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Post by chieko on Feb 19, 2013 20:18:54 GMT -8
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Post by JennaAndIguanaGwen on Feb 20, 2013 7:53:02 GMT -8
Hey there  that sure is a collection of pictures! I really like the picture with one iguana's caudal spines in the foreground and the other iguanas face in the background. How long have you had them? In one of those pictures it looks like they have a plate of oranges; fruits like pineapple and oranges are much too acidic for iguanas and should definitely be avoided. Their main diet should be leafy greens like collards and mustard greens. You can check out a food chart here: tesa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=diet&action=display&thread=3578 . Do you know their genders yet? Our Gender section isn't fully available at the moment; the "Brain bumps" and Jowls sections are available but I'm searching for a couple good example pictures of Femoral Pores. Are you Canadian? & one last question: Which one is Grüner and which is Chieko? -Jenna |
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Post by chieko on Feb 20, 2013 16:17:39 GMT -8
Hi there, I've had them for a little over a year I guess. They weren't in the best shape when I got them from a guy who didnt want them anymore. Here's a before and after pic of Chieko from around the time i got them and just a month later. I know about the food and stuff..I feed them mainly collard and some acorn squash for some extra fibre. Also they get supplements maybe once a week. I'm pretty sure Chieko(with the larger spikes) is female and Gruner is male. Gruner has the bumps and Chieko is just too pretty to be male ;D. They may have come from the same litter, I'm not sure but I'm guessing they did...they dont always get along like a brother and sister would but I try and keep her behaving(she's aggresssive). And yes I'm from southern Ontario, maybe 40 minutes from the border.  |
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Post by JennaAndIguanaGwen on Feb 21, 2013 9:09:24 GMT -8
By the looks of Chieko's lower jaw I'm pretty sure she had the beginning stages of Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) when you got her, it's sad how common that is. Chieko is a pretty one Unless their previous owner got both of them from a private breeder they probably aren't related but they both have two spikes on their nose and that's not very common so they might be related. Even if they were related, iguanas can get quite territorial so be careful with how much time they spend around each other. In fact it's likely that Chieko is showing aggression because of territorial issues with Gruner. Oh! It just occurred to me that you have string lights; we have two at my house, one old one new. The new one doesn't get hot but the older one I have gets Very hot. It wasn't originally that hot so I just wanted to let you know to watch out for that. My first iguana was maybe a year old when I got her but I only had her for a few months before I admitted an iguana was way too much work for a third grader  Many years later I got my current iguana, Gwendolyn, when she was 8. I think it would have been nice to be able to raise her but she was well socialized when I got her. She was a school classroom pet in California before I got her but she out grew her enclosure and there were other complications with having her live at the school. Back in 2006 another member of this website told me about Gwendolyn (I was looking for an iguana at the time) and that's how I found out about her. Stephanie drove up from California and I drove down from Washington and we met in Oregon. It was a great road trip; sunny the whole time. Stephanie had an iguana of her own and she was impressed with how docile Gwen was, for being an iguana. I know I honestly couldn't have done any better; she is such a well behaved iguana. -Jenna  |
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Post by crimsonpfahl on Jun 11, 2013 15:44:56 GMT -8
Your iguana are adorable And you are quite the photographer ^-^ It makes me happy to see that they found such a good home. Also as a side note one of my iguanas has two spikes on its nose. I didnt know that was uncommon  |
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that sure is a collection of pictures! I really like the picture with one iguana's caudal spines in the foreground and the other iguanas face in the background. How long have you had them? In one of those pictures it looks like they have a plate of oranges; fruits like pineapple and oranges are much too acidic for iguanas and should definitely be avoided. Their main diet should be leafy greens like collards and mustard greens. You can check out a food chart here: 
Many years later I got my current iguana, Gwendolyn, when she was 8. I think it would have been nice to be able to raise her but she was well socialized when I got her. She was a school classroom pet in California before I got her but she out grew her enclosure and there were other complications with having her live at the school. Back in 2006 another member of this website told me about Gwendolyn (I was looking for an iguana at the time) and that's how I found out about her. Stephanie drove up from California and I drove down from Washington and we met in Oregon. It was a great road trip; sunny the whole time. Stephanie had an iguana of her own and she was impressed with how docile Gwen was, for being an iguana. I know I honestly couldn't have done any better; she is such a well behaved iguana.