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Posted by Roman on December 04, 1998 at 19:43:38:

In Reply to: Re: Zoomed posted by Jamie on December 04, 1998 at 00:25:59:

Jamie,
That's good that you use Zoomed producrs and love them so much. And I do agree, they have the best UV bulbs. The thing I hate about them is the fact that many of their products do nothing for the animal and yet on the packaging they make it sound like without their product your pet will die. I'm not sure if its just me or is $9 a lot to pay for a simple incadesent bulb? or is $350 too much for a wire cage tat will last your iguana about a year? Here are some quotes from some zoomed ads:

Iguan arium-"provides essential ventillation," and "glass tanks are o.k. for baby/small iguanas, but as they grow (18+ inches) you should move them into a rubber coated wire cage, like Zoomed's iguan-arium, to reduce stress and allow for normal climbing activity" and at the bottom of the ad it says "buy zoomed quality and keep your animal FOR ITS LIFETIME"

Iguana poncho- "fun and functional, this leash is a fashion statement" "this leah is the only rear leg leash (which is the correct method used in south america.)"

I don't know, but it does seem to me that keeping an iguana in a 3'x18"x4' cage would be good be good "for its lifetime". and yes ventilation is good, but housing it in a different enclosure is not depriving your iguana of anything. Further more, dressing iguanas in little poncho leashes is not only humiliating for the iguana the iguana poncho will break the spines off the iguana's back. This is most likely painful for the ig. Also, does anyone get the feeling that if they don't buy these products their pet willl suffer from stress and die or not live a happy life? I sure do. I guess Its just frustrating to see people (who don't know any better because they have bought everything the zoomed ads say) paying around $25 for four light bulbs when they can get a four pack elsewhere for $2 (just the two dollar bulbs don't have fancy packaging). I could go on all day, but you get the idea.

P.s. judging from the picture on top, doesn't look like that iguanarium is a bit to small for the iguana entering it?

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: Jamie, : That's good that you use Zoomed producrs and love them so much. And I do agree, they have the best UV bulbs. The thing I hate about them is the fact that many of their products do nothing for the animal and yet on the packaging they make it sound like without their product your pet will die. I'm not sure if its just me or is $9 a lot to pay for a simple incadesent bulb? or is $350 too much for a wire cage tat will last your iguana about a year? Here are some quotes from some zoomed ads: : Iguan arium-"provides essential ventillation," and "glass tanks are o.k. for baby/small iguanas, but as they grow (18+ inches) you should move them into a rubber coated wire cage, like Zoomed's iguan-arium, to reduce stress and allow for normal climbing activity" and at the bottom of the ad it says "buy zoomed quality and keep your animal FOR ITS LIFETIME" : Iguana poncho- "fun and functional, this leash is a fashion statement" "this leah is the only rear leg leash (which is the correct method used in south america.)" : I don't know, but it does seem to me that keeping an iguana in a 3'x18"x4' cage would be good be good "for its lifetime". and yes ventilation is good, but housing it in a different enclosure is not depriving your iguana of anything. Further more, dressing iguanas in little poncho leashes is not only humiliating for the iguana the iguana poncho will break the spines off the iguana's back. This is most likely painful for the ig. Also, does anyone get the feeling that if they don't buy these products their pet willl suffer from stress and die or not live a happy life? I sure do. I guess Its just frustrating to see people (who don't know any better because they have bought everything the zoomed ads say) paying around $25 for four light bulbs when they can get a four pack elsewhere for $2 (just the two dollar bulbs don't have fancy packaging). I could go on all day, but you get the idea. : P.s. judging from the picture on top, doesn't look like that iguanarium is a bit to small for the iguana entering it?

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