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Earlier this year I purchased a group of adult het. for t-positive albino Green Iguanas and today got my first clutch of 39 good eggs, I'm so excited I had to tell someone and everyone!!!!! Thanks...Tom Crutchfield

Good for you, but I must warn you, people here are not too fond of iguana breeding. There's so many on the market and in shelter already.
But, I can understand your excitement.
Make sure to post a pic of an albino hatchling if u get one!

-IJ

I understand the idea of NOT breeding Iguanas. When an animal becomes so cheap it is purchased on an whim it is a bad thing. Rest assured NONE of these babies will be at a shelter nor will they need to be rescued. By the way my backyard and everyone elses are covered in wild Green Iguanas. I live in S.E. Florida. Most people have a resident male Iguana and a harem of 2-4 females living in their yards. The same lizards live there unless the're displaced by larger more dominant lizards!! Tom Crutchfield

I do hope that means you are microchipping these animals so that they can be returned to you. Having a rescue operation that has recieved in the past year two albino iguanas in the same level of neglect, MBD and Kidney failure, I wont be shocked as the breeding of albinos increases to the level of the other species, with in a few years Albino greens will be in every rescue.

Cindy
Small Scale Reptile Rescue
Milwaukee WI

I mean no direspect.But if you find any in a rescue iwill rescue every albino that ends up in one.I'm no expert but I know there is not many albinos and breeding is very rare.I think Tom can verify.Personaly I would love to see a colony of albinos here in fla.And I'm sure tom is micro chipping But reason would be for theft not someone intoducing to the wild.
Mike

I will donate $500 for each albino iguana you find in a shelter to the charity of your choice. That is ridiculous to think that albino iguanas are so common that their being neglected. There have only been a handfull of albino iguanas to date. Even if the're bred in any kind of numbers they will still bring several hundred dollars each. Tom

Personally, I don't find albino iguanas aesthetically pleasing. I also worry about the health problems that come along with the albinism. But, there is a market for them and I hope you keep the price high to discourage impulse buying.

I've been doing rescue now for 12 years and I will tell you that eventually you run across all kinds of animals in rescue. We have taken in Tiger Retics when they were selling for $2000. Last year we did a massive rescue operation that brought in 4 Cyclura Iguanas, Croc monitors!, Bluetail monitors, Blackthroat monitors, Argus monitors, Argus/Flavi cross, Timor monitors, and 9 beautiful adult Tegus (easily $10,000 retail). We currently have a gorgeous pair of Leopard tortoises that are new intakes. We had some corutia in when they were selling for $600.

Eventually we will be seeing albino and red iguanas in rescue.

Why don't you contact me and maybe I can help find homes for some of the animals and arrange funding to help out. My e-mail address is herpsltd@bellsouth.net. Thanks

Not to burst people's bubbles, but albino reptiles in generals are considered genetically 'inferior', that is, more problematic in both health and survival.

Only reason albinism is so sought after is because it is 'cool' and 'different', but in reality albino reptiles have a more difficult time thermoregulating etc... Personally, I'd rather see an albino colony never happen, if anything the gene should be contained.

-IJ

Actually your dead wrong! I brought in the first albino burmese pythons , yes Bob Clark got them from me. I also back in the 90's bought a pair of hatchling albino iguanas and in 18 months they were 3' long. Lou DododonofSerpent SAfari bought those from me. In 1994 I acquired 8 albino alligators (not the leaucistic ones] and kept them outside on my crocodile farm. They are now at Alligator Adventure in South Carolina. That is a total myth that albino reptiles have trouble in thermoregulation. I know, I've had and bred lots of species of albinos. Their eyesight is notgood but other than that there is no problem. Your not "busting my bubble" as i'm probably as or more aware than anybody on husbandry and marketing of herps. Tom Crutchfield

By the way all my adults are microchipped because of the potential for theft because of their value. Tom

HeyTom
The t pos.Don't seem to have the same problems as the regular albino trait or do they? Has anyone made caramel burms yet?I know you were working with some or someone.I saw stans in person wow beatiful.
Mike
Ps wrong place for question but curious.

Mike call me as I'm a horrible typist....TC

Hello Tom,
Can't wait to see these available! They are absolutely beautiful and their eyes resemble red gem stones! Good luck and keep me posted... Thanks- Mike