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my iguana escaped threw a second floor screen window, it was while i was away, i do know it has been under a day but beyond that i do not know how long it has been gone but. i live next to a pretty large wooded area (which really worries me). has anybody had the same experience and have found there iquana. any help would be appreciated. i have printed fliers and talked to my neighbors. does anybody know how far an iguana will roam?

DO NOT GIVE UP. Go outside as much as possible and look for him. MK has a page on finding an escapee on anapsid.org

my ig escaped last year,i found him the next morning. igs are great at camoflague. (sp?) look,listen, and even watch for his poop. look up in trees, etc.prehaps try bringing a favorite food (eg,banana or grapes) with you as bribe-treats.

good luck!!
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Sarah
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thanks for the support i read mk's article i am going to try to look when it is dark as well. there is miles of woods next to my place but i will try to stay positive

just keep looking he is bound to turn up.. also when you go out at night bring a strong flashlight and just look up.. you igg would probably stick out better at night with the light. also he will be sleeping so he wont really want to run and will be cool so wont have much energy..

Hope he turns up.. also how big is your igg?
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YOU DONT OWN YOUR IGUANA, YOUR IGUANA OWNS YOU

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

his name is cornelius and he is a little over three feet, tail included

You said he got out of a second story window. Is there anyway he could have made it to the roof. It is probably nicw and warm up there and he may have just found a nice spot to bask up there. I'd start looking on your roof also. Good luck and keep us posted.

i never thought of it getting on the roof.. i would also check there.. also if you have anything on the roof it can get under i would check there as well...

also check around the house in small places that it could get into.. i know my igg always trys to go where he is not supposed to..
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YOU DONT OWN YOUR IGUANA, YOUR IGUANA OWNS YOU

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

yea i have been looking up on the roof, but mostly in the woods next to my house i still have received no phone calls and no sittings of poop. so no luck yet only three monthes to go until it starts to get cold so i hope for something soon. i live in a complex of town houses so i check a whole bunch of roofs but everybody around me is looking as well. i also put a flier in everyones mailbox. no luck yet

1) Offer a reward.
2) Post fliers on telephone poles/other visible, legal, places.
3) Post and search on the "lost pet" section of Petfinders.com.
4) Put an ad in the newspaper.
5) Notify the pound, animal control, and the SPCA.
6) Ask local kids.
7) KEEP LOOKING. In the same places, over and over.

I tell you this because when I found my foster ig in a tree last year, I looked in the newspaper, on Petfinders, and around the neighborhood for posters. I called the local SPCA and pound. When I saw that the owner hadn't bothered to use any of these resources, I adopted the little green guy out to a new owner.

Also, _don't give up_. It was about August when I found that little guy- according to neighbors, he had been sighted on and off for THREE WEEKS. He was fat and green- and had been just fine, thank you, for three entire weeks in a tree in inner-city Philadelphia. If the owner had persisted in putting up signs and making inquiries, I would have been able to return his iguana to him.

Most importantly, ask any kids you see in your neighborhood, and tell them about the reward. Hand them the flyers. I guarantee you that a 10 year old boy will notice an iguana in a tree weeks sooner than an adult would. This is exactly the type of thing kids that age are dying to find... and keep. Unless you're offering something better, like money! Try not to approach them in a "Hi, I'm a kidnapper" sort of way, though... I remember our grammar school teachers always told us to beware of people looking for "lost puppies"!

Let us know what happens- it's a terrible feeling to be missing your pet, I know.

-Erin