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Post by IrwinsMom on May 5, 2005 16:39:29 GMT -8
Which sex is easier to own and why??
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Post by prism_wolf on May 6, 2005 15:36:40 GMT -8
It's truly a matter of personal preference. I have had both...as have others on this list. My male is more docile than the female I had, but she was kept in horrible conditions. Maybe we can break it down.
Females:
Pros:
Breeding season is not aggressive
They don't tend to get as big
In general...they are easier to handle
Cons:
They become gravid (can have egging problems)
When they become gravid...they can be very cranky...but not like during an aggressive males season
Males:
Pros:
They can be real loves
They scare away perspective burglars and mother-in-laws
Cons:
Aggressive breeding seasons (possible...not all do)
Can get too big
Hmmm...makes girlies sound better doesn't it? Some would rather deal with a male breeding season then deal with a female gravid period. It's really just up to the individual. Read up on females and see what you think.
I know you're going through a tough time with Erwin...but don't give up on him.
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Post by IrwinsMom on May 6, 2005 17:51:15 GMT -8
Oops, I really meant to ask which sex do you prefer and why? Or which do you think is easier to own and why? I'm not giving up on Irwin....actually my husband agreed to build him a larger cage...we did some rearranging of furniture and went out tonight to price materials ;D The new cage will take up a pretty large area of our 12 x 12 room....I think we agreed that the biggest we can go for now is 8 ft. high 4 ft. deep and 5 ft. long. I just hope it doesn't scare potential home buyers away  We are looking to sell our tiny home for a larger one(YEY!) within a year.... |
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Post by prism_wolf on May 6, 2005 19:03:48 GMT -8
AH...I understand now...  . I love my male...and will have him always. He is very even-tempered and has never had a really hard time...except one summer when I had the female...Icecube. I also had another very young male in his first breeding season as a rehab who was up for adoption by then. The hormones were crazy! That was the summer I had to rehome my girl. I learned aggression with the young one. He was crazy. If I was to have a choice to adopt one from a rescue...I would probably adopt a female. I don't have a problem with the whole gravid thing...and I doubt I could get as lucky as I have with Zair. |
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Post by Marie on May 7, 2005 4:15:35 GMT -8
Overall I perfer the females when it comes to behavior but I have had both and currently have both again.
I never realized what a sweet male Sampson was until I read some of the stories here and the GIS. He was completely socialized when I got him. He never bit me, whipped me, or charged at me. Only thing he did to me was try to still pizza and junk food. Now the problem I had with him was he seemed to stay in breeding season throughout the year with only a few breaks of a month (once in a while 2 months). I would have to seperate him from the girls. He wasn't aggressive with them either other than trying to bite their necks. The biggest problem was when Dragon turned and took a hunk out of his mouth one time--he had just gone back in season. Oh also when not in season and I would let the girls out he would chase them back to the enclosure. He thought he should be the only one to come out. I would chew him out and he would go sulk in a corner for a while.
I adopted Huff just recently because I thought I missed having a male. Turned out I missed having Sampson. Huff is completely different. Although until just recently he just struggled and whipped his tail when I have been handling him. He had just started going into season before I took my trip to my Dad's and when I got back he was in season. He has started trying to bite and he has succeeded 3 times. First two were just nips. This third one he took a small bite out of the pad of my finger. And now seems even more determined to bite since that bite. So far though he still seems very mild manner compared with what I have been hearing. He is no Sampson but I have still grown attached to him.
Now Dragon (a female) was aggressive when I got her but that turned out to be because she had been abused. She settled down once she realized she was not going to be teased (I still have to be careful not to laugh at her) or abused any longer.
Marie
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Post by IguanaKing on May 7, 2005 9:44:52 GMT -8
Males: Pros: They can be real loves They scare away perspective burglars and mother-in-laws Cons: Aggressive breeding seasons (possible...not all do) Can get too big Hmmm...makes girlies sound better doesn't it? Some would rather deal with a male breeding season then deal with a female gravid period. It's really just up to the individual. Read up on females and see what you think. I know you're going through a tough time with Erwin...but don't give up on him. LOL, V, don't forget using your male iguana, perched on your shoulder when answering the door, to scare away any number of door-to-door nuisances. Hercules plays this role very well, I think he might even enjoy it. Girls are cool too though, I have always had both...like V said, it just depends on what behaviors fit best into your lifestyle. The relative genders of igs that sent me to the ER: About 50-50.  |
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Post by prism_wolf on May 7, 2005 15:45:03 GMT -8
Telemarketers of the foot world...grrr. Another wonderful use for large igs! ;D
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"It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions." 
We are looking to sell our tiny home for a larger one(YEY!) within a year....
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