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There are still a few kinks to work out and some photographs still waiting for, but for better or worse, the draft page is now open for member peer review.

Iguana Forum FAQ Page

If you have any suggestions for changes, additions, etc. - please post them here on the forum.

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PHWyvern

looks good..

i think you should try and find some pcis to put in the body of the page.. but make sue the pics go with what you are talking about..
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0.0.2 Hedgehogs

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>>looks good..
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>>i think you should try and find some pcis to put in the body of the page.. but make sue the pics go with what you are talking about..

That will be the ultimate intention (like I said..there are a few kinks still needing to be worked out LOL). There just were not enough photos submitted by people the other week to make that possible at this time and I did not want to flood the document with a heavy amount of photos of the same 1-3 iguana models in order to use other photos elsewhere in the document (kinda could be construed as favoritism). Eventually as I get more photos from more people I can start separating out those others that serve a specific use and put them with the appropriate text sections.

When putting together the document the only criteria I used for the photos that were submitted was the ones in the slide show were the best in terms of focus and ability to be resized to the necessary width/height. Those not as well focused or not able to be resized to what I needed got used on the side bar. There were a couple of photos that I simply could not use at all... too dark, etc.
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PHWyvern

please put your e-mail address again for those people who would like to submit some photos. I just took a few outside of Timy-my sons iguana and there maybe one or two that you can use.

>>please put your e-mail address again for those people who would like to submit some photos. I just took a few outside of Timy-my sons iguana and there maybe one or two that you can use.

Anyone who wishes to provide photos needs to post the photo here on the forum (all members have a limited amount of photo gallery space here on this site if they want to use it) or they can provide a link that leads to a personal website where said photos currently reside. As a rule, I generally do not accept files (even from people I know) in email that I have to download due to virus risks.
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PHWyvern

Looking good. The pictures are killerand so is the info. The only suggestion is you should have some pictures of young igs. This will show people how they look young and what they will grow up to look like. Many people can't think of an iguana 5 or 6 feet. If you would like, my son can send you some pictures of Tiny (about 6-8 months of age). You can e-mail me at debk@winplant.com or reply on the forum.

Sulcata Station has a pic of a baby sulcata on an adult sulcata

Prehaps a baby on or next to an adult would give a good "Look what youre in for!" message

sarah
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Sarah

>>Sulcata Station has a pic of a baby sulcata on an adult sulcata
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>>Prehaps a baby on or next to an adult would give a good "Look what youre in for!" message
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I know I haven't had much sleep last couple nights, but Sulcata pictures on an Iguana FAQ page???
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PHWyvern

No Wyvern..a picture of a baby iguana on or next to an adult iguana

Sarah
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Sarah

>>The only suggestion is you should have some pictures of young igs. This will show people how they look young and what they will grow up to look like. Many people can't think of an iguana 5 or 6 feet. If you would like, my son can send you some pictures of Tiny (about 6-8 months of age). You can e-mail me at debk@winplant.com or reply on the forum.

There is a photo on the page at the top (part of the animated slide show) showing a young iguana (not a hatchling though) sitting on an adult iguana. That was the only one that people provided that showed any comparisons between large/small iguanas when I asked for iguana pictures the other week on the forum.

I asked my friend to allow me to provided the picture of her holding her adult iguana just to have something that compared adult iguana size to an adult human.

I think the Bandit pic is of a young ig (looks like it's under a year old) but the photo doesn't show his size.

The earliest picture of my rescued iguana Toto I have doesn't really show his actual size either in perspective to the photo. He was only 27" stl (7" svl) at the time of the photo - mind you he was already OVER 2 years of age when I got him and his bones were so brittle we went through a few broken limbs in the first few months. Get one healed up and he'd snap another. Seemed like it took forever to get his bone density back up to a semi-normal level.
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PHWyvern

"There is a photo on the page at the top (part of the animated slide show) showing a young iguana (not a hatchling though) sitting on an adult iguana. That was the only one that people provided that showed any comparisons between large/small iguanas when I asked for iguana pictures the other week on the forum. "

OK, nevermind. thats what I meant in my other post-I hadnt seen the photo slide show

Sarah
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Sarah

Here is a pic of tiny if u want to use it. maybe in the mugshot section.

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Healthy and fat Igg(Tiny)

Sick and rehabing Mali Uro(Buddy)

>>Here is a pic of tiny if u want to use it. maybe in the mugshot section.
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Thank you.
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PHWyvern

typo error under Iguanas make great pets...
4th sentence-"environmental"

Maybe add something about clothing and colors. I have a yellow sweather that I can't wear in breeding season because someone flys into the plexiglas when I wear it. Felix also doesn't approve of iguana shirts and did once attack the iguana on the shirt. I know of a female that doesn't like red and black shirts.

>>typo error under Iguanas make great pets...
>>4th sentence-"environmental"
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>>Maybe add something about clothing and colors. I have a yellow sweather that I can't wear in breeding season because someone flys into the plexiglas when I wear it. Felix also doesn't approve of iguana shirts and did once attack the iguana on the shirt. I know of a female that doesn't like red and black shirts.

I had an iguana puppet that one day Toto decided he must kill. Until that day he'd never had a problem with the puppet being around. He just flew into a rage, leaped across the room and attacked it. Of course I got bit out of annoyance by him when I tried to 'break up the fight'. I don't know if he decided that day that he didn't want me paying anymore attention to the puppet or not. As much damage as that 'nip' was (I really should have had a couple stitches put into it) I could only dread the day I ever got bit by an iguana that was out to do some serious damage.
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PHWyvern

Great job! I agree that photos showing size comparisons between a cute little baby ig and a 5-6 foot adult counterpart would be worth a thousand words as far as warning potential owners just how big they can get.

This may seem like nitpicking, but as currently laid out it really isn't a "FAQ" page, as in Frequently Asked Questions. I suggest calling it something else, like an Info page. That's easier than reformatting all the categories into question-type forms.

I might also elaborate in there somewhere with more specifics on just how much time, effort, and money one needs to dedicate to the proper care of an iguana. List out dollar estimates for cage/enclosure (homemade or otherwise), accessories like climbing logs and basking shelves, heating/lighting (bulbs, fixtures, ceramic heaters, etc etc), food, the potential costs of vet care (!) , and so forth. Time estimates, as in hours per week, would include time spend feeding, cleaning, taking to/from the vet, and just routine interaction. I think it would be a real eye opener to a prospective iguana owner to see actual numbers representing ballpark estimates of what kind of money and time they'd need to devote to the proper care of their ig. (Enclosure: $500. Water bowl: $10. Light/heat fixtures: $100. Proper lighting: $200/year. Climbing log: $75. A healthy, happy iguana: Priceless! )
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MichaelB

there is a pic of my big guy and my other igg that i had up on the site it is on the top slide show part..

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1.0.0 adopted iguana
0.0.2 Hedgehogs

My Email

ITS NOT ABOUT YOU DYING 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

i also have this pic of comparing adult and younger iggs

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1.0.0 adopted iguana
0.0.2 Hedgehogs

My Email

ITS NOT ABOUT YOU DYING 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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>>This may seem like nitpicking, but as currently laid out it really isn't a "FAQ" page, as in Frequently Asked Questions. I suggest calling it something else, like an Info page. That's easier than reformatting all the categories into question-type forms.
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The forum members wanted a FAQ page for iguanas but the format to which this whole creation was originally presented to me was more in the form of 'dispelling the misconceptions about'. I think as the internet has evolved over the years, FAQ pages are not so much as true faq pages anymore, but bare bones basic information presented to them covering information that people generally tend to have questions about anyway. If you can come up with a snazzy title or something I'm all for hearing it.

>>I might also elaborate in there somewhere with more specifics on just how much time, effort, and money one needs to dedicate to the proper care of an iguana. List out dollar estimates for cage/enclosure (homemade or otherwise), accessories like climbing logs and basking shelves, heating/lighting (bulbs, fixtures, ceramic heaters, etc etc), food, the potential costs of vet care (!) , and so forth. Time estimates, as in hours per week, would include time spend feeding, cleaning, taking to/from the vet, and just routine interaction. I think it would be a real eye opener to a prospective iguana owner to see actual numbers representing ballpark estimates of what kind of money and time they'd need to devote to the proper care of their ig. (Enclosure: $500. Water bowl: $10. Light/heat fixtures: $100. Proper lighting: $200/year. Climbing log: $75. A healthy, happy iguana: Priceless! )

I can't really write something out of thin air. Now, if you want to write up something and present that to me then I can take those thoughts and begin work on incorporating them into the overall document.
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PHWyvern

i just want to say that you did a great job. it has to be one of the best iguana facts pages ive ever read.
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brandy