I just adopted a "male" iguana from a very good owner who just did not have the time for him anymore. He is aprox. 10 1/2 years old. He came with a huge enclosure. It is about 80"Tx75"Lx55"D and it is made of plexiglass. It is 3 shelves on different levels. He has a 24" iguana 5.0 uva/uvb bulb and 2 50 watt basking spott lamps that are on during the day and 2 50 watt nignt basking lamps that are on at night. He is very nice. He has been handled by his previous owners daily for life. And he looks very healthy.

He has been going to the bottom of his cage in the corner and just kind of hiding there. I'm assuming he's just freaked out right now and needs to get used to his new environment. How long should it take him to come around??? He spent 2hours in the truck with us on the way home and I've been handling him a little bit here and there a few minutes at a time to try and get him used to me without overwhelming him to much. Should I hold off until he is used to being here or should I continue???

Also, the only breeding season behavior that he has had is not eating. When I had a male iguana He tried mating with our cat daily and left his "stuff" all over his counter. You could definately tell that he was a boy. Do you think that maybe he is a she???



Thanks for any advice. I will post pictures as soon as I can.



Thank you,

Jennifer

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• Just adopted an iguana. Have a few questions. Long Post. Sorry. - JenniferLM22, Fri Feb 27 01:37:44 2004
• RE: Just adopted an iguana. Have a few questions. Long Post. Sorry. - zelda, Fri Feb 27 07:15:12 2004
• RE: Just adopted an iguana. Have a few questions. Long Post. Sorry. - riiotgrrl, Fri Feb 27 08:02:17 2004
• Thanks for the info - JenniferLM22, Fri Feb 27 11:37:48 2004
• RE: Thanks for the info - riiotgrrl, Fri Feb 27 16:24:43 2004