Julie,,nice job and thanks for caring soo much !! You're a great person!nm

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Posted by cirsisue on October 07, 1999 at 22:27:49:

In Reply to: HELP! found an iguana, don't know what to do!! posted by julie on October 07, 1999 at 18:56:16:

: i'm a student at columbia university. last
night some friends called saying there was an
iguana outside of one of the dorms and could i
help? i have a snake so i'm marginally more
qualified than they. but i don't know anything
about iguanas. anyway, we put him in an aquarium
with a heat lamp (he was practically frozen). he
made it through the night and has eaten some green
beans and grapes. we put up flyers hoping his
owner will respond. in the meantime i'm stuck
with this guy. and he's not very nice. when he
got here last night he was basically unable to
move cause he was so cold, but now he's alert and
moving about. and rather mean. when i put food
in he started slashing his tail about in warning.
his body is about seven inches long and his tail
is about twice that. he may just be nervous and
scared rather than mean. i don't know. but
anyway, here are my questions:

: 1. i can't keep him (although he's very cute).
i know these guys get quite big and require more
space and attention than i can give. if the owner
doesn't call, does anyone know of any organization
or individuals in or around New York City who
could give him a good home?
: 2. is it likely that he would snap at me while
i'm putting food in? he has eaten some of the
stuff i gave him. if he bites, will it hurt?
should i put on gloves?
: 3. i'm concerned about the fact that he was
found outside. he was really cold when i got him;
could he have suffered permanent damage?
: 4. on a related note, if his owner DOES respond
to our ads, the fact that he was found outside
makes me question this person's competency to care
for an iguana. although i can't keep him, i feel
uncomfortable letting him go back to a home that's
not good. what do you think?

: please respond; i love animals and i really want
this guy to end up somewhere safe and healthy.
post a response here or email me! thanks a lot!
julie

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: : : i'm a student at columbia university. last : night some friends called saying there was an : iguana outside of one of the dorms and could i : help? i have a snake so i'm marginally more : qualified than they. but i don't know anything : about iguanas. anyway, we put him in an aquarium : with a heat lamp (he was practically frozen). he : made it through the night and has eaten some green : beans and grapes. we put up flyers hoping his : owner will respond. in the meantime i'm stuck : with this guy. and he's not very nice. when he : got here last night he was basically unable to : move cause he was so cold, but now he's alert and : moving about. and rather mean. when i put food : in he started slashing his tail about in warning. : his body is about seven inches long and his tail : is about twice that. he may just be nervous and : scared rather than mean. i don't know. but : anyway, here are my questions: : : 1. i can't keep him (although he's very cute). : i know these guys get quite big and require more : space and attention than i can give. if the owner : doesn't call, does anyone know of any organization : or individuals in or around New York City who : could give him a good home? : : 2. is it likely that he would snap at me while : i'm putting food in? he has eaten some of the : stuff i gave him. if he bites, will it hurt? : should i put on gloves? : : 3. i'm concerned about the fact that he was : found outside. he was really cold when i got him; : could he have suffered permanent damage? : : 4. on a related note, if his owner DOES respond : to our ads, the fact that he was found outside : makes me question this person's competency to care : for an iguana. although i can't keep him, i feel : uncomfortable letting him go back to a home that's : not good. what do you think? : : please respond; i love animals and i really want : this guy to end up somewhere safe and healthy. : post a response here or email me! thanks a lot! : julie

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