Is it good idea to have a rhino iguana ?
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Angel Carrion
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Haha, good to know. Thank you
Angel Carrion
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Okay, I take back my "haha". My computer wasn't loading the video so I popped onto my phone to watch it. That guy really shouldn't have been letting his iguana go after his dogs like that. Is he trying to teach people about proper interactions between iguanas and dogs? Or better yet, how to NOT have interactions between iguanas and dogs?
I don't condone it but it happened if anything it is a message to others of what not to do
Angel Carrion
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I guess. I just really hate the anxious and scared look on that poor dogs face.
I guess that means you aren't getting an iguana at least for the time being
Thanks, need to build a big cage before I search for one .
Possible? Yes. Likely? No.
Likely one or the other will get bit, or your dog will lose and eye from a tail whip. Dogs and big lizards mix even worse than tortoises and dogs.
HA! I didn't see the video on page two when I answered this question.
Yes, well… that is exactly what I was talking about.
Yes, well… that is exactly what I was talking about.
Angel Carrion
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Oh I wasn't planning on one for at least 5+ years. But if I did and I had a dog, I wouldn't be letting them interact, just like I don't let my dog interact with my turtles.
Angel Carrion
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Yeaaaah.... If I do end up getting a big lizard like I want eventually, I'm not letting them and my pup interact with each other. It was mostly a curiosity thing, anyway, if they could all get along. I'd never leave unsupervised, but now it would be complete separation if a large lizard ever made their way to me.
just a rock iguana on youtube video ,they looks very nice and tame,wonder where i can get one .
A guy named ty park has some of the best cyclura also starborn reptiles is good
Ty park is member here ? Btw I haven't find my elephant grass yet lol. Home Depot told me they sold out.
$700 , damn that is expensive for a iguana .. Lol
700? Where did you see that
He dosen't he tortoises that I know of so proably not
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A cautionary tale for you - I got my iguana as a tiny little monster back in 2004. He was about 6 inches long SVL and he was my baby. I loved him and spoiled him and he was literally my best buddy. He came to work with me at the vet clinic, he rode around in my car and he even tolerated petting from small noisy children. He was amazingly docile.
As a juvenile he was in a big 6x4x4ft cage and had plenty of room to explore. With proper care and attention he sprouted into a 5ft long 13lb behemoth. Every day he ate two turkey roasting pans full of organic greens and veggies and eventually I had to move into a larger place so he could have a 13x10ft room.
He was the sweetest critter. He never bit, hissed, whipped or did anything aggressive.
Then one day in 2010 (So he was 6-7 years old) we were on the couch watching cartoons and getting ready for a bike ride. I turned and looked at him and said "What are you staring at?" In a split second I nearly lost an eye and I am quite confident that I would be disfigured if I did not shell out thousands of dollars to a plastic surgeon to reconstruct my face.
All I can guess is that he didn't appreciate that my roommate had brought home a guy to stay the night and they weren't introduced. I believe he smelled some pheromones that he didn't like in 'his' territory and acted out.
Unfortunately I tried for about 3 months to get him to calm back down and he remained aggressive. He went to live at a pet store as an example of why iguanas aren't the best pets. He then proceeded to bite two more people and had to be euthanized.
Long story short, I don't recommend them at 'fun' pets. They can be mean son's of b!tches. (I rescued another iguana not long before I got this guy and rehomed him because he had killed 3 cats because he was in competition with them for basking spots) If you want something big-ish and fun I swear by Blue Tongued Skinks. I absolutely love them.
Big Pic: At the SECOND hospital because the first refused to stitch me up (no plastic surgeon on staff)
Top: Me with Dizzy about a month before
Middle: At home a couple days later
Botton: 4 years later and just a couple small scars. I consider myself to be quite lucky.
As a juvenile he was in a big 6x4x4ft cage and had plenty of room to explore. With proper care and attention he sprouted into a 5ft long 13lb behemoth. Every day he ate two turkey roasting pans full of organic greens and veggies and eventually I had to move into a larger place so he could have a 13x10ft room.
He was the sweetest critter. He never bit, hissed, whipped or did anything aggressive.
Then one day in 2010 (So he was 6-7 years old) we were on the couch watching cartoons and getting ready for a bike ride. I turned and looked at him and said "What are you staring at?" In a split second I nearly lost an eye and I am quite confident that I would be disfigured if I did not shell out thousands of dollars to a plastic surgeon to reconstruct my face.
All I can guess is that he didn't appreciate that my roommate had brought home a guy to stay the night and they weren't introduced. I believe he smelled some pheromones that he didn't like in 'his' territory and acted out.
Unfortunately I tried for about 3 months to get him to calm back down and he remained aggressive. He went to live at a pet store as an example of why iguanas aren't the best pets. He then proceeded to bite two more people and had to be euthanized.
Long story short, I don't recommend them at 'fun' pets. They can be mean son's of b!tches. (I rescued another iguana not long before I got this guy and rehomed him because he had killed 3 cats because he was in competition with them for basking spots) If you want something big-ish and fun I swear by Blue Tongued Skinks. I absolutely love them.
Big Pic: At the SECOND hospital because the first refused to stitch me up (no plastic surgeon on staff)
Top: Me with Dizzy about a month before
Middle: At home a couple days later
Botton: 4 years later and just a couple small scars. I consider myself to be quite lucky.
Wow , sorry to hear that , but thank you so much for telling us the story , that change my mind real quick about getting a iguana , after all they are just wild animal ..
