Iguanas Forum

Click Here To Register and Become A Member Of The RepticZone Family  

Back to Iguanas Forum   Forums   Home   Members Area  

Audib30   Mrs.Bonsell   Really   Audib30   Audib30   Audib30   Olesen   Audib30   Mrs.Bonsell   Cphill58   Audib30   Really   Audib30

Member	Message
#2273237 Audib30 View Profile	Hello! Hi there! I recently joined this AWESOME community and wanted to officially introduce myself!! I have been caring for lizards since 2005 with my experience lying with CWD’s ( I started with my sweet Killerbelle who is no longer here, and Vanderson, my mama’s boy) but I rescued a darling iguana from a horrid person who is friends with my boyfriend’s sister. We have had Zelda since March 2nd and it has been the best choice I ever made. I had done a lot of research on iguanas and had planned to get one eventually but not anytime soon. When I found out her situation and my very large available tank I had got by chance at the same time I knew it was fate. She came very malnourished, scared to death, and missing a good 3 inches of her tail (which I later found in the filthy mess of tiny tank she was in:/ ) She had made an HUGE improvement and becomes more trusting everyday. I can’t believe how fast she is growing and will need to get her room ready sooner than I thought! :) Her tail now looks to be close to the length it would be if it was never injured. I am also relieved at how forgiving Vanderson has been for bringing in another lizard into his domain. Although they do not interact with each other ( for both their safety, of course) they are aware of each other and seem to have the same curiosity from a far, and that’s how mama is going to keep it!! ;) I am having trouble uploading pictures so I am attempting to post some links... :) Autumn, Zelda, and VandersonzeldaZelda2Vanderson
07/13/12  11:50pm
#2273248 Mrs.Bonsell View Profile	Message To: Audib30   In reference to Message Id: 2273237  Hello! Welcome! I recently became an iguana owner (again, after many years) out of nowhere too. Busy building my Ella a huge cage and just spoiling the crap out of her. She’s a wonderful addition to our little zoo here lol
07/14/12  12:59am
#2273250 Really View Profile	Message To: Mrs.Bonsell   In reference to Message Id: 2273248  Hello! Welcome! We crave pictures around here so I hope you will post some soon! By now, I’m sure you have learned that tank and iguana don’t go well in the same sentence -- even the largest tank is only a temporary enclosure. One other bad thing about tanks is that you have to come at the iguana from overhead and that always freaks them out. Still, most people start out with tanks as their iguanas’ first temporary home. Congratulations on the tail growing back so well!
07/14/12  01:15am
#2273265 Audib30 View Profile	Message To: Really   In reference to Message Id: 2273250  Hello! Yep, for now Zelda is in a tank that is 3ft high, 4ft long, and 1.8ft wide. We decked it out pretty good and boy does she love it after the gross thing she was in before! It is in her own bedroom, which we will be converting to a space for her. As she is still adjusting to us, we let her come out and investigate our apartment and she does a walk through and then goes right back in her tank, lol. I am glad she feels safe and secure in it. I always come and sit on the floor so I am not hovering over (it has a sliding front door which is great) so I can be level with her. You have to be very steady and bring you hand close to her face first and not down by her tail because of how she was previously handled. The person who had her used to snatch her up and scare the crap out of her. I am guessing that they grabbed her tail one time and that is how it came off, but I really do not know. She also had no uvb light and was only fed iceberg lettuce :( I am so glad she happily ate all the greens and veggies we offer her right away. That really helped us with the fast tail growth. I couldn’t believe how fast it came once it started. I am going to work on getting some before and after photos up here!
07/14/12  07:57am
#2273278 Audib30 View Profile	Message To: Audib30   In reference to Message Id: 2273265  Hello! This shows Zelda’s tail when we brought her home These next ones are her now 4 months later! :)
07/14/12  12:44pm
#2273282 Audib30 View Profile	Message To: Audib30   In reference to Message Id: 2273278  Hello! Here are some more now that I got my photos to work!! She loves her hammock!! just hanging out This is one of the older ones, a pretty girl but glad she’s put more weight on!
07/14/12  12:57pm
#2273286 Olesen View Profile	Message To: Audib30   In reference to Message Id: 2273282  Hello! what a beauty :) her tail looks really good.
07/14/12  01:17pm
#2273288 Audib30 View Profile	Message To: Olesen   In reference to Message Id: 2273286  Hello! Thank you! She’s my little princess :)
07/14/12  01:23pm
#2273296 Mrs.Bonsell View Profile	Message To: Audib30   In reference to Message Id: 2273288  Hello! She has such beautiful coloring!
07/14/12  02:07pm
#2273313 Cphill58 View Profile	Message To: Mrs.Bonsell   In reference to Message Id: 2273296  Hello! Ohhh you have done so well with her....congrats !! and welcome.... We usually load photos to a free photo server (Photo Bucket)...and then link them here , but I see you figured it out. She is sooo lucky to have found you ....I started with CWD too...sadly they are not as sturdy as some species and as I was also rescuing the guy , he finally succumbed to the infections and my Visa couldn’t fix it. Glad you found a good place to call home....just shout for help anytime Chris
07/14/12  03:49pm
#2273323 Audib30 View Profile	Message To: Cphill58   In reference to Message Id: 2273313  Hello! Thank you Chris! This place has so much great information and fellow reptile lovers!! Just by reading old posts I have gained so much knowledge that will help me be a better lizard mommy! :)
07/14/12  04:26pm
#2273485 Really View Profile	Message To: Audib30   In reference to Message Id: 2273323  Hello! Zelda is beautiful I’m so excited that she will have her own room!
07/15/12  10:30pm
#2273985 Audib30 View Profile	Message To: Really   In reference to Message Id: 2273485  Hello! Thank you! I am very excited to start planning out her room! :)
07/19/12  08:39pm

Back to Iguanas Forum   Forums   Home   Members Area