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I've heard way too much of iguana's being "disposable pets" (I cant stand that term!!) And I thought it was about time I opened my home to a homeless iguana. I've started prepairing for one, which at this point means A. Remodling a basement room, and B. Looking into caging.

The remodling is going slow but steady, and I'm pretty much sure I know what caging I want to use. I'm not new to reptiles, I've kept and keep various different reptiles for a while now, ranging from several species of geckos, to large lizards, to snakes, to turtles and torts. So I know the varried care that reptiles in general need. But I want to be the BEST home I can be for the iguana I adopt...so I want to make sure every thing is PERFECT. So pretend I am an absolute newb.

What reading material do you suggest I perchase? I have several weeks before the basement room is remodled (it's not a damp cold basement just in case you were worried...its a very well climate controlled walkout.) so I have plenty of time to get the research done before I even start building the cage. I allways thought I would never get an iguana because they were "too difficult" but now I dont see how I CANT get one. After working with large lizards for a while I've just fallen in love with them. I used to be a HUGE python person...but the more I work with large lizards the more I wonder why I didn't start keeping them first instead of pythons!

So anyway...back to my question...

What reading material do you reccomend?
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Tegan

As far as books go... i dont know many so i will leave that for someone else.

As websites go... i have three favortes:
1. Iguana Den

2. Green Iguana Society

3. Melissa Kaplans Site

Anyone care to add???

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Healthy and fat Igg(Tiny)

Rehabing Mali Uro(Buddy)

I would suggest getting the Book that Melissa Kaplan wrote
Green Iguanas for Dummies.. its my bible...lol it has helped me so many times.. i covers absolutly everything.. from setting up a cage, feeding and breeding it has everything.. by far teh best 20 bux i have spent on him so far... i HIGHLY RECIMEND that book for any one looking into getting an igg

Also what size one are you looking at getting big or small?

I love my big guy.. i adpoted him last november.. a few days after Thanksgiving actually... he is the best.. i find that adopted iggs tend to be the sweetest..

Youll love having an igg. he will become part of your family.. i have bonded better with my igg than anyother pet we have at our house.. i have a bond with my igg that i dont think ill ever have with another animal.. You treat him good and youll have a friend for a long time..

Good luck with getting an igg..

Mike D

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YOU DONT OWN YOUR IGUANA, YOUR IGUANA OWNS YOU

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The Green Iguana Manual by James Hatfield III. Fun reading while you're learning and the info is up to date. Where are you located?

I'm in Des Moines, IA. Not a ton of Iggs to rescue around here (that I've seen) but I'm willing to drive to give one a good home.
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Tegan

Best book I've bought in a long time, an excellent read with alot of good ideas as well as experiences, pictures, plans, photos... highly recommend it! I picked it up from amazon.com for a very reasonable price.