I agree in most of what you write, but....

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Posted by Bosse on June 24, 2001 at 05:56:52:

In Reply to: Question for those who have kids & igs posted by j on June 20, 2001 at 17:41:52:

I'm always get scared when people say things like " I've had it for so and so many years with no problems" and "my kids know how to react" ( no offence intended ). The problem is that it MAY only take ONE occation and it becomes a life time problem! NEVER forget that accidents allways tend to happen just that particular second that you don't look - the phone rings....the meal gets burned on the stove..and so on.
I agree that there can be problems with ANY pet, but regarding iguanas there are several aspects to consider...free roaming for instance gives the germs possibilities to be everywhere and grow, regardless of how much you wash your hands and change clothes...the handling risks are also many and when things happen they do it in a split second, maybe with a lifelong scar in the face or a serious whip with the tail in the eye as a result.
I don't say that you should never keep kids and igs, I'm just saying that you should never take it lightly and NEVER ever think that its without risk if you just use common scense, because we all know that you can't be alert 100 % of the time!!
Beside that you also know that igs may change their temperament VERY quickly, form a calm lovable cutie to a raging monster!

My opinion

Bosse

( I will probably get slaughtered for this, but I still have to express my concerns!)

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: I'm always get scared when people say things like " I've had it for so and so many years with no problems" and "my kids know how to react" ( no offence intended ). The problem is that it MAY only take ONE occation and it becomes a life time problem! NEVER forget that accidents allways tend to happen just that particular second that you don't look - the phone rings....the meal gets burned on the stove..and so on. : I agree that there can be problems with ANY pet, but regarding iguanas there are several aspects to consider...free roaming for instance gives the germs possibilities to be everywhere and grow, regardless of how much you wash your hands and change clothes...the handling risks are also many and when things happen they do it in a split second, maybe with a lifelong scar in the face or a serious whip with the tail in the eye as a result. : I don't say that you should never keep kids and igs, I'm just saying that you should never take it lightly and NEVER ever think that its without risk if you just use common scense, because we all know that you can't be alert 100 % of the time!! : Beside that you also know that igs may change their temperament VERY quickly, form a calm lovable cutie to a raging monster! : My opinion : Bosse : ( I will probably get slaughtered for this, but I still have to express my concerns!)

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