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Post by darkluvr on Apr 28, 2008 20:11:09 GMT -8
ok..well... ben is going into another breeding season... i'm not happy lol. he tried to lunge at me twice today, once before his bath, then as i was feeding him.. he's getting VERY blue on his face and deep green on his sides.. his pores are even growing... his last season ws last august... should it worry me that he's going through it again? and could i get a couple links on how to make a "love toy" for him? i can get the materials, but i cant buy one online. bleh.. i'll post pix as soon as i can.. he's so pretty, i wish my camera would get his highlights like i see them.
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Post by prism_wolf on Apr 29, 2008 5:37:38 GMT -8
Blue is not breeding season colors. Zair gets those colors when he gets real sunshine. It is possible he's going through another season though. Living in different climates than they're from tends to make their seasons go a little wonky. You can use something as simple as a green sock filled with rice and sew the ends. You can even get a plushy from the store. I'll have to search my links at home for making one. I know there's a couple of them out there. I think Steve Woodwards Iguana Answers has a link for making one. |
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Post by darkluvr on Apr 29, 2008 10:49:02 GMT -8
yea, i'm pretty sure he's going through it again, his pores are growing too..... and this morning he freaked out trying to get to me through his cage.... *rolls my eyes* boys.
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Post by darkluvr on Apr 30, 2008 20:39:50 GMT -8
well, looking at the base of Ben's tail he's got two VERY distinct bumps, just below his vent, and i'm not sure of the term for them... but i'm pretty sure that means he's in season lol
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Post by sean46877 on May 1, 2008 4:42:56 GMT -8
You meen the hemipenal bulges ? I always thought mature males had them regardless of if they are in season  |
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Post by prism_wolf on May 1, 2008 4:53:57 GMT -8
Yup - the hemipenal bulges are always present. He's just got 'em tucked away in his shorts for now...;-)
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Post by darkluvr on May 1, 2008 14:53:38 GMT -8
hardy harr harr prism lol... and i know they are always there, but they are most definately bigger than they usually are
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Post by prism_wolf on May 2, 2008 6:12:14 GMT -8
;D You might be right about that, though. I seem to notice Zair's tail base more during "the season", too. Just never really thought anything significantly about it it. Good observation darkluvr...  |
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Post by darkluvr on May 2, 2008 15:03:43 GMT -8
ty ty i try my best
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Post by thorgil on Sept 8, 2008 6:36:19 GMT -8
my male is in his first breeding season. I've already gone to emergency room with a bite to the face lol. he has been this way for about a month. he has a love toy but jw how long this madness will last!
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Post by Jen on Sept 8, 2008 12:38:11 GMT -8
It varies from Ig to Ig, just keep a close eye on him and learn to read his body language a little better.
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Post by deanie on Sept 8, 2008 17:51:48 GMT -8
ok..well... ben is going into another breeding season... his last season ws last august... should it worry me that he's going through it again? I guess I was under the impression that you get your Ig [small hatchling] go from about 15 to 18 months after that [beings you can never be real sure when they were born] and that is when they should be coming into season, each and every year. So to me Darkluvr, if he was in season last August, IT would be about the time again. This has alway's confused me on when forums say that the breeding season starts about now and lasts until about the end of April.. They don't go through it that long?? NO??? |
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Post by prism_wolf on Sept 9, 2008 6:14:26 GMT -8
Animals - regardless of age...still follow the DNA patterns set for the species which includes a changing of the weather patterns among other things. It's not as simple as the true age of the animal. Breeding season is fall through early summer...but whether the ig goes the entire season or just a couple of weeks of it is completely up to genetics and geographical area in which it's living in. Some igs - though this is rare - never come out of season once they go into their first one. Bad luck of the draw there, but it's a simple testosterone thing. The higher the testosterone levels - the more apt the iguana will be to have longer breeding seasons...and more aggressive ones. I hope the injury wasn't too awfully bad thorgil. They can be pretty serious and cause an awful lot of damage...  |
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