Iguanas:

[CTReptileRescue]

Hi all, as of now Rusty Reptiles has in our care 3 iguanas. 1 large spayed female, 1 large male, and a juvi male.
I have had a few requests for pics, so here are a few shots.
I hope you enjoy them:
JUVI:

Large male:

Large adult female:
(In this photo you can see why it is not a good idea to cage them in wire enclosures. You can clearly see her nose scarring from the nose rubbing on wire.)

Male trying to figure out where the female is off too:

Female on left, male on right:

Female and our little man coloring in spiderman together:


I hope you enjoy
Thanks
Rusty

[MrsMacWin]

Those are really cool pics Rusty. Thanks for sharing them. I love the last one that is so cute.

[CTReptileRescue]

Thanks, Griffin (our little man) loves the female, they can both just sit and observe each other all day. She literally knows his schedule, and has definatly picked him as a buddy in the house. He loves to pick dandelions for her to munch on too.
Thanks
Rusty

[MrsMacWin]

My daughter was looking over my shoulder and saw that pic and thought it was cool. That is really cool that they get to grow up together. My daughter is now wanting her own ball python. Kids are great, if only they were as quite as reptiles,lol.

[The_Godfather]

Wow, what are they like to keep?

[Smynx]

Rusty, that last picture is adorable.

[CTReptileRescue]

Thanks for the compliment guys.
Godfather, they can be a handful, full of attitude and expensive vet bills.
The female for instance ate a pair of griffins socks! Luckily she passed them, and has recovered.
We get calls on iguanas literally everyday! They are the #1 throwaway pet in America, sad but true.
They do get to a large size, female is approx. 6 feet and the male is 5 feet, both under 5 years of age. They need a good diet, not just lettuce, but a large variety of colorful, healthy veggies and fruits. It is also imperative that they get good UV lighting. Since our large female free roams, we invested in a large mercury bulb, proven to emit good levels of UV, (same the zoos use), but pricey.
I think if you are able to provide these animals with good nutrition, enough room and understanding (they definatly have there own personalities) then go for it. But please remember to adopt! If America’s pet stores stopped selling them, there would still be enough in rescue shelters to provide iguanas for anyone who wanted them. Probably for years to come.
Here is a helpful link about iguanas:

http://www.greenigsociety.org/
http://www.iguanaden.com/main.htm

This following site is my best friends, she does great work with her iguanas, and has a few different species ( yup there are different species). But it has some great pictures, and wonderful information. (Plus don’t tell my male ig this, but Pugsley is “the man”..lol Check it out:
http://reptilecare.com/index.html

If you guys may have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
Thanks
Rusty

[JLC]

Thank you so much for sharing that, Rusty! Cool pictures and great information!

That picture with Griffin is just TOO cute!! (She at his socks??? :shock: )

[CTReptileRescue]

Yup a pair of his socks!
She seemed to slow down on her eating so after two days, we took her in for bloodwork (we are very particular about her health) and knowing they can have so many liver / kidney problems, and not knowing her previose history we wanted to get her a checkup. And low and behold as we are waiting for the results (24hour labwork), she poops out one sock, well that explained it! then three days later she poooped out the other one. It was a bit amazing actullay. She is a big lizard, but compared to a sock, she has a small digestive system, so it was quite impressive..lol
Thanks
Rusty

[Marla]

I love that last picture, Rusty. I hope the socks were 100% cotton!