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So, I always read this forum. But today I decided to look around at others. I was horrified from what I saw! There were people all around the world that have iguanas and dont know anything about them what so ever. There are people that have juvenile iguanas in closets with out proper lighting or temps. People with igs that are paralyzed from the cold or improper lighting. Others feeding their igs stuff like hotdogs. Oh the humanity! Im glad that there is a group of individuals in this world that know how to propertly take care of their pets.

Heres just an example of one post I saw that made me cringe:

Subject : RE: Sick Iguana?????
Posted : 2003-04-09 1:34 AM
Post #29 - In reply to #12
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my friends iguana is sick, he thinks it may be dying. He said when he went to the cage to feed her he found her curled up into a ball. I guess shes also having trouble breething and her temp is pretty cold. please help

Omg thats brutal! Just thinking how cold and rigid Tempest was when I brought him home makes me cringe (he somehow survived sub-freezing temps for several nights, it was up to maybe 10oC through the day). I can't imagine people keeping their igs cold all the time. Right now the stinker is bright green, his cage is toasty even though there's snow on the ground, and the effort it takes me is pretty much nil. I took the time to get his cage right, and overall maintainence is changing light bulbs! Not alot at all to keep him healthy, warm and happy!!

Look around in the photo gallery. There is an iguana living in the bottom of a closet eating leftover mcdonalds.... No heating or lighting, and he looks deathly ill...