Daemon checking in...

[daemon]

hello to you all iguana lover's.
name is mike and don't you forget it!!!
LOL
i recently adopted a 3 YO male iguana that was a rescue from another person.
i really have no background on what he has been through,but i can say that the previous owner said that she rescued him froma a 55 gallon aquarium.
i've had him for little over a monthh now and we seem to be getting along somewhat fairly.
i think he may be coming into his breeding season right now.
pertaining to his attitude and color change of recent.
"knocker" seem's to be liking his new surrounding's.
here are a few pics to satisfy your curiousity!!!

i think i may be in trouble!!!


lurking his soon to be new habitat!!


you want a whooping???

going up!!!


and for those who care.
this is what i do for fun!!!



this is not my first forray into iguana ownership though.
i have had 3 others with very different stories to them all.
thanks for looking....

[ChamZilla]

Hello and Welcome Mike and Iggy

Rescues are always the hardest to predict as you have no idea what happened to them and where they came from. I'm glad you have patients with him. Some of them are very un ruly. Like the boy I have. 3 years later and he is still out of control. You can pet him and thats about it.

His color seems to be a bit drab... Can u tell me what kind of UV source he has and what he has been eating? Color changes can come on for a variety of reasons and not just breeding season. How do you know he is a he for sure? Other than the minor brain bumps and jowles. Not a stupid question just asking is all. Looks rather plump in the mid section in those photos. Most of the photos could pass as a not 100% healthy female. BUT If he is a he then he is a good weight Ur lucky to get one in such good weight. His tail and thighs are nice and plump and his toes look good


What kind of bike is that? I have a few bikes as well. A rare cafe racer, an oldie and a newer cruiser.

[daemon]

wow!!!
lot's of questions there to answer!
1.yeah,rescues are sometimes very unruly and to this day "he" simply tolerates me and my invasions.
I've been having trouble gaining his trust,but i hope that will change.
the previous owner said she had rescued him from a 55 gallon aquarium less than 6 months before i got him.
2. he has a 4 foot reptisun bulb.5.0 UVB
3. as far as the drab color...he looked much worse when i brought him home.
he has recently gone through 2 partial sheds and is now going through what appears to be a full shed.
i hope that means he is growing.
I'm just gonna say that i am going by appearance and demeanor to determine sex.
i have had 3 other ig's as well,but that still does not make me an expert on sexing one.
4.
the bike is a 2004 Kawasaki Z1000.
I've had many others,but like this one the most.
probably because i can sling it around quite well.
turn down the volume and take a seasick pill.
click this link!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ntOCEEz5c

Apr 1, 2009 23:16:07 GMT -5 ChamZilla said:

Hello and Welcome Mike and Iggy

Rescues are always the hardest to predict as you have no idea what happened to them and where they came from. I'm glad you have patients with him. Some of them are very un ruly. Like the boy I have. 3 years later and he is still out of control. You can pet him and thats about it.

His color seems to be a bit drab... Can u tell me what kind of UV source he has and what he has been eating? Color changes can come on for a variety of reasons and not just breeding season. How do you know he is a he for sure? Other than the minor brain bumps and jowles. Not a stupid question just asking is all. Looks rather plump in the mid section in those photos. Most of the photos could pass as a not 100% healthy female. BUT If he is a he then he is a good weight Ur lucky to get one in such good weight. His tail and thighs are nice and plump and his toes look good


What kind of bike is that? I have a few bikes as well. A rare cafe racer, an oldie and a newer cruiser.

[ChamZilla]

Hello again

Regarding sexing.... Some alpha females will develop a lot of male looks and actions. There are ways of telling... on the inside of "his" back legs what do they look like? smooth or bumpy?

I had also I wondered what you are feeding? Everything you are feeding. Including fruits and veggies and greens types.

You have had 3 iguana's before.... What happend to them? If they are cared for properly they can live up to 23 years in captivity. I was blessed from a friend who cared for her iguana's to the optimal of her ability when she passed away she left me in the care of one of her iguana's. The iguana is a spayed female who will turn 19 this year. They can live long lives if cared for properly. I have two others as well. An 8 year old half paralyzed MBD girl, and a very aggressive male who is going to be 4. I have socialized him every day for 3 years and he is still the biggist idoit. As long as you don't try and pick him up he is fine. You can pet him and that but don't try and pick him up or he flips out. The odd few will NOT tolerate being picked up and will do almost everything to refuse it.

I have dial up so it will take me forever to watch this clip... so I will watch it next time I can "borrow" someones internet.

[daemon]

as i said.
i am just assuming the sex on "knocker"
i won't know till he shows other signs of his(her) habits.

the first iguana i had was about 20 years ago and i was ill prepared to be able to take care of him.
i passed him off to another couple who could do so.
Cappy i purchased as an infant and did my best to raise her.
about a year into owning her i rescued another .
Raz.
he was a sweetheart that had not had perfect care.
Raz passed away one summer day and i buried him in our strawberry patch out back.
a couple years later was when i was making the decision to move to Colorado and knew that the stress of such a distance of travel and the subsequent stress on Cappy left me with little choice but to find her a better home.
i did find her a co-worker who was very versed in the care of exotics and decided she would be happier there than with me.
I've since lost contact with that person.
i hope she is doing well.

she was an alpha female as well.
a real PIA at times,but a true entertainer.
that story is for later.

back onto knocker and what he is fed.
i have found nothing on the list of iguana foods that he will not eat.
he gets a good portion of greens and veggies each day.
and a second meal once i come home from work.
second meal usually consists of more greens with a bit more of the better veggies and or a bit of fruit.
he was a little upset with me this morning though.
i forgot to feed him his second meal yesterday.
the look on his face was undeniable.
here is a more recent pic!!
does not like the camera!!!