My son has asthma, so in 2001, we were looking for a pet that had no fur. We knew nothing about iguanas, but when we went into the pet store, they looked cute. We bought Iggi, and ignored the bogus advice of the pet store. We bought Iguanas for Dummies, and surfed the net too. We didn't know how to raise an iguana, but we did a pretty good job with our son. So we raised Iggi like a human child. We basically held her all day long, putting her into her enclosure to poop, and after she fell asleep on us, to bed on her driftwood branch in her enclosure. She is now about 3 years old, and as far as human daughters go, she still looks just like an iguana. However, as far as iguanas go, she acts like a human daughter. She is a free roamer, that does not bite, scratch, tail-whip, or require a leash when we take her outside for her daily walks. She is good around strangers, too. She is not really a pet, it's more like she's the only family member who doesn't have to dress up for St. Patricks day, as she is already green.

We have no other reptiles. Here is a picture of Iggi and her Mommy.

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Lamar, Debbie, Nathaniel and Iggi :>~

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