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I recently brought my male green iguana to a 4-H petting zoo too help out for a scewl.Now at or church the pastor wants me to bring my iguana to church to show to children.Give me some tips
Plus children need to know reptiles are good..

Thanx for ur help
~Igygurl~

Hello Iggygurl;
I would suggest putting a harness on Kiwi before taking him. Make it early, as they are day lizards. Give him every opportunity to poop before going. Bring baby wipes in a ziplock baggy in case he does. Bring your camera to take pictures! He'll be adorable. Let us know how it went.
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Lamar, Debbie, Nathaniel and Iggi :>~

Sure ig_Daddy.......Ill get plenty of photos....then ill post them

Be prepared! I used to volunteer for an non-profit that did rehab & educational programs for native raptors. Having a compound full of cages, we also ended up taking in a variety of other critter (eventually including 4 green Ig's, that have since become my own personal responsibility & reward). At any rate, occasionally we'd bring one of the big Ig's to close the education program (after all, you can pet an Ig easier than most Red Tail Hawks) and I'll never forget the night we went to a huge Cub Scout jamboree they held at the old Dallas Cowboys training camp. There were SOOO many LITTLE boys there. They all sat somewhat patiently (figgitingly actually) through the raptor program and as the speaker was closing I got Shirley out of the carrier and began approaching the front of the low stage on which we were perched. Let me tell you what. . . when the speaker said "you can come up and pet the Iguana if you'd like", those little guys rushed the stage like a bunch of teenagers at a Beetles concert. Yikes!!!

Hence my advice "be prepared".
Rebecca (and the zoo)

Yeah...im prepared...Ive did it twice with Kiwi...The gurls i babysit had a easter party and i brought a rabbit and my iguana for petting zoo....Thanx for all yalls help

~Iggygurl~

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