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Looks like Mexican origin. I hope you find a wonderful home for her (or decide to keep her). She certainly deserves it!

The Uros are doing well, eating like pigs. I did get a couple new photos but I haven't uploaded them yet. I'll try to get that done soon.

Why would you say mexican origin? The orange coloration? What traits distinguish between a green iguanas place of origin?

Glad to hear the Uro's are doing well. Can't wait to see the pictures!

Peter

It's just an observation. Iguanas of Mexican origin have a freckled pattern to their bodies with splotchy brown markings over all. They also tend to have the rostral horns. Body composition seems to be longer and leaner, with finer boning. South American iguanas have more solid coloration to the bodies, either light green or greenish-blue, with wider black bands, at least on the belly.

Here is a photo of Atom, one of our current residents, that I believe is also of Mexican origin.

how about my Zephyr..he turns very darn brown/black out in the sun, so ill pretend were inside bright orange tail with thick brownish black stripes (bold) they fade away when they get to his belly. light greenish blue head, back to the shoulders he has a dark orange undercolor with tons of black speckles.; he has no rostral horns

*curious*

Sarah

She is beautiful!!! Wonderful that you found her Is she as tame as she looks?

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Heather, Vern, Andy, Router, April And OODLES of fish

Yes, she's very tame although not complacent. Has never threatened to whip or bite or even gotten in a defensive posture. She is very active however and does not usually want to sit in one place for too long unless it's high up like my shoulder or my head. I read somewhere you weren't supposed to allow Iguanas to climb on to your head I think because of a "dominance issue" or something to that extent. Anyone know/read anything about that? Thanks for the compliments!

Peter

>>Yes, she's very tame although not complacent. Has never threatened to whip or bite or even gotten in a defensive posture. She is very active however and does not usually want to sit in one place for too long unless it's high up like my shoulder or my head. I read somewhere you weren't supposed to allow Iguanas to climb on to your head I think because of a "dominance issue" or something to that extent. Anyone know/read anything about that? Thanks for the compliments!
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>>Peter

My igs are much smaller than she is and they love to be on my head and they will be still and not move. They feel more comfortable higher than most everything else in the room. But too I have one that will come down from his perch in his 6 foot tall cage just to bite me when I am working in his cage So I cant exactly trust him when he is in one of his moods. I have yet to read anything about it being a dominance issue because igs KNOW they are the boss anyways. lol.

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Heather, Vern, Andy, Router, April And OODLES of fish

Well, I'm not sure about the dominance issue, but I was convinced to stop letting my ig sit on my head by something on Melissa Kaplan's website, which reminded me that one day he would be a 15 pound ig wanting to sit on my head. So better to train them now, rather than have them feel you're suddenly changing the rules for no reason later, is how I look at it.

Plus, they're hard to disentangle from your hair without help sometimes.

We have found that both Melissa Kaplan, and James Hatfeild, have UNDERESTIMATED iguana's intelligence. Our iguana, Iggi has always rode around on my wife's head. As she became larger, and heavier, she, on her own, shifted from riding on my wife's head, to riding with her legs on each of my wife's shoulders, and resting her hands on her head. She is now so big, she looks over my wife's head, as my wife walks around the yard.
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Lamar, Debbie, Nathaniel and Iggi :>~

>>Yes, she's very tame although not complacent. Has never threatened to whip or bite or even gotten in a defensive posture. She is very active however and does not usually want to sit in one place for too long unless it's high up like my shoulder or my head. I read somewhere you weren't supposed to allow Iguanas to climb on to your head I think because of a "dominance issue" or something to that extent. Anyone know/read anything about that? Thanks for the compliments!
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>>Peter

I find this interesting. I have to wonder are the oranger babies gentler? Marley is the most laid back creature. In spite of all he has been thru. Atom looks like what Marley should look like.
Lin & Marley