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Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 972269 Location: Central Maine
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject: Rescued: Large Iguana
I just drove 200 miles today with my wife and we picked him up. He is a bit under weight and his nails are too long. Tomorrow we are going to have him looked at and get his nails clipped. He didn't have a cage, he was living on a shelf on the wall. They did give us some lighting they had as well as some frozen veggies.
I will have a couple pictures up shortly in my "Other Pictures" album.
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 613 Location: The Netherlands
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:43 am Post subject:
Oh so theres where you were!
I kinda missed you at the chat...had no one to be silened with exept for that tegu bot...
And I said to not bring anything else then the substrate you were going for!
Man....they never listen
j/k
Its great you rescue those animals you do Rick.
Hope he will be up and running like a healthy iguana again in no time.
Good luck with him _________________ 1.0.0 T.rufescens
0.1.0 T.merianae
1.0.0 Testudo horsfieldii
1.0.0 Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
0.0.1 Ceratophrys ornata
0.0.1 Geocholone elegans
0.0.1 Python regius
2.0.0 Mustela Putorius Furo
0.1.0 Bouvier des flandres
Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 972269 Location: Central Maine
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:42 am Post subject:
I think he will be fine. Once he puts on a little weight and gets his nails clipped he will feel much better. He was raised for 10 years by the same people although he went from being the sons reptile to being the fathers responsibility. They appeared to care for him, but he just go to large and became to much work for too long. I could not imagine getting rid of any pet I had for 10 years.
Joined: Dec 11, 2004 Posts: 216 Location: BC, Canada
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:43 am Post subject:
Wow ten years???? I just sold our last baby beardie of the season that we have had for about 7 months (originally planned on keeping him) and I was heartbroken. As for the iguana he looks pretty good especially compared to some of the others I have seen. Little on the skinny side and from the pictures he looks a bit wrinkly so he might be a bit dehydrated but all those problems are easy to solve.
Are you planning on keeping him Rick?? Or just finding a good home for him once he's all fixed up
Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 972269 Location: Central Maine
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:56 am Post subject:
The plan is to get him all fixed up and make sure he is not a serious danger to anyone then find him a suitable home with someone skilled with dealing with large reptiles of this nature. He has not totally settled in and I have found that you can not tell the temperment of a reptile for a week or two. Sometimes that appear wild because they are scared but sometimes they appear more tame because they are scared. I am told he can get out of hand, thus the name they gave him.. Diablo (aka Devil). So far he hasn't shown any serious aggression and only minimal defense. Keep in mind I also do not tempt him with my fingers or face.
He is indeed a little dehydrated and I have soaked him and I am going to pick up a humidifier today for the reptile room. He is a little under weight but not so much as to be a serious health issue. I took him today for a quick inspection and he looks ok. While there he also had his nails done. They have over grown and the quick is a little more extended then I would like but we at least got the nails down to half of what they were and he seems less lame when trying to walk. I may cover a board with sandpaper and place it at an angle and see if he will attempt to climb it to help wear down his nails a little over time. Other suggestions are welcome.
Joined: Dec 11, 2004 Posts: 216 Location: BC, Canada
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject:
If you keep trimming them a little bit at a time then the vessel will slowly recede until you can cut the nails to a proper length. Giving him lots of big rocks and things to climb on will help as well.
Charlene
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 613 Location: The Netherlands
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:
This is russian four toe advice but nails are nails right? (my Gertie walks on his nails and thus needs to wear them down in order to walk in a good fashion)
A flat rock surface with a little bit of dry very small grained sand will do the trick marvelous. When the lizzard/tortoise/whatevah walks over it he will wear its nails off nicely and natural.
And hows our green friend doing?
Is he eating alright?
And is he calm or flighty at this point?
Keep us updated please Rick.
I one day would love to own a green or rino iguana...
But first things first: new (BIGGER!!) home _________________ 1.0.0 T.rufescens
0.1.0 T.merianae
1.0.0 Testudo horsfieldii
1.0.0 Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
0.0.1 Ceratophrys ornata
0.0.1 Geocholone elegans
0.0.1 Python regius
2.0.0 Mustela Putorius Furo
0.1.0 Bouvier des flandres
Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 972269 Location: Central Maine
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:56 pm Post subject:
When we spoke to the previous owner, she stated his name was Diablo and that he lived up to his name. When we went to pick him up the man who cared for him stated "He will bite if given a chance".
Care was taken, as well it should be with any large reptile, and he has turned out to be a big baby. When I enter the reptile room he stands up tall and bobs his head. He does this more to let me know that he knows I am there and to make sure I know that he is there. I sanitize my hands and then rub his head, jowls and shoulders. He closes his eyes and relaxes, often pushing his shoulder into the rub like a cat getting scratched. He has made no attempt to swing his huge tail or to bite. He has shown no fear or aggression to mention.
He isn't eating very much, I assume from the stress of a new place or in part to a sore mouth. If he doesn't start eating more I will need to make a vet appointment because he is under weight to start with. His lower lip has a small abrasion and I need to clean it daily with sterile water and a Q-tip to remove an amber-ish scab that forms overnight. The scab bothers him and gets in the way of his eating.
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 613 Location: The Netherlands
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:41 pm Post subject:
AAaawww... I really hope I one day will have a green "cat" like that too
And I really hope he'll get better again and make a responsible someone a great pet! _________________ 1.0.0 T.rufescens
0.1.0 T.merianae
1.0.0 Testudo horsfieldii
1.0.0 Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
0.0.1 Ceratophrys ornata
0.0.1 Geocholone elegans
0.0.1 Python regius
2.0.0 Mustela Putorius Furo
0.1.0 Bouvier des flandres
Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 972269 Location: Central Maine
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:20 pm Post subject:
It's been adopted by my parents. It has no enclosure, but instead it has a rug covered deck with a ramp and it's lighting right in the diningroom. It has free roam of the whole house and goes to lay at the front door when it wants to go out.
It's healthy and eating well. The muscle tone is good and he runs all over the yard now where before he would drag his belly.
He is happy and my parents are happy. This in return makes me happy.
Thats cool that your rents are into herps, I wish my mother was she almost freaked when I brought the sudan plated lizard home, but she still let me keep it, shes getting better seeing as when she found my diadem ratsnake she didn't freak out.
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is to get him all fixed up and make sure he is not a serious danger to anyone then find him a suitable home with someone skilled with dealing with large reptiles of this nature. He has not totally settled in and I have found that you can not tell the temperment of a reptile for a week or two. Sometimes that appear wild because they are scared but sometimes they appear more tame because they are scared. I am told he can get out of hand, thus the name they gave him.. Diablo (aka Devil). So far he hasn't shown any serious aggression and only minimal defense. Keep in mind I also do not tempt him with my fingers or face.
May I pet him?
