Re: Anyone ever relocate an established adult ig?

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Posted by Traci on April 05, 1999 at 10:48:25:

In Reply to: Anyone ever relocate an established adult ig? posted by J on April 04, 1999 at 19:58:58:

After relocatin several adult, established iggys, I can offer the following... provide the new owner with the ENTIRE cage setup your ig was used to. Also, make a detailed listing of your ig's usual foods as well as what time of day you feed and how it is presented, how often he is accustomed to free roaming, being handled, etc. Give them as much detail on the daily life of your ig as you can.. Hopefully, if they are good owners, they will completely duplicate what your ig is used to and only his 'view' will change from the cage.

: I have been looking for a good home for my 5 year old iguana for the past few months. My wife has begun to provide daycare in our home which severly limits "Gus's" free roaming time. We thought we could find him a place where he would get the attention that we can't provide anymore. After queries with friends didn't pan out we placed a classified ad and found what we think is a good home. He has been gone for a week and hasn't adjusted. He hasn't eaten and isn't very active--homesick, I guess. This particular iguana has been prone to getting upset like this with any major change in his life--moving his cage to a different room, etc. So I don't know if this is his normal reaction or more serious. Have any of you had to relocate your ig or received someone else's? I am wondering what your experiences were. Also, what kind of time should we give him before we go get him back? I assume a healthy individual can go for awhile without much food but what is the danger zone and how can the new owner help him adjust?

: Hope you can help.

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: After relocatin several adult, established iggys, I can offer the following... provide the new owner with the ENTIRE cage setup your ig was used to. Also, make a detailed listing of your ig's usual foods as well as what time of day you feed and how it is presented, how often he is accustomed to free roaming, being handled, etc. Give them as much detail on the daily life of your ig as you can.. Hopefully, if they are good owners, they will completely duplicate what your ig is used to and only his 'view' will change from the cage. : : I have been looking for a good home for my 5 year old iguana for the past few months. My wife has begun to provide daycare in our home which severly limits "Gus's" free roaming time. We thought we could find him a place where he would get the attention that we can't provide anymore. After queries with friends didn't pan out we placed a classified ad and found what we think is a good home. He has been gone for a week and hasn't adjusted. He hasn't eaten and isn't very active--homesick, I guess. This particular iguana has been prone to getting upset like this with any major change in his life--moving his cage to a different room, etc. So I don't know if this is his normal reaction or more serious. Have any of you had to relocate your ig or received someone else's? I am wondering what your experiences were. Also, what kind of time should we give him before we go get him back? I assume a healthy individual can go for awhile without much food but what is the danger zone and how can the new owner help him adjust? : : Hope you can help.

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