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Hi, I currently do not have any pets, although I used to keep some herptiles many years ago when I was still in school. I live in Hong Kong. I am thinking about starting to keep reptiles again and am particularly interested in the green iguana. I wonder if anyone else here is from Hong Kong and would be willing to talk to me about reptile keeping in Hong Kong, practicality, the laws etc. etc.? If nothing else comes of it, at least we can make a new friend with similar interests.

First of all, I can help you out only a little bit as I have just got my first herps (3 leopard geckos) in august. I would suggest you go to the fish street in Mong Kok. I have this adresse just pls do me this favor lissen very carefullt to what the man says as in that shop the guy told me all the opposites (as if he wanted them to die). Where do you live here?
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Spikey;
Lizzie;
and Quiky
are the Leos of HK

Thanks for your reply. I did go to fish street in the weekend. It seems they don't have many green iguanas now. I only saw 3 and they didn't look too healthy. They said that it was because of winter that there weren't as many baby iguanas available. I'd consider getting one that isn't a baby too if the price is ok, like maybe 2 - 3 years old.

One thing I want to make sure is that I go to a shop where the shopkeepers are cooperative and polite enough to supply me with the necessary documents for applying for a posession license, because green iguanas are in CITES Appendix II and require a license. If you say the shopkeeper you said was telling you the OPPOSITE, then I should AVOID that shop, right? Why do you want me to listen to him if he wanted the lizards to die??

Do you have recommendation for a shop that has good quality healthy lizards and also has staff that are polite cooperative enough to give the proper documents for license application?

I live in Diamond Hill by the way. Please send me an e-mail or something we can talk. Do you have pics of your geckos? How much did they cost?

Ya I have good news. Yesterday I found this site. Which allows you to adopt herps I'm sure theyhave green iguanas. http://www.hkras.org/eng/ . My leopard geckos cost me 200 each. they were 6 mths old. and are quite docile. I ment to listen to what he said carefully so you could check it up. That shop is called reptile paradise.

Good Luck

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Spikey;
Lizzie;
and Quiky
are the Leos of HK

You know what I can use for a large terrarium setup? I don't want to pay the ridiculous prices for those custom made terrariums, $2000 for a silly box. I could easily make one myself that would be better for my animal. The problem is that I want to get a baby ig which is small but grows large fast, and I want to build a big terrarium for it from the start. Most of the plans I see out there use PVC pipes for the frame, which is perfect for me except that with these, there is always a gap on the top and bottom parts of the door. This is ok for the big lizards but while it is small it may wiggle its way out. Any ideas?

I'm not so good with the building or the iguanas.

Sorry
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Spikey;
Lizzie;
and Quiky
are the Leos of HK

Perhaps you can try this: www.probreeder.com
I have only been there once, but they seemed to care about their animals. The place is in Tuen Mun though.