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I was lurking on another message board for iguanas and a comment was made of rarely seeing an iguana over 5 years of age. I then got to wondering about the ages of some of our guys here. Do we have any senior igs? Or have we had? I really am curious now. Since I have no clue how old my guy is (At least 6) I really can't play this.
Thanks for those that indulge my curiousity.
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Lin & Marley

I have 4 adult Ig's. When I first met them at a rehab facility Shirley was full grown and had been there a couple of years already. The other three came to the center during the two years I was volunteering. The second female (Romeo) was full grown when we got her. The Lil'Girl was a good size sub-adult and the Lil'Boy (aka Houdini) a good size juvinile.

For the first 2 years I knew them, I only kept them during cold winter months (when they couldn't stay at the outside rehabfacility). It's now been 7 years, since I took full time responsibility for all four of them.

That said. . . I conservitively estimate Shirley is at least 13 and Romeo a couple of years younger. Lil'Girl may be 10. Lil'Boy is at least 7.

I can't speak from personal experience, but I work at our local Humane Society and recently we had an owner turn in a huge bright orange male that he said was 15 years old...This old guy was clearly aging and ill---thin and lethargic--and we ended up euthanizing him...He came in with his female companion who was in excellent health and was allegedly 7 years old..She was placed...We routinely get in large adult iguanas that we are told are between 5 and 7 years...getting large mature adult iguanas in is a new (and difficult) thing for us; we used to get the occasional juvenile or hatchling but it's only been in the last few years we've been getting the big guys in...This tells me someone is doing something right in terms of care and feeding...

SR

Felix is 9 years old, Samantha is 7 years and Woodstock is a stray that never grew much. I baby sat one that was 11 years old.

Cindy
Samantha Iguana

Zephyr is 3 and a half, but i dont expect him to even make it to 10, due to his prior owners 'care'

Sarah

There was an interesting column in my local newspaper several months back, although I don't know how accurate it may be. It was of a man whose house caught fire, and the only thing he grabbed before he left his home was his 24 year old iguana! I'll try to find an online copy...
-Stefano

James Hatfeild's book talks about a 29 year old iguana. I read somewhere about the longest lived iguana in captivity was 32 years old. I don't remember where. We hope to have Iggi for at least 25 years.
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Lamar, Debbie, Nathaniel and Iggi :>~

My adult female is approxamately 13. We have had her for 8, she bounced for a year between 3 homes and before that was at her original home for 3 after she was purchased from a store.
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Cindy
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my ig is 9 will be 10 augest 2

my ig is 9 will be 10 augest 2

How do you know his hatch date so exactly? Have you had him since he hatched? I think it's so sweet when people know when their igs were born, when most igs bounce from home to home.

are you talking to me girlzilla?

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my ig is 9 will be 10 augest 2

my ig is 9 will be 10 augest 2