Re: Iguana story and eggs..............mediocre long

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Posted by marisa on April 25, 2001 at 05:59:14:

In Reply to: Iguana story and eggs..............mediocre long posted by MikeB on April 24, 2001 at 22:18:03:

I must say I highly disagree with taking anything out of the wild unless you are trained to do so, no matter if the animal is native or not to your area.
And I also highly disagree with "incubating" green iguana eggs.
For one, thousands of iguanas end up homeless each year because "breeders" and iguana farms raise bay iguanas, and sell them to careless pet stores who do not educate the buyer of what they are getting into.
Two:
178 adds up to around 890 FEET of live adult iguanas assuming they all survive. Where are the homes for these iguanas going to be coming from? Everyone iguana lover I know is burdened down already with way too many homeless, hurt, negelected iguanas to care for any you bring from a nest.

I don't mean to be rude, but I suggest next time you go digging up wildlife (native or not) nests, you read up about the species, and go with someone trained to do so, instead of bringing home 178 eggs with no idea of how to care for them let alone, what to do with them when they hatch.

Marisa

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: I must say I highly disagree with taking anything out of the wild unless you are trained to do so, no matter if the animal is native or not to your area. : And I also highly disagree with "incubating" green iguana eggs. : For one, thousands of iguanas end up homeless each year because "breeders" and iguana farms raise bay iguanas, and sell them to careless pet stores who do not educate the buyer of what they are getting into. : Two: : 178 adds up to around 890 FEET of live adult iguanas assuming they all survive. Where are the homes for these iguanas going to be coming from? Everyone iguana lover I know is burdened down already with way too many homeless, hurt, negelected iguanas to care for any you bring from a nest. : I don't mean to be rude, but I suggest next time you go digging up wildlife (native or not) nests, you read up about the species, and go with someone trained to do so, instead of bringing home 178 eggs with no idea of how to care for them let alone, what to do with them when they hatch. : Marisa

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