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I think i found the iguana i want to adopt!!!

Mike D Jun 07, 2004 01:40 PM

well i was searching around on www.petfinder.com and i came acroos this guy. His name is pacasso.. he was found after someone decided to use him as a paintball target!! which is terrible. and because of that he ahs moblity problems and has suffered from a case of MBD.. And after reading the whole article i fell in love with him.. im not sure why but it is probably becasue he has the same problems that my igg has.. i thought about it all day in school...lol

Well here is the link to the page

pacasso

and here is a pic if it works

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1.0.0 adopted iguana
0.0.1 rescued iguana
0.0.1 mali uromastyx
0.1.0 painted turtle
0.0.1 common snapping turtle

then the ussual
2 dogs
6 cats
hermit crabs
rat
misc. fish

My Email

ITS NOT ABOUT YOU DIEING FOR YOUR COUNTRY, ITS ABOUT MAKING YOUR ENEMY DIE FOR HIS.

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Replies (8)

Sam-N-Ella Jun 07, 2004 01:43 PM

He almost looks like your iggy from the picture in the post. I'm going to check the link now. Is this one near you? Good luck.

mike d Jun 07, 2004 02:13 PM

no he is michigan... so i have to see if they ship.. but i have to finish the cage first. and since he has mobility issues he will be able to use the other half of the cage that my other igg doesnt have... and he will be able to free roam every day.
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1.0.0 adopted iguana
0.0.1 rescued iguana
0.0.1 mali uromastyx
0.1.0 painted turtle
0.0.1 common snapping turtle

then the ussual
2 dogs
6 cats
hermit crabs
rat
misc. fish

My Email

ITS NOT ABOUT YOU DIEING FOR YOUR COUNTRY, ITS ABOUT MAKING YOUR ENEMY DIE FOR HIS.

HAPPINESS IS LIKE PEEING ON YOURSELF, EVERYONE CAN SEE IT BUT ONLY YOU CAN FEEL THE WARMTH

Sam-N-Ella Jun 08, 2004 10:33 AM

I hope they will ship him to you. Is he about the same size as your big guy? I am getting another iggy too. I'll be getting Boris. He was in the post on here the other day. I am turning my dining room into an iggy palace. I'll be building a huge enclosure that I can divide up. It's gunna be 13ft long X 7ft high X 4ft deep. I wish it could be deeper, but that's as deep as I can make it. Anyway, good luck with getting your new iggy. Let us know how it goes.

stardust Jun 07, 2004 02:22 PM

I have met him, and he is a good iggy. I have adopted two from Jane, (they are posted below)actually three but found a home for one of them and I get to see him regularly
Jane will make sure he is in good shape or as good as can be expected and really nice to work with. She is very good about keeping in contact and has VAST knowledge of igs.
You can't go wrong there, Congrats on your new ig!!!!!
Please keep us informed.

mike d Jun 07, 2004 07:36 PM

i hope i get him.. i sent and email to the one it said to on the page about him... and i am waiting for a reply.. but i want to make sure that i ahve a cage ready for him so he has a warm cage to go right into..

also when you met him.. did he seem to ahve any mobility problems.. i would like to know what they are so ic an build his cage around it so it is easier for him to move around and function normally.. if he is like my other iguana than i will make hima cage like i am going to make mine.. and of course they will ahve alot of free roaming time!!!!
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1.0.0 adopted iguana
Hopefully getting another in a few weeks..

My Email

ITS NOT ABOUT YOU DIEING FOR YOUR COUNTRY, ITS ABOUT MAKING YOUR ENEMY DIE FOR HIS.

HAPPINESS IS LIKE PEEING ON YOURSELF, EVERYONE CAN SEE IT BUT ONLY YOU CAN FEEL THE WARMTH

stardust Jun 07, 2004 08:34 PM

Mid-Michigan Rescue is Jane, who around here is called Jiffypop.
Maybe you have seen her posts.
When I saw him he was pretty cleaned up, still a little paint could be seen. Damn people anyway. Anyway, he was a sweetheart. I only got to see him handled and walking on the floor, I believe, which he did fine. Trying to remember I see so many when I go there.
Good luck in getting him, if Jiff says he has some problems climbing or whatnot go by that, she is very honest and will tell you like it is.

jiffypop Jun 08, 2004 07:34 AM

MikeD, thanks for your interest in Picasso. He has become one of my favorites over the last several months.

One day early last fall we got a call from a neighboring county Animal Control department. An iguana had been sighted sunning on someone's driveway. They hadn't captured it yet but wanted us to come right away to take possession of the animal. We had Picasso home within a couple of hours. He was calm, inquisitive, and sweet from the very start. It took several baths with some gentle massage to remove the blue paint. Some specks remained for a couple of months. Strange thing is, we received a female from the same AC department a couple of weeks later that also had blue paint on her.

It was obvious that Picasso's previous care had been substandard. He has fused vertebrae in his neck which makes it impossible for him to move his head much. His cute little head bobs are very endearing. His skin was in poor condition and his lips were pretty beat up. Part of his tail had been lost at one point but was healed and he has some pretty funky looking toes. Despite his ordeal he started eating right away and it seems he's never missed a meal since! He has some adorable chubby jowls.

Picasso has not been caged since he's been here. He doesn't care to wander much and spends most of his time in his basking spot 5 feet off the floor. He motivates pretty well on flat surfaces and can climb, but not a straight vertical. He's definately a lady's man and has attemped to breed a couple of females here. He's not an aggressive breeder however and hasn't shown seasonal aggression towards humans. He seems to get along with other lizards quite well, including my male Cyclura hybrid, Azul.
Here are a few more photos. One was taken the first day here, the others were taken this past April in Chicago. Picasso did a fine job as an educational animal at the Chicago Herp Society's Reptile Fest.

Picasso is in the center, climbing over Emma.

Picasso and MiMi, with a friend

First day here.

mike d Jun 08, 2004 01:40 PM

he is adorable

what is the process that i have to go through to try and adopt him? with my other oen i pretty much called the guy filled out a form and he said that i was qualified.... is that how they all go?

and how big is he(well how long from nose to end of tail?) just out of curiosity.
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1.0.0 adopted iguana
Hopefully getting another in a few weeks..

My Email

ITS NOT ABOUT YOU DIEING FOR YOUR COUNTRY, ITS ABOUT MAKING YOUR ENEMY DIE FOR HIS.

HAPPINESS IS LIKE PEEING ON YOURSELF, EVERYONE CAN SEE IT BUT ONLY YOU CAN FEEL THE WARMTH

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