Not true....majority of iglets aren't captive bred...they're imported!

Posted by BabyHerp on July 20, 2001 at 03:45:57:

In Reply to: if there are so many homeless iguanas why are breeders.... posted by doug on July 19, 2001 at 19:19:14:

El Salvador is the only country exporting farm raised green iguana. @175,000 made their way into the US last year. Pet stores buy them at about $1.50-2.50 a piece. Sell them for $8-15.oo to Joe Schmoe....and $300++ in accessories and supplies, per iguana.Not a bad profit for THEM! Not many people captive breed their iguanas, there isn't a market for them for one...pet stores won't buy them for more than a couplea bucks. If we can get El Salvador/ Fluker Farms to stop exporting them here....then there may be a reason to advocate captive breeding. Captive bred is always better than imports (disease/parasite wise).
My male ig is neutered, my female ig is spayed...that's where I stand on breeding green iguana.

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: El Salvador is the only country exporting farm raised green iguana. @175,000 made their way into the US last year. Pet stores buy them at about $1.50-2.50 a piece. Sell them for $8-15.oo to Joe Schmoe....and $300++ in accessories and supplies, per iguana.Not a bad profit for THEM! Not many people captive breed their iguanas, there isn't a market for them for one...pet stores won't buy them for more than a couplea bucks. If we can get El Salvador/ Fluker Farms to stop exporting them here....then there may be a reason to advocate captive breeding. Captive bred is always better than imports (disease/parasite wise). : My male ig is neutered, my female ig is spayed...that's where I stand on breeding green iguana.

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