HUGE Iguana on CL...

[Meatball]

What does one do with a lizard this large??

large iguana with cage

 

[Birdiemarie]

You do whatever he says!

 

[TikiLola]

Sadly, sell it on CL because it got too big.
She's a beauty though!

 

[WeasleyLover]

I would love a iguana that big! And that's such a good price for everything, but we live far away and I don't have any space. Has anyone seen the TV show on Disneychannel called Jessie? They own a huge lizard!

 

[Meatball]

You do whatever he says!

 

[Anfsurfer]

You should totally get her Crystal!

 

[Meatball]

You should totally get her Crystal!

 

[WeasleyLover]

Yeah Crystal, buy him! I'm sure he's sweet!

 

[allison]

My vet has a huge iguana. His cage is about 5x4'. This guy needs a bigger cage. Hope he finds a home with an iguana expert.

 

[lwis]

I used to have an iguana who was nearly that size. He was pretty calm, and would normally just chill out, but he wasn't an aggressive guy though. I knew someone who had a rehomed adult iguana who was quite aggressive; apparently she would chase my friend's room mate around their apartment! Yikes!

 

[AmberMuffinz]

This guy needs a bigger cage.

More like his own two story house

 

[Chicobo]

I rescued an iguana that large once! Her body was about two feet long and her tail was another four. I carried her something like 30 city blocks inside my coat, because it was early fall and chilly. I only took her because a friend asked me to come see her -- the family was giving her away and he was worried about her. Turns out they had only been feeding her CANNED CARROTS, no lights or heat, kept her in a dog crate that barely fit her body (her poor tail was twisted around her) and were planning on just letting her loose in the park if they couldn't find an adopter! So I decided I would just take her. Big mistake, of course, but when I got her home she happily ate about a dozen grape tomatoes, some pizza crust, a bunch of lettuce, grapes...she was great. She hated them, hissed and flared and spit, but with me she was totally docile. Wonderful animal. I adored her. I named her Sunny But I was very worried -- she had what looked like an abcess in her mouth that the owners had been (get this) cleaning out with RUBBING ALCOHOL. But I was fairly sure that's not what it was, so I took her to the emergency vet. Turned out she had Metabolic Bone Disease that was SO advanced she wasn't going to live. Ultimately we had to put her down because she was suffering and it would have cost THOUSANDS to give her even a month or two more of life. Poor girl. ;(

But when I spoke to the exotics vet, she said yes, my research was right -- apparently a fully grown adult iguana's MINIMUM cage requirements are 7 foot high by 10 foot wide by at least 5 foot deep!

I do miss Sunny, though. She and I had a real thing. Iguanas are great! Hope this one finds a happy ending.

 

[Bokkapooh]

Iggies are great! I knew someone who kept their 6ft male cage free. He had hanging basking lights that would allow heat and light to the back of the couch and that's where Iggy spent 60-70% of his time.

 

[Ming-Ming]

My friend Judy had one. He pretty much roamed the house LOL.

 

[Chicobo]

Iggies are great! I knew someone who kept their 6ft male cage free. He had hanging basking lights that would allow heat and light to the back of the couch and that's where Iggy spent 60-70% of his time.

That's awesome! It would depend on the iguana, IMHO, but only because I've seen and heard that iguanas can get VERY aggressive in mating season and even react to shirt color and scent, like birds do! Plus an iguana's whipping tail HURTS!

 

[Birdiemarie]

I had a neighbor who had four large ones who lived in their sun room.

 

[TextsFromParrots]

You ride it like a pony! I remember one of the big iguana's at the zoo I worked at. He was SO mellow and laid back.