Re: BIG boy lizard

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Posted by Kestrel on February 16, 2001 at 12:42:49:

In Reply to: Re: BIG boy lizard posted by Sue2 on February 16, 2001 at 05:45:17:

he's not accually a full 7ft... somethin like 6ft 7 or 8 inches. but hey, basically 7ft.. hehe. cant wait to get pictures of the big guy to post... but i don't think i'll be getting my film developed anytime soon, due to the foot of snow on the ground that fell last night... and accually, i HAVE had experiance with a male iguana that large who was mean as hell... name was Spike, and i got him accually from my junior high school, a long time ago. he was kept in a tank not 4ft long, couldn't turn around, was only fed iceburge lettuce and shredded carrots, and his belly was a mass of scars from being left on a shorted out heatrock with no escape.. :P he had an abcess on the inside of his mouth that had to be cleaned out once daily, and got daily injections of anti biotics.. woo was that fun.. heh... basically either me or my mother(she does other furry and feathered critter rescue) basically straddledhis back, pinned his legs, while the other person pried open his mouth, with him thrashin around... i looked like a suicide victem from holding his upper half down while he came up and got me with his hind feet... definatly was not a fun experiance for me OR him... heh...

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: he's not accually a full 7ft... somethin like 6ft 7 or 8 inches. but hey, basically 7ft.. hehe. cant wait to get pictures of the big guy to post... but i don't think i'll be getting my film developed anytime soon, due to the foot of snow on the ground that fell last night... and accually, i HAVE had experiance with a male iguana that large who was mean as hell... name was Spike, and i got him accually from my junior high school, a long time ago. he was kept in a tank not 4ft long, couldn't turn around, was only fed iceburge lettuce and shredded carrots, and his belly was a mass of scars from being left on a shorted out heatrock with no escape.. :P he had an abcess on the inside of his mouth that had to be cleaned out once daily, and got daily injections of anti biotics.. woo was that fun.. heh... basically either me or my mother(she does other furry and feathered critter rescue) basically straddledhis back, pinned his legs, while the other person pried open his mouth, with him thrashin around... i looked like a suicide victem from holding his upper half down while he came up and got me with his hind feet... definatly was not a fun experiance for me OR him... heh...

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