The many faces of sid (DU KILLER)

[oxsherxo88]

.............The many sleeping positions of Sid ..........








...............The "I hate you and everyone else in the world" face/dont touch me ............





...............And my favorite the Smiley Sid face ................

[Shelby]

Wow he sure knows how to crash!

He's really a handsome fellow.

[jglass38]

I love iggys. Do they ever just stay even tempered and not turn into maniacs? I went over to our neighbor's the other night and his sat on my shoulder for a while. I would love to have one...

[frankykeno]

You know Jamie I think they are manageable if one knows their ways and is firm with them (and can afford the large housing and higher feeding costs). My friend that rescues iggy's has three currently - all females. I have read that a large percentage of male iguana's become difficult at sexual maturity though. The one young female is quite trustworthy. The other adult rescue female is a quite friendly iguana and will lean into you to be patted and stroked. The other adult female rescue is very moody and can be difficult to manage. I know my friend says it's kind of like having a dominant natured dog...you have to be strict and sometimes very firm with them, set limits and enforce them. Her iggy's for instance are never allowed to go on anyone's head. Apparently this would give them the idea they are the dominant one. Other than that she always makes me wear a long sleeved sweatshirt so they don't accidentally scratch and if they act up she firmly corrects them. I don't know how much an iggy can learn but hers do seem to get the point and either settle down or are put back in their enclosures promptly (she calls it "grounding the iggy" LOL)


I'd maybe think about adopting a young one though from a rescue. There's so very many of them abandoned each year from owners that didn't know what they were getting into with that $18.00 pet store little green lizard.

[jglass38]

Interesting take on things..I think they are awesome and would love to have one. Of course I would love to have one of everything! I love lizards and my Mali is great but not very interactive and cuddly. Of course the snakes would rather be left alone than forced to hang out with me. So that leaves me with the cats. I love my cats more than anything but my big guy that died last year was the only real lap cat. The others are very independent and hang out when they want to. I am probably looking in the wrong place as an Iguana isn't that either.

[frankykeno]

You know we've been seriously looking at getting a Bearded Dragon after this transfer is done and we are settled in again. For us anyways, that's a nice compromise...a bit bigger lizard but not quite so large at maturity. I know Jeanne's husband Brian has a wonderful relationship with his one male Beardie who is very friendly so I've heard. I don't think any lizard is going to be really super cuddly but might be a thought for you to explore.

[Shelby]

If you don't mind a bigger lizard.. tegus are extremely interactive and actually enjoy being petted. They are also more intelligent than your average lizard.

[jglass38]

Yeah..You are probably right. But I dont want anything that eats crickets. Too much of a pain to get in my area.

[The Cannibal Monkey]

I love the iguana, they really are awesome lizards ^__^


From what you guys have said, it sounds like they're pretty intelligent and have cool personalities....this is in completely contrast to this amazingly ignorant book I have about iguanas that basically says "They're stupid". Seriously, I don't know how the author has living pet iguanas...but anyway, I never really thought of them as having much of a personality. It's always nice to learn new things

[cassandra]

Lol...what a personality...I love the snooze-in-the-hamock shot. =)