Post by ace on Mar 16, 2009 20:45:12 GMT -8
Hi! I have owned rehabed and be intrested in reptiles for as long as I remeber. But there was always one creature that caught my eye and that I could never get out of my mind. As I'm sure you all realize that would be the giant green iguana. Six yeas ago I was blessed when I felt like I had enough information and know how to own one of these beautiful animals. I adopted Louie when he 13 yrs oldwhen I adopted him. Sadly he died almost exactly 4 years after the day I got him which made him close to 17 yrs old. I was his third owner, the first owner he had severly neglected him and tried to feed him a stable diet of rats and other insectts. When he died I was crushed and vowed I would NEVER own another Iguana but my husband has since talked me through these last almost 2 yrs.
We decided that between the two of us we could take on the task of raising a juvi. It has already been a bumpy road and now I feel as if I second guess everything I do...I think that I still blame myself for louie maybe he could have made it longer..did I do something wrong but the more I re read all the things I have learned before I realize that I was doing and had done everything that I could for him and the 4 years we had were amazing and I know that he was happy probably he happiest he has ever been, its hard though.
I also have epilepsy and that makes me prone to have a bad memory so I tend to ask questions a lot some of which I have already known the answer to or have researched a lot and forgot. So I just want to warn you guys I will ask them!! Thank you for all the help I have already recieved here it has put my mind greatly at ease. I enjoy getting to know all of you and your ig's!
We decided that between the two of us we could take on the task of raising a juvi. It has already been a bumpy road and now I feel as if I second guess everything I do...I think that I still blame myself for louie maybe he could have made it longer..did I do something wrong but the more I re read all the things I have learned before I realize that I was doing and had done everything that I could for him and the 4 years we had were amazing and I know that he was happy probably he happiest he has ever been, its hard though.
I also have epilepsy and that makes me prone to have a bad memory so I tend to ask questions a lot some of which I have already known the answer to or have researched a lot and forgot. So I just want to warn you guys I will ask them!! Thank you for all the help I have already recieved here it has put my mind greatly at ease. I enjoy getting to know all of you and your ig's!