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Posted by xta on September 11, 2002 at 17:15:45:
In Reply to: Re: Iguana neuters most often don\'t have the effect we\'d like... posted by phunkeyphish on September 11, 2002 at 06:34:13:
They think that after a certain time has passed and behavioral responses become repetitious--(like aggression), pathways develop in the brain and nothing really completely reverses this. This next part may offend but remember it is coming from my vet, not me. He compared it to homosexuality. He said that studies show homosexuals start thinking and processing information in a different way since they were very young (regarding sexuality). You can't just give a drug or fix them so they will be straight. Pathways, responses, and behavior form for various stimuli and as with any living thing...that's how we learn to deal with the world around us.
He said that they have hormone therapy for iguanas but it hasn't proved very effective because the pathways seem to be set early on. He theorized that possibly if you started giving it to them when they were very young, it might stop future aggression. This is the paradox...you wouldn't know if yours ever needed it or not...and those meds aren't cheap. AND, he said if hormone therapy doesn't work, fixing them won't either.
Anyway, we were only talking about male iguanas at the time. Females are a whole different ballgame.
