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What is known about these? I recently acquired a 1.1 pair and need some genetics information. Recessive, locality dependent? Any ideas? Howabout natural history and approx. number in captivity. Thanks for the help that you can give.

John Sanders
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an igg being red is perfectly normal.. you will find iggs with more of a red color in the mexico area. why i dont know.. yours are very red i have seen pics before but i havent seen pics after they grew bigger. it may be like a regular igg where the green(in your case red) will become more washed out.. my igg has lots of red, well more than average.

>>What is known about these? I recently acquired a 1.1 pair and need some genetics information. Recessive, locality dependent? Any ideas? Howabout natural history and approx. number in captivity. Thanks for the help that you can give.
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>>John Sanders
>>Scales 'N Things
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They definitely aren't red as in "Mexican" red. They are red as in they have different genetics causing the pigment to be colored different. You can tell because of the solid green on their bellies. The "red iguanas" I think you're referring to have a reddish tint to their entire bodies that washes out with age. Here's a pic of an adult from Fluker Farm's website. http://www.flukerfarms.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=780

The red on your iguana is very very different than the red on the iguanas I have (or that have me...LoL) and the iguana on Fluker's site. Regardless, they are beautiful animals and I just can't wait till they mature.

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I saw them too this week at PetCo for 99.00 ea. They had three of them in a separate cage from the Green Iquana babies at 29.99.

Definately not normal green iquana hatchlings. May be a regional mutation as you mentioned. The three I saw were dashing all over the cage like imported babies. They were upsetting the farm raised greens.

Definately worth a try at breeding. If no other reason than to see how they look as adults and to see if the offspring show the abnormal coloration. The entire tail and the body and head from dorsal to midline are brick red.

My son wants a green iguana, but I my wife developed an alergy to either their sheds or their feces. We had to sell off 6 large igs about 10 years ago. That we raised from hatchlings. One is still alive in a pet store in Alabama. It must be about 15 yr old now.

Seeing these "Red Iquanas" brings out the breeder interest in me. Glad to see someone attempting to work with them. It would be shame if it is genetic and it just dissapears. On the other hand, I would think the farms would be working with them already for some time or would have scooped up all the ones that are out there before they sent them to a pet shop.
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We actually got a response from the people who devloped the Reds... Fluker Farms. Fluker made a deal with Petco, and now a select few Petcos carry them for the screaming deal of 100$.. that won't last ... if you see them for that cheap, I'm telling you, get them now. They are indeed genetic, but Fluker refuses to tell us if it's recessive, dom, or co-dom.. More than likely, it's simple recessive, maybe dom (I couldn't imagine a Homozygous Co-Dom form... unless this is it.. O.o). They supposedly get even brighter as adults, and devlope some sort of sheen to their skin. I can assure you that all the reds you'll be seeing for a while come from Fluker Farms breeding facility down in El Salvador. I think one would do good to keep their eyes open for new Iguana iguana morphs in the near future, people are really starting to work with them more it seems.. We have some contacts in the herp. community and are currently trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the exact kind of mutation that the Reds are... I personally come from the viewpoint of information first, profit second, but I can't blame Fluker for keeping this secret. Anyway, thanks for the reply none the less Anyhow, we'll definatly be breeding them once they reach sexual maturity... I would say the price range for the next few years at least (excluding the one time Petco price) will be around 200-300$, and lets hope it stays high. Not for profit, but to keep the from being the 'throw-away' pet that so many poor Green Iggs have become. If it costs more to take it to the vet than to just replace it, then the chances for the poor igg don't look good. We'll definatly be doing our best to keep the prices high and ensure a better future for the Genetic Reds.

Laine
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