and veggies (whatever was in season)

You should handle the Iguana daily for a good amount so that when they get bigger and can hurt you they are quite tame. If you don't do this, you're going to have a mean son of a bitch on your hands who is going to be capable of leaving huge welts across your face and taking chunks out of you with his claws. Iguanas are not domesticated animals, they just tolerate your presence.

Heat: Use lamps suspended OUTSIDE the cage, your Iguana will burn him/herself and not know it if you place them in the cage.

http://www.amazon.com/Iguanas-Dummies-Melissa-Kaplan/dp/0764552600/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-1865011-45500
09?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186079840&sr=8-1

^ Buy it if you're at all serious, read it twice before buying your pet.
>> Anonymous
ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE? Are you aware these monsters will claw up your leg, bite in to your neck as they attempt to mate with you (if it's male), whip you with your tail and give you whelts, need a space as large as a small room and are basically hard as fuck to care for? If you're serious, check some reptile shelters first (petfinder.org, reptile search, etc) because there's a TON of dumped igs that people got tired of dealing with.
>> Anonymous
>>129143
...eh, typos, you can figure them out
>> Anonymous
>>128643

HA. I work with tegus for a living, and I'm going to assume you're joking, because their sole purpose in life is MURDER. Seriously, they are some mean lizards. We do have one that is pretty nice, but he's definitely the exception to the rule.

My boyfriend has a 12-year-old iguana that wasn't socialized properly when it was little, it hates everyone now. We take good care of it, though, just try to stay away from the bitey end. They eat a lot of veggies, and you'll need a pretty gigantic cage by the time they're full grown. (Also, it's "terrarium." Not "box.")
>> Anonymous
>>129381

The biggest problem with these fuckers is that if you stay away from the bitey end, then you still have to contend with the whipping end.
>> Anonymous
>>129383
IAWTC. Augh, the pain.
>> Anonymous
>>128653

If that's your major criteria of concern when choosing a reptile pet, then you need to fucking DIE.

Also, OP, iguanas suck. I worked at a friend's pet store for a while, and we had morons coming in at least once a month trying to get rid of their 6-foot-long mean-as-hell lizards that they were sick of taking care of. The endless stream of bigger and bigger cages, not to mention the supplies (food, bedding, heat/UV lamps, etc), cost a good deal of cash. Their shit is watery and disgusting, like pretty much any vegetarian's. Oh... and, if you haven't heard it enough already, if you don't handle them constantly, they are fucking vicious. The claws are huge, the bites sucks, and that fucking whip-tail can draw blood at full size. Also, males tend become aggressive periodically (I assume at mating season) regardless of socialization, and even relatively "tame" iggys usually only tolerate their owners and still hate everyone else.

Get a fucking tegu, a uromastyx, a skink, or a bearded dragon.
>> Anonymous
>>129388
YES, OP, GET A SKINK. Infinitely better choice here.
>> Anonymous
I saw some Mexicans come out of a shady looking pet store with an iguana in a metal cage as big as he was.

Needless to say, the majority of people who buy iguanas aren't much smarter than those Mexicans.
>> Anonymous
OP, if you're thinking an iguana is a mellow lizard that will just chill on your shoulder and be happy, you're grossly misinformed by the media. If an iguana gets pissed, it'll bite and it fucking HURTS, even worse is when it whips its tail at you, causing huge gashes in whatever skin it managed to hit. These are not the cool, calm, and collected pets they show on TV.
>> Anonymous
>>129392

You do realize that iguana was probably going to be eaten, right?
>> Anonymous
A fucking box? :V I wouldn't go using 4chan for your only means of information, you should research with in google. And I hope you weren't thinking of putting it in a cardboard box and expecting it all to end well.
>> Anonymous
I had one years ago. He was fairly friendly and whooped all my cat's asses. We had a really large cage for him (from ceiling to floor) but one day my mother gave him spinach which killed him.
>> Anonymous
I'm not the OP, but I am wondering...what kind of lizard or reptile does 4chan suggest? Something that's not as mean and costly as the BAMF iguana.
>> Anonymous
>>129438
Not a reptile, but I loev my axolotl. It is made of mudkips and cute.
>> Anonymous
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get a ball python they stay smallish are pretty mellow and are very manageable at the "larger" sizes they can obtain(4-6ft) plus they are really easy to care fore
>> Anonymous
bearded dragons are fun. but they get huge! keep one in a terrarium until it gets big enough to let run around.
>> Anonymous
the python guy is right, get a snake
>> Anonymous
>>129463

FFS, beardies DO NOT get huge. This is a thread originally about iguanas. Iguanas can grow to be 6+ feet long. In comparison, the paltry 18-24 inches that a bearded dragon will grow to is pretty goddamn small.
>> Anonymous
These are all liars, I had my iguana for 5 years before it died from sores on it's stomach. I had it in my drawer & just let it out to play rat & mouse with it. Used to buy these kittens that it killed on sight. Fucking aye
>> Anonymous
>>129459
Ball python is ball.
>> Anonymous
I took care of an iguana for the summer once in elementary school, it was awesome. Would've loved one as a permanent pet except it's just fucking impossible because of how HUEG they get. Sparky was fucking awesome though, never ever did anything to hurt me except unintentionally with his claws while climbing on me, got along well with the cats (scared the shit out of them with his tail when they got too interested though), rocked my legos like Godzilla, it was a great summer. Most of the time we had him out of the tank giving him free reign of the apartment. But yeah, really not such a good idea unless you're really fucking prepared to take care of an iguana. They are awesome though.
>> adolf hitler
i had a jew eating iguana, its name was reinhard and it used its little iguana teeth to knaw on jews and niggers, then id burn them because he preffered them crispy
>> Anonymous
>>129912

gb2/b/, sir. The peace-loving people of /an/ have no time for your shenanigans.
>> Anonymous
>>129626

Iguanas are supposed to live much longer than 5 years you tard.
>> Anonymous
Iguanas grow 7 feet. And they're vegetarians.

I hate them.