:-) I can relate over here too...

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Posted by Mark on March 06, 2002 at 02:46:51:

In Reply to: Adoption doesn't mean you can only get an adult msg posted by Ig Chick on March 05, 2002 at 17:34:28:

We have 10 juvies... Or at least that is what i call them! 5 are 2 yrs plus, but no bigger than a 6 month old at the most. The other 5 are typical young igs, pet store size and age.

We always have a broad range of adults as well... Smaller adults, large adults, nice ones and nasty ones. The real nasty ones stay with us the longest, for obvious reasons. Takes a special kind of person to handle the um... violent ones.

We too screen all applicants, and make sure they are fully qualified to care for the iguana they are interested in.

My preferred scenario is a local person, who can foster an iguana first, to see what caring for an iguana is really like. More often than not, after fostering an iguana for a few months, they will go ahead and adopt that one anyway.

Occasionally, they will find out they are not ready for the responsibility, and the iguana will come back to us. No biggie, as long as they provide the necessary care for it while they have it.

We also have some people who like to work with one for a while, and then try a different one. This helps us as well, because they can give more one-on-one time with an iguana than we can.

There are lots of options when it comes to adopting an iguana. You just need to check with your local rescue to see what they are willing to do.

Mark

: Right now we have 5 juveniles and of those 2 are hatchlings available for adoption. So, depending on what your local rescue has, you may have your pick of age, sex and size.

: As a matter of policy, although I can't speak for any other resuces, we do not adopt out sick animals. Aggressive animals are only adopted out to well qualified homes, never to a first time iggy owner.

: Age, sex and size, IMHO, are personal choices. No matter what a first timer would like, the most important thing is that they have the proper education to care corectly for an iguana.If you were to ask me on a personal level what I prefer, I like a sub-adult iguana. They are not as skittish in most cases as a hatchling and yet they are still young enough to be socialized.

: Good luck to you!

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: We have 10 juvies... Or at least that is what i call them! 5 are 2 yrs plus, but no bigger than a 6 month old at the most. The other 5 are typical young igs, pet store size and age. : We always have a broad range of adults as well... Smaller adults, large adults, nice ones and nasty ones. The real nasty ones stay with us the longest, for obvious reasons. Takes a special kind of person to handle the um... violent ones. : We too screen all applicants, and make sure they are fully qualified to care for the iguana they are interested in. : My preferred scenario is a local person, who can foster an iguana first, to see what caring for an iguana is really like. More often than not, after fostering an iguana for a few months, they will go ahead and adopt that one anyway. : Occasionally, they will find out they are not ready for the responsibility, and the iguana will come back to us. No biggie, as long as they provide the necessary care for it while they have it. : We also have some people who like to work with one for a while, and then try a different one. This helps us as well, because they can give more one-on-one time with an iguana than we can. : There are lots of options when it comes to adopting an iguana. You just need to check with your local rescue to see what they are willing to do. : Mark : : Right now we have 5 juveniles and of those 2 are hatchlings available for adoption. So, depending on what your local rescue has, you may have your pick of age, sex and size. : : As a matter of policy, although I can't speak for any other resuces, we do not adopt out sick animals. Aggressive animals are only adopted out to well qualified homes, never to a first time iggy owner. : : Age, sex and size, IMHO, are personal choices. No matter what a first timer would like, the most important thing is that they have the proper education to care corectly for an iguana.If you were to ask me on a personal level what I prefer, I like a sub-adult iguana. They are not as skittish in most cases as a hatchling and yet they are still young enough to be socialized. : : Good luck to you!

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