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Posted by Mr. D on December 21, 2002 at 14:16:04:
In Reply to: Re: Just be sure... posted by beardiebaby on December 21, 2002 at 02:08:39:
Here's where you're wrong. I DON'T want all of the iguanas that I have. I'd MUCH rather be able to concentrate on simply caring for what I consider my "personal" pets. Unfortunately, there are very few if any shelters in this country that are willing or properly equipped to handle ANY form of reptile let alone iguanas. And as much as I do love these green critters I don't feel that they should be available to any schmuck that has the sometimes $5 to purchase one because in many of those cases the purchaser has absolutely no knowledge of either husbandry or expense to PROPERLY care for an iguana. As far as someone "mating two iguanas to get ours" the greater reality of it is that the first couple hundred thousand were most likely removed from the wild to fill the demand. After that, nests were raided to collect unhatched eggs or in extreme cases gravid females were literally gutted in the wild and the eggs removed that way. These days, fortunately/unfortunately GGI's are farmed for the industry for the most part. Ever find out just how many hatchlings live past the first year of their existance? The world would be a much less crowded place if humans had the same mortality rate.....
The "responsible" thing to do would be to make sure that the eggs weren't given the chance to hatch in the first place thereby eliminating any possibility of HAVING to find "caring responsible homes". "Caring responsible homes" are few and far between when it comes to iguanas. Just ask the 14 igs that have been here with me anywhere from 8 months to 2 years. Offer homes for HER iguanas? Or the 30, 40 or 50+ that someplace like Colorado Reptile Rescue has. I can't find enough "caring responsible homes" for the iguanas that I already have here. WHY would I offer to take on these ESPECIALLY when the problem could be prevented before the eggs hatch. If "we all know the situation with the overpopulation of iguanas" then why the H**L further contribute to it?
Tell you what, if/when the igs are hatched let's have Georgia microchip all of the igs. That way if any of them end up in rescue or shelter situations we'll be able to identify them and then we'll be able to RETURN them to both you and Georgia to find yet another "caring responsible home" - how's that sound? "It's a wonderful experience" my a**....
