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I am so torn on whether to get a Rhino or a Green; I love the way both look but ultimately am looking for the one that's most tameable & interactive..
knddrags
Dec 21, 2004 07:59 PM
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mike d
Dec 21, 2004 09:13 PM
what you get is ultimatley up to you..
both and be tameable and interactive. but each igg has their own personality.. i love my green igg he is the best...
but i think you should do way more research before you buy an igg. im not sure if you have owned any reptiles before or how old you are but iggs are not a good starter pet.
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knddrags
Dec 21, 2004 09:18 PM
I've always wanted an iguana and have recently seen an adult rhino that was tame and stole my heart! I would want to start with a baby so it would grow up with my household of kids/reptiles/dogs and not be "thrown into it" as an adult. I fear an adult would take a chomp out of one of my dogs if it didn't grow up with them around.
jiffypop
Dec 22, 2004 07:50 AM
I don't know if you saw my reply to your post below but it said basically the same thing that Mike just mentioned. You will get out of either species what you are willing to put into it. If personal opinions is what you are after I would have to say that I prefer the Rhinos. I keep several species of Iguanids, including Greens, Rhinos, Cuban Rocks, lewisi hybrids, 4 different species of Spinytails, and Desert Iguanas. The Rhinos are, without a doubt, my favorites.
Just last night I had my 2 14 month old babies out. One of them I've been handling very little since I won't be keeping it if it turns out to be a male (don't want to get too attached, ya know?) and the other one has had minimal handling since purchased in August. Both babies were calm and curious, taking treats nicely out of my hand. They both wanted to go exploring, which I allowed, but didn't flee when I attempted to gather them back up. Adorable, sweet babies even tho they are not so little anymore (weighing in at almost 900 grams).
I also recently took in 2 young adult males that have endured abuse and neglect of the likes that I can't even imagine. They are stunted in growth, have extensive superficial skin scarring, and one is suffering from some neurological problems. Xrays showed multiple healed fractured. These 2 boys are scared to death and will hiss and gape when being caught, but after a couple of minutes they calm down and seem to enjoy a little head rubbing and attention. I don't think it will take too much effort to socialize them.
Do some more research, visit the Cyclura forum and ask opinions over there. Visit www.Cyclura.com and do some reading. Both animals would be a long term committment so you want to make the right decision. Best of luck!!
