Re: another ig

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Posted by Ig Chick on March 08, 2001 at 16:20:25:

In Reply to: another ig posted by jessie on March 08, 2001 at 15:22:33:

Don't count on two males only fighting during breeding season. Almost every article ever written warns quite clearly about putting males together. Even putting 2 females together is questionable, although some people have had good experiences with that.

As far as how your ig will react to another ig, no one can say for sure. Some iguanas don't like having another one around, even when they have seperate enclosures. Our smallest ig Flash showed his great displeasure at having other iguanas around by becomming a Poopie Picasso! I found myself having to break down, clean and disinfect his enclosure a minimum of twice a day just to keep up with all his new "art work" and deal with the food he flung around his enclosure. He's been staying with friends of our for the past few weeks while we complete renovations on one of our bedrooms that he will be able to have all to himself and since he has been with them, where there are no other iguanas, he has been an angel and given up all attempts at being an artist. On the flip side, our two larger females share a room both in their own enclosure. In the beginning there was lots of head bobbing but no real problems. Now they tolerate each other but heaven help the iguana that decides they are going into either one of their enclosures because they will get it but good.

Speaking from personal experience, I would give the idea of getting a second iguana a TON of thought before you do it. Two iguanas means double of everything. Replacing 2 sets of UV every six months. Having 2 large enclosures or a room set aside for each. On top of that there is the time factor, do you really have enough time in your schedule to care properly for 2 iguanas? You can pretty much forget going on vacation unless you a have a few people who are comitted to caring for them while you are away. It's hard enough to find someone who will look after one iguana if you want to go away, it's far more difficult to find someone who will look after 2 or more. We have found pet sitting services, if they will even take you as a client (many of them will not deal with iguanas) are very expensive and it's difficult to find a quality service.

Even though we love our iguanas and would never part with them, having multiple iguanas is no day at the beach. It's a ton of hard work, time consuming, expensive and can be extremely frustrating. When I used to have spare time on my hands I kept a journal and posted it to our website. It gives a pretty good idea of what it's like to care for multiple iguanas and what a typical day is like around here.

Whatever you decide I wish you good luck!

The Iguana Spot

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: Don't count on two males only fighting during breeding season. Almost every article ever written warns quite clearly about putting males together. Even putting 2 females together is questionable, although some people have had good experiences with that. : As far as how your ig will react to another ig, no one can say for sure. Some iguanas don't like having another one around, even when they have seperate enclosures. Our smallest ig Flash showed his great displeasure at having other iguanas around by becomming a Poopie Picasso! I found myself having to break down, clean and disinfect his enclosure a minimum of twice a day just to keep up with all his new "art work" and deal with the food he flung around his enclosure. He's been staying with friends of our for the past few weeks while we complete renovations on one of our bedrooms that he will be able to have all to himself and since he has been with them, where there are no other iguanas, he has been an angel and given up all attempts at being an artist. On the flip side, our two larger females share a room both in their own enclosure. In the beginning there was lots of head bobbing but no real problems. Now they tolerate each other but heaven help the iguana that decides they are going into either one of their enclosures because they will get it but good. : Speaking from personal experience, I would give the idea of getting a second iguana a TON of thought before you do it. Two iguanas means double of everything. Replacing 2 sets of UV every six months. Having 2 large enclosures or a room set aside for each. On top of that there is the time factor, do you really have enough time in your schedule to care properly for 2 iguanas? You can pretty much forget going on vacation unless you a have a few people who are comitted to caring for them while you are away. It's hard enough to find someone who will look after one iguana if you want to go away, it's far more difficult to find someone who will look after 2 or more. We have found pet sitting services, if they will even take you as a client (many of them will not deal with iguanas) are very expensive and it's difficult to find a quality service. : Even though we love our iguanas and would never part with them, having multiple iguanas is no day at the beach. It's a ton of hard work, time consuming, expensive and can be extremely frustrating. When I used to have spare time on my hands I kept a journal and posted it to our website. It gives a pretty good idea of what it's like to care for multiple iguanas and what a typical day is like around here. : Whatever you decide I wish you good luck!

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