Re: Leash

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Posted by michelle on April 06, 2001 at 07:21:10:

In Reply to: Re: Leash posted by HD on April 04, 2001 at 19:11:40:

I can't tell for sure, but she looks pretty big. I used to have a large male iguana, and I used an extra small dog (or cat) harness on him. It worked great! The straps were wider, so if he got upset and tried to run, they did not cut into him. It was also designed so that the pressure was distributed over a larger area than with one designed for lizards. Just be careful of her spines.

: Just a suggestion, which would be to put the leash on the hind legs instead of the front ones. There is less chance for injury on the back vs the front. There's a bone located by the throat that can easily be broke and cause major health problems for your iguana. The type of leash that you have will work just fine by the back legs.
: Also, be very careful would you allow your iguana by, such as pebbles or small rocks, bark (mulch),plants, sticks, etc....iguanas love to taste everything and this can wind up causing blockage in their digestion track. Make sure there is no chemicals on your yard at all for the last year too. Plants tend to hold on to chemicals for a long time and even a small amount taken in by your iguana can cause serious problems, even resulting in death.
: Temps should be mid 70's before letting them stay out for any length of time and only when there's no large amount of wind during the day when it's 70 plus degrees. We need to remember wind chill factors when taking our iguanas outside. It maybe 75 degrees but if the wind is blowing 25 mph or more, chances are the temp is really around 55 to 60 degrees and that's what will cool off an iguana real fast.
: Enjoy the summer months taking your iguana out, he'll thank you for it. Check out my article on taking your iguana outside at the below link.
: HD
: On front page, just click Iguanafirst and it will take you to the site.

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Actually shes only 18 inches total, and weighs less than a pound msg Christy 04/07/01 (0)

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: I can't tell for sure, but she looks pretty big. I used to have a large male iguana, and I used an extra small dog (or cat) harness on him. It worked great! The straps were wider, so if he got upset and tried to run, they did not cut into him. It was also designed so that the pressure was distributed over a larger area than with one designed for lizards. Just be careful of her spines. : : Just a suggestion, which would be to put the leash on the hind legs instead of the front ones. There is less chance for injury on the back vs the front. There's a bone located by the throat that can easily be broke and cause major health problems for your iguana. The type of leash that you have will work just fine by the back legs. : : Also, be very careful would you allow your iguana by, such as pebbles or small rocks, bark (mulch),plants, sticks, etc....iguanas love to taste everything and this can wind up causing blockage in their digestion track. Make sure there is no chemicals on your yard at all for the last year too. Plants tend to hold on to chemicals for a long time and even a small amount taken in by your iguana can cause serious problems, even resulting in death. : : Temps should be mid 70's before letting them stay out for any length of time and only when there's no large amount of wind during the day when it's 70 plus degrees. We need to remember wind chill factors when taking our iguanas outside. It maybe 75 degrees but if the wind is blowing 25 mph or more, chances are the temp is really around 55 to 60 degrees and that's what will cool off an iguana real fast. : : Enjoy the summer months taking your iguana out, he'll thank you for it. Check out my article on taking your iguana outside at the below link. : : HD : : On front page, just click Iguanafirst and it will take you to the site.

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