Re: I AGREE!! Thanks a lot! np

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Posted by Leenis on February 18, 1999 at 21:53:35:

In Reply to: Responsible Pet Ownership posted by Julie on February 18, 1999 at 13:28:59:

: Hello!

: I think the temptation to breed your iguanas would
: be very great. I love my ig a lot and I think it
: would be cool to see what his little offspring
: would look like, not to mention the experience of
: hatching, etc. BUT, and this is a big but, I think
: you need to look at the bigger picture of this my
: friend. National Iguana Awareness Day is coming up
: in September and the main point of it is that there
: are too many uninformed owners and breeders and vets
: and pet stores out there. The idea of bringing more
: unwanted iguanas into the world is scary. It's like
: owning a mutt... why breed it? You can't keep all
: the puppies, they are not worth any money, the pound
: is full up. But the worse part about breeding igs
: is that you just don't feed them kibble... they are
: hard pets to own and even if you do find owners for
: those adorable little baby igs, are they all going
: to be QUALIFIED owners? Are the igs just going to
: end up as someone's throw away pet, like 98% of
: them do anyway?

: I can totally see breeding iguanas IF you have a breed
: that is endangered or rare. But Giant Green Iguanas
: (Iguana Iguana) are CHEAP to buy, available in just
: about every pet store in every town and a huge
: percentage of them are given up when they start
: getting big.

: I hope you will seriously consider bringing more
: baby iguanas into the world. You sound like
: someone who really cares about your igs, so I hope
: you will do some forward thinking on this.

: Good luck to you.

: Julie

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: : Hello! : : I think the temptation to breed your iguanas would : : be very great. I love my ig a lot and I think it : : would be cool to see what his little offspring : : would look like, not to mention the experience of : : hatching, etc. BUT, and this is a big but, I think : : you need to look at the bigger picture of this my : : friend. National Iguana Awareness Day is coming up : : in September and the main point of it is that there : : are too many uninformed owners and breeders and vets : : and pet stores out there. The idea of bringing more : : unwanted iguanas into the world is scary. It's like : : owning a mutt... why breed it? You can't keep all : : the puppies, they are not worth any money, the pound : : is full up. But the worse part about breeding igs : : is that you just don't feed them kibble... they are : : hard pets to own and even if you do find owners for : : those adorable little baby igs, are they all going : : to be QUALIFIED owners? Are the igs just going to : : end up as someone's throw away pet, like 98% of : : them do anyway? : : I can totally see breeding iguanas IF you have a breed : : that is endangered or rare. But Giant Green Iguanas : : (Iguana Iguana) are CHEAP to buy, available in just : : about every pet store in every town and a huge : : percentage of them are given up when they start : : getting big. : : I hope you will seriously consider bringing more : : baby iguanas into the world. You sound like : : someone who really cares about your igs, so I hope : : you will do some forward thinking on this. : : Good luck to you. : : Julie

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