Re: I'll explain that......

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Posted by nubs on December 08, 2000 at 15:03:10:

In Reply to: I'll explain that...... posted by Harry's Dad on December 08, 2000 at 04:05:31:

: i agree completly with you and no i absolutly despise seeing the igs crammed in that little tank i have actually applied to a pet sotre in this area just so i can maybe try to help all of use cant do this i understand and yes its horribel the conditions they are in and no certain people shouldnt getn them but lets face it all of us were inexperienced at iguana care at one time or another but we learned and we fell in love with these magnifacent animals at least i did but to better explain what iw as trying to say in my last message instead of putting a stop to the pet sore igs we should raly for better care in the pet stores stricter laws so that either the store wants to take care of them or they dont have them at all and of course that would raise prices and limit the people who buy them 12 50 is pretty cheap for a pet and i beleive thats why alot or people buy them just look at bearded dragons 75 dollars for a juvi at least in illinois and i have only seen 3 of them owned by people and the pet stores dont carry alot of them (2 to 3 in a tank) thats the way it is where i live anyway youre areas may differ of course but im sure at a higher price there wont be as much of a problem and maybe if there were fines in place for mistreating an iggy there woul;dnt be as much of that in a home either but lets face it again the laws just dont restrict them liek the do catrs and dogs
im sure if an official walked into a pet store and seen 10 dogs in a little cage that pet sore would be closed

and of course what are we really doing i myself have written letters not only here but to state representitves and so forth (yes they included punctuation)lol have a good day

For now, we'd like to see it end, but in the future when things are under controlled levels, then captive bred iguanas could be started, in limited numbers and with a higher price. It's up to us to help control the responsible numbers of iguanas released into the public, no one else is going to do it.
: Let me tell you a little story about a different item but can be related.

: I enjoy fishing and use to do it just about every weekend in TX. As all of you know, Fish and Game has laws set up for how many fish you can keep and what they're lengths can be. This is set for controlling the population of fish in any given lake. Now if you respect the law, you'll follow the rules, but many people don't do that and the fish population in these lakes suffer for it. Nothing could really be done about it, due to the fact that the state was short game wardens. So the Bass fishing people decided to promote catch and release to try to bring the numbers back up in the lakes. It worked 100% on most lakes, but if the lake was located close to a major city, the numbers were lower around 40%. This was due to city dwellin' fishing people who didn't care. They just wanted fish no matter what....law or no law, they'd take any size fish they wanted.
: Now, the point I'm trying to make is.....nothing is going to change unless WE, the iguana owners group together and force change. We can do two things.....Sit on our butts and do nothing and let the selling of iglets continue and let igs die or be abandoned in large numbers OR we can fight to change this....to limit the numbers and get this problem under control. The choice is up to all of us....do any of us enjoy hearing iglets or adult iguanas dying because people get them that don't know anything about caring for them?? Or to see 50 iglets crammed into a 10 gallon tank at a pet store OR a reptile show? I think NOT.
: Please consider this.....
: Thanks
: HD

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: : i agree completly with you and no i absolutly despise seeing the igs crammed in that little tank i have actually applied to a pet sotre in this area just so i can maybe try to help all of use cant do this i understand and yes its horribel the conditions they are in and no certain people shouldnt getn them but lets face it all of us were inexperienced at iguana care at one time or another but we learned and we fell in love with these magnifacent animals at least i did but to better explain what iw as trying to say in my last message instead of putting a stop to the pet sore igs we should raly for better care in the pet stores stricter laws so that either the store wants to take care of them or they dont have them at all and of course that would raise prices and limit the people who buy them 12 50 is pretty cheap for a pet and i beleive thats why alot or people buy them just look at bearded dragons 75 dollars for a juvi at least in illinois and i have only seen 3 of them owned by people and the pet stores dont carry alot of them (2 to 3 in a tank) thats the way it is where i live anyway youre areas may differ of course but im sure at a higher price there wont be as much of a problem and maybe if there were fines in place for mistreating an iggy there woul;dnt be as much of that in a home either but lets face it again the laws just dont restrict them liek the do catrs and dogs : im sure if an official walked into a pet store and seen 10 dogs in a little cage that pet sore would be closed : and of course what are we really doing i myself have written letters not only here but to state representitves and so forth (yes they included punctuation)lol have a good day : For now, we'd like to see it end, but in the future when things are under controlled levels, then captive bred iguanas could be started, in limited numbers and with a higher price. It's up to us to help control the responsible numbers of iguanas released into the public, no one else is going to do it. : : Let me tell you a little story about a different item but can be related. : : I enjoy fishing and use to do it just about every weekend in TX. As all of you know, Fish and Game has laws set up for how many fish you can keep and what they're lengths can be. This is set for controlling the population of fish in any given lake. Now if you respect the law, you'll follow the rules, but many people don't do that and the fish population in these lakes suffer for it. Nothing could really be done about it, due to the fact that the state was short game wardens. So the Bass fishing people decided to promote catch and release to try to bring the numbers back up in the lakes. It worked 100% on most lakes, but if the lake was located close to a major city, the numbers were lower around 40%. This was due to city dwellin' fishing people who didn't care. They just wanted fish no matter what....law or no law, they'd take any size fish they wanted. : : Now, the point I'm trying to make is.....nothing is going to change unless WE, the iguana owners group together and force change. We can do two things.....Sit on our butts and do nothing and let the selling of iglets continue and let igs die or be abandoned in large numbers OR we can fight to change this....to limit the numbers and get this problem under control. The choice is up to all of us....do any of us enjoy hearing iglets or adult iguanas dying because people get them that don't know anything about caring for them?? Or to see 50 iglets crammed into a 10 gallon tank at a pet store OR a reptile show? I think NOT. : : Please consider this..... : : Thanks : : HD

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