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Hi there my name is Sherrie and I am new to your board but I thought an Iguana board would be the best place to post and get the most opinions from

We are picking up an Iguana tomorrow. He is 2 years old and probably the healthest one I have ever seen. In my "olden" days by the time I was called to pick one up they were in pretty bad shape .. so getting one so healthy is just kind of GREAT!!!

Ok here is the question (well almost Oscar is 2 years old a little over 4 feet will come with both his inside cage, outside cage, UV lights, mister, fan, food (except for the veggies) that he has been eating. He will eat of your hand but was never taught to be people friendly. We will have to take him out of his outside cage to trasport him to our place. I know to watch out for his tail unless I want new scars

What would be the best way to trasport him? wrap him with his eyes covered to keep him calm? "towel" him and put in carrier? "towel" and carry (there will be two of us) .. also have any of you had to just "grab" one that is has not been tame? I need all the help I can get here so please any lurkers jump out and give your opinions to so I can wiegh everything together

by the way I do believe Oscar is a female as I don't remember seeing any orange at all but then that doesn't mean anything as I need new glasses I will take pictures and put them up tomorrow evening after we are home and settled .. but I really need to know what I am in for as for "capturing" him .. hmmmm her Will know more tomorrow

Thank you so much for helping a new one to your board
Sherrie
Mariah's Misfits

Dont "grab" if you have to drape a towel over him/her and cover the eyes and gently lift from the bottom. anything that you do now he will rememebr and will hinder his trust of you until you prove yourself. I would hold him if possible since he is so large. a pair of leather gloves and long sleeved shirt will pay off in the end Good luck let us know how things go
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Heather, Vern, Andy, Router, April And OODLES of fish

Thank you I hope you know I didn't really mean "grab" but my mind was running in a hundred directions and after reading y own post wished I had read it a couple of times before hitting send

Thank you so much for the info. I will let you know what is what tomorrow evening
Sherrie

I know you didnt mean grab. But many new owners read these posts to further their knowledge so I just went ahead and filled in
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Heather, Vern, Andy, Router, April And OODLES of fish