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Posted by Flavia Guimaraes on June 10, 2002 at 23:01:51:

In Reply to: Flavia... posted by Steve on June 10, 2002 at 09:04:38:

Your iguana is beautiful, one os the most beautiful I have seen!He is so big I thought he was at least 1, 20!!How old you said he was??Perhaps he is still growing...

In the photo I noticed some pink spots, some inside the black ones and some others in his sides, close to the back legs.As they are pink I thought they were old scars but if you say its not that's great!!They would heal anyway!

Iguanas also inflate their dewlaps to have more skin to expose to the sun.

If your ig does not try to bite you and if he lifts his head up towards your hand, its because he loves to be rubbed by you.My igs do the same!They close their eyes, open their mouths and stretch their heads in my direction so much they frequently fell down from the tree they like to climb.

It seems your ig is already a little bit tamed!!Your hands and wrists are not going to suffer very much!!
Congratulations for your ig!!

Flavia
feet!!: Spike is 40 inches long.. so I guess he is closer to 3 1/2 feet, sorry about that.

: Hmmm... I didn't realize he has scars. He has patches where he is shedding. I just went and looked closer at him, all of his skin/scales have the same texture, along his sides anyway. Where do you see scars on him?
: If he does have scars, I don't know what happened I've only had him a week.

: Thanks to everyone who posted info and suggestions! I want Spike to be healthy and happy. You all are great!

: Oh yeah I have one more question... When he inflates his dewlap, is that always a sign of aggresion? Because when I scratch his head, he will usuall inflate his dewlap. But he also lifts his head up toward my hand and close's his eyes.

: He has not tried to bite me, yet. He whipped his tail once, at our dog. I guess they won't be firends for a while. Spikes home is in my room, and our dog doesn't go in there. I wanted them to meet though so while Spike was in his cage, I took Taz in there. The reaction was an instant tail whip... So I keep them apart now.

: Thanks!
: Steve

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: Your iguana is beautiful, one os the most beautiful I have seen!He is so big I thought he was at least 1, 20!!How old you said he was??Perhaps he is still growing... : In the photo I noticed some pink spots, some inside the black ones and some others in his sides, close to the back legs.As they are pink I thought they were old scars but if you say its not that's great!!They would heal anyway! : Iguanas also inflate their dewlaps to have more skin to expose to the sun. : If your ig does not try to bite you and if he lifts his head up towards your hand, its because he loves to be rubbed by you.My igs do the same!They close their eyes, open their mouths and stretch their heads in my direction so much they frequently fell down from the tree they like to climb. : It seems your ig is already a little bit tamed!!Your hands and wrists are not going to suffer very much!! : Congratulations for your ig!! : Flavia : feet!!: Spike is 40 inches long.. so I guess he is closer to 3 1/2 feet, sorry about that. : : Hmmm... I didn't realize he has scars. He has patches where he is shedding. I just went and looked closer at him, all of his skin/scales have the same texture, along his sides anyway. Where do you see scars on him? : : If he does have scars, I don't know what happened I've only had him a week. : : Thanks to everyone who posted info and suggestions! I want Spike to be healthy and happy. You all are great! : : Oh yeah I have one more question... When he inflates his dewlap, is that always a sign of aggresion? Because when I scratch his head, he will usuall inflate his dewlap. But he also lifts his head up toward my hand and close's his eyes. : : He has not tried to bite me, yet. He whipped his tail once, at our dog. I guess they won't be firends for a while. Spikes home is in my room, and our dog doesn't go in there. I wanted them to meet though so while Spike was in his cage, I took Taz in there. The reaction was an instant tail whip... So I keep them apart now. : : Thanks! : : Steve

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