[Tasha]

But I don't want it to die by the time it is 2.

I was reading some articles about what makes a happy iguana...and ALOT of them die cause idiots (paging Logan...paging Logan) feed them cat food and it cuases kidney failure.

An Iguana in the wild eats 50...fucking FIFTY different types of plant matter! theyse fuckers can grow up to 5-6 feet long...and can live up to 20 fucking years. (Fuck you Furst, you know what I meant)

SEe man, I don't want to have an unhappy, depressed iguana.
Here are the top 5 reasons why iguana's die so young:

The Top 5 Contributors to Early Iguana Death:

#5 - Stress - The reason why we need to worry about things like internal parasites with captive reptiles is that captive reptiles are generally under a great deal of stress. Just as humans are more susceptible to illness when stressed, iguanas can become very ill when they are not housed under the proper conditions. You must be able to provide a very large cage for your potential iguana (taller and much wider than the iguana's total length) along with appropriately sized climbing branches and/or shelves. You must not subject the iguana to loud radios or bright televisions when it is trying to sleep. You must interact with the iguana so that it does not become bored out of its mind. Treat the iguana as you would like to be treated: give it plenty of food, exercise, attention, room to live and breathe, and treat it with respect. These are not little lizards that you can throw into a cage and watch them when you feel like it; an iguana is much more like a dog. You wouldn't throw your dog into a cage for the rest of its life and neglect it, would you?

#4 - Poor Diet - An iguana's nutritional demands are so far greater than most other reptiles (very few reptiles are strict herbivores) that many iguanas wind up with nutritional deficiencies despite a seemingly varied diet. It is important to understand that in the wild, iguanas eat 40-50 different varieties of leaves and flowers. In captivity, an iguana offered 5 different kinds of vegetables is lucky. You must learn to offer many different kinds of vegetables, you must learn which vegetables are the best ones to offer and which vegetables to stay away from. And, despite what you may have heard, dog food, cat food, and monkey food are not suitable foods for iguanas. Iguanas fed these foods regularly die of kidney failure by age 10. And these are not 10 happy, thriving years. It has been shown multiple times that iguanas in the wild are purely herbivores. Any insect matter they may take in is purely incidental. Do not expect to be able to open a can once or twice a week for your iguana's food. It will not survive long. Please see The Complete Guide for more important diet information!

#3 - Not Enough Sun - Not only do you need to consciously provide your potential iguana with a diet that is calcium-rich (most vegetables are calcium-poor) but you also have to provide your potential iguana with exposure to light in the UV-B range. That means direct, unfiltered sunlight. This is necessary for calcium absorption - without it, precious calcium will pass through the body unused. You need to be willing to take your iguana out into the sun during the summer months. Construct an outdoor cage. Construct a window seat of sorts. At the very least, buy full spectrum fluorescent bulbs to mount in your iguana's cage, and replace them every 6-12 months. These bulbs emit only a minute fraction of the UV-B emitted by the sun, so when used in lieu of natural sunlight they need to be turned on for 12-14 hours a day. And the iguana needs to sit less than 18 inches away from the bulbs. Without exposure to UV-B radiation, iguanas frequently suffer from calcium deficiency, leading to metabolic bone disease, which is lethal when untreated. Metabolic bone disease is one of the biggest killers of iguanas in captivity, and you can probably see why!

#2 - Neglect - It is very important that you are aware of your iguana every day. Look at its eyes, look at its body, touch it, interact with it. Unless you know exactly how your iguana looks, feels, and acts, you will not recognize problems when/if they arise. If you do not look at your iguana's stomach for many weeks at a time, it could very well be developing a fungal infection and you wouldn't even know it. Iguanas can and do suddenly die from systemic bacterial/fungal infections because their owners were not aware that there was a problem. The better you know your iguana, the better you will understand its needs. Please interact with your iguana. You'll become great friends.

#1 - Misunderstanding - You must learn what an iguana is, what it will grow up to be, and what it needs. Don't think you can change it, or that you can change with it. A healthy iguana will grow to be 5-6 feet in length, and will require a very large cage or an entire room to live in. It needs to climb. It needs stimulation. Iguanas are not suited to be "cage pets" - they are not happy just sitting in a cage all day with no attention or human interaction. They can and do get depressed. They do get sick. They do need medical (veterinary) attention. An iguana is a living creature, just like you. You are thinking of taking one into your home and dictating its entire future. You need to be responsible. You need to be able to provide it with what it needs and you need to be able to pay for it. So many iguanas are given away or abandoned when they get to be too big or too much trouble. This is traumatic for an iguana. Iguanas are not mere possessions - they live and breathe. Their eggs are stolen from the wild and the hatchlings who are lucky enough to make it to their country of destination alive have yet to endure more shipping, pet stores, and frequently, multiple owners. If you decide to buy an iguana, please make its next stop its last. Understand its needs, give it a good home, and keep it forever

^^^ I ripped that from an article, that's some deep shit. I want to love this iguana damnit and I want it to be happy.

[falnsenseofpryde]

ffffaaaaaggggg

[Tasha]

...fuck you bitch, you couldn't take care of a rat let alone a pet.

[falnsenseofpryde]

i take care of my guinea pig just fine


hes fucking cool

[Tasha]

and when he dies in 2 years, don't cry.

[falnsenseofpryde]

when your penis is chopped off tomrow and you go to the deli to get a sandwich and you are handed your wang, don't cry

[Tasha]

My penis is made of flesh like steel..it will take more than a wang cutting to hurt it.

[daiseyduked]

omg lmfao!

[AnnonUSA]

Children shouldn't you be in Bed? LOL.

[falnsenseofpryde]

hahahaa


i was sooo high

[JamaicanHerb]

guinnea pigs are fuckin gay as hell compared to an iguana, they can get huge, and they'll beat the fuck outta u and yur ass rat... I heard of more than 1 story of people who let them have free roam(the best way if u want it to get big and healthy) that will atleast scare away an intruder, and probably get a few big whacks in before he gets back out the door/window.. their pretty good first reptiles their friendly if handled enough

[AnnonUSA]

Originally Posted by JamaicanHerb

guinnea pigs are fuckin gay as hell compared to an iguana,

Thank You, I was waiting for someone to say that!

[Tasha]

my little sister had a guinea pig...but she was like 7 at the time.


EDIT: I'm a moron.

[Ta'veren]

iguanas are fuckin badass mang, you might as well be a 6 year old girl for thinking a guinea pig could possibly be better

[AnnonUSA]

A guinea pig is a Hamster on Steroids.

The Photographic proof....

Before:


After:
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Note that after the GP is most certainly gay! Note the Crown....

[daiseyduked]

omg that is cute lol