Infuriated at supposed unsuitability of iguanas! (Lizards)

Member Name: maria_avery

Product:	Lizards
Date:	06/11/01 (90 review reads)
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Advantages: Fascinating, friendly

Disadvantages: setup can be expensive and has to be large

When i see people writing about iguanas and how unsuitable they are as pets it really does infuriate me!
I have got and Iguana who i have had for 2 years now, she wasnt fully grown when i got her and even then she was 4ft long. Now she is in excess of 6ft long and one of the friendliest animals i have ever kept, this is out of dogs, cats, horses, fish and many more.

People say that iguanas are unsuitable as pets purely because they havent researched into their keeping enough, if they had then when they got an iguana it would be happy as larry. Iggy, ( my iguana, original i know! ) eats a variety of vegetable each day with a small amount of calcium sauce on top, she has a home made vivarium with several shelves so she can climb up and down, on her top shelf where she tends to sleep she has a pillow she lays on, she has a warm bath every day as she is potty trained and will only ever go to the toilet when she is in the bath, and when she gets out of the bath she climbs directly onto my bed sits on the pillow and waits for me to put my duvet over her.

When i go and put her back into her vivarium downstairs, she does cuddle me i swear, with both of her arms on my shoulders and her head resting on my cheek, im sure shes saying " thanks mum!"

So with the right kind of love and attention and looking after iguanas can be just as lovable and cuddly as your pet cat!

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