Re: looking for an igg to adopt

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Posted by Harry's Dad on January 14, 2000 at 03:18:19:

In Reply to: looking for an igg to adopt posted by Myya's mom on January 14, 2000 at 00:07:33:

I can look for you but the reason you are looking for a male, is not going to probably help much. Unlike humans, iguanas don't need "mates" because they are lonely. Plus, there's a chance that they won't get along at all, together. In fact, it may do the opposite and cause one of them to be restless or stressed.
I have a male, who's in season right now, that I have to keep the cage covered for two reasons: 1. when I walk into the room, he will fly at the side of the cage to get to me, smashing his nose into the side. 2. He'll pace back and forth if he gets to see Lola our female and of course, wearing his nose against the side of the cage. Harry is at the "far end of the scale" when it comes to male iguanas, but I feel I need to warn you that males can be a problem.
Ok back to your question of being lonely, sorry, there's other things you can do to help your iguana out. 1. put a TV in the room with the volume down low. Our iguanas like to watch TV for some reason. 2. Put some bird feeders outside by the window. Lola loves to sit and watch them fly up to the feeders we have. 3. A radio playing in the room helps too.
Taking in another iguana would help the ones needing adopted, but taking one in for the reason you want to, isn't a good one I'm afraid. I would suggest giving that some more thought. Think about what you'd do, if the two of them don't get along at all. What would be your solution to that problem? Are you prepared to deal with that, if it comes up? Don't get me wrong here, I love seeing people adopt iguanas in need, but I would like to see that they completely know what they are getting in to.
HD
IguanaFIRST rescue

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: I can look for you but the reason you are looking for a male, is not going to probably help much. Unlike humans, iguanas don't need "mates" because they are lonely. Plus, there's a chance that they won't get along at all, together. In fact, it may do the opposite and cause one of them to be restless or stressed. : I have a male, who's in season right now, that I have to keep the cage covered for two reasons: 1. when I walk into the room, he will fly at the side of the cage to get to me, smashing his nose into the side. 2. He'll pace back and forth if he gets to see Lola our female and of course, wearing his nose against the side of the cage. Harry is at the "far end of the scale" when it comes to male iguanas, but I feel I need to warn you that males can be a problem. : Ok back to your question of being lonely, sorry, there's other things you can do to help your iguana out. 1. put a TV in the room with the volume down low. Our iguanas like to watch TV for some reason. 2. Put some bird feeders outside by the window. Lola loves to sit and watch them fly up to the feeders we have. 3. A radio playing in the room helps too. : Taking in another iguana would help the ones needing adopted, but taking one in for the reason you want to, isn't a good one I'm afraid. I would suggest giving that some more thought. Think about what you'd do, if the two of them don't get along at all. What would be your solution to that problem? Are you prepared to deal with that, if it comes up? Don't get me wrong here, I love seeing people adopt iguanas in need, but I would like to see that they completely know what they are getting in to. : HD : IguanaFIRST rescue

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