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Hey, I had a quick question about my lil iggy..anyhow, i was wondering...How fast do they actually grow because my iggy is just a lil thing and his head has shed twice now and everything else once. But like I was wondering how often do they shed and when will he be noticably larger? because I cannot notice him growing. But I do know that when they shed it is a sign of growth. So he must be doing something. well thanks!

Bye!
*** Nicole ***

Measure him regularly, you'll see if he grows. How long he is and how old he is ?
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Mizar 21
1.0 Collared lizard (Ganymede)
1.0 Leopard Gecko (Gethsemani)
1.0 Nerodia Fasciata (Serpentard)
1.0 rescued iguana (Gomez)
1.2 Cats

When my ig was a baby I used to keep a log of how much he was growing monthly. He didn't seem to be growing very fast at all to me, but when I kept a record of his measurements, he was growing quite quickly. I think he was almost full length size by the time he was 4, and for the past 11 yrs, he's been just filling out width wise (he's not overweight though). I even did 2 of those clays paw/handprints with him. (I was in middle school when I got him, I'm now 25 and in college.) There was a major difference in a 1 year time period. Iguanas seem to shed all the time in little patches. I think there is only like one week out of the month where mine isn't shedding at all. Not like my gecko who sheds all at one time.
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~*Chibi*~
Sir Iggy ( 1.0.0 El Salvador Blue Iguana), Ryo-ohki, Orion, Bud, & Finnegan (3.1.0 crazy kitties), Rosebud (0.1.0 cockerspaniel), and Kayko (0.0.1 leopard gecko)

This picture will show you. This is just a little more than 2 years growth. Iggi is still growing

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Lamar, Debbie, Nathaniel and Iggi :>~

My ig now looks EXACTLY like the first one, i hope he's as big and beutiful as he is now! What age was the first one taken? I'd like to know the around-age of my ig now.
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1.0 Savannah Monitor - Artimus
2.0 Emerald Swift - Jesus, unnamed
1.0 Baby veiled Cham - Sir August De Winter 1-20-05 RIP
1.0 Green Iguana - King Arthur
1.0 Rose-hair tarantula - Bill
1.0 Basilisk - Adam
0.1 Water Dragon - Lady

Iggi was 6 months old in the 2001 picture. She is now 4 1/2. Here is a picture of her on my wife, taken when she was about 4 years old.

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Lamar, Debbie, Nathaniel and Iggi :>~

That is a very nice looking iguana.. big too.. how old is he/she now??

Thank You. Iggi is about 4 1/2. Here is a recent picture of her and my wife, "ig_mommy".

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Lamar, Debbie, Nathaniel and Iggi :>~

i cant wait until my iggy gets that big yah know... fun times..

Awww. . . he's a cutie, with those big eyes. You might want to surf over to www.iguana-zone.com. That is an iguana specific website that I have other pictures on, too. I'm ig_daddy there, too.
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Lamar, Debbie, Nathaniel and Iggi :>~