Iguana proof plants
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Comments (10)The emails have been flying fast and furious among residents of my neighborhood after someone spotted what they thought was an iguana loose and living on the adjacent golf course. Even to the point of worrying whether Fluffy or Muffy was in danger in their back yards. To the best of my knowledge iguanas are herbivorous; they don't eat dogs and cats. I say let it alone-it won't hurt anyone or anything. As for cuban tree frogs, well, they get crushed, freezed, microwaved, right away-you get the picture. To paraphrase General Sheridan, "the only good cuban tree frog is a dead cuban tree frog."...See Moreiguanas
Comments (2)Sugarloaf2, iguanas are herbivores; thus they eat all parts of the plant - leaves, fruits and flowers. I spent much of my formative years on an island in the Essequibo river - the largest waterway in Guyana. The island abounded with iguanas until they became a table delicacy. So much so that the island is named 'Leguan' - of Dutch origin and referring to the iguana. That does not make me an expert on the subject of iguanas; just a collector of trivia....See MoreLizard ID ...Iguana??
Comments (11)Marilyn - sorry - just wanted to clarify that my previous post wasn't aimed at you in the very least. Again, you are doing the responsible thing by not releasing that animal. If you would like some more options as to care and whatnot - you've prooobably got a nearby or local herpetological society that might know of someone responsible who would take it off your hands. Now, while they can get quite aggressive, they are nonetheless interesting, impressive animals (rather personable and curious) and make good display animals at zoos. A local nature centers might also be interested if they have setups showing "Exotic Species". Then again, sometimes these unwanted rescues end up having silver linings to them - I've got a few animals that I took in as rescues and couldn't get rid of initially that I've become quite fond of (even if they are still a pain in the butt at times...haha). As for enclosures, you could possibly make a relatively cheap, large, outdoor enclosure for the animal which would solve many many problems and keep costs and maintenance down to a minimum. Since Ctenosaura are excellent diggers, I would recommend making what is basically a wood-framed (1"x1" pine wood beams work well) box that is enclosed on ALL sides with a lockable, hinged lid. I'd also probably use 0.5" x 0.5" heavy duty wire that is stapled to the wire frame. Dig a hole, sink the enclosure in there a bit and fill in with dirt - this way the animal can behave naturally and dig, but not escape. You could also landscape it with some boulders and plants...make yourself a neat little outdoor enclosure that I'm sure you'd end up enjoying. Here's an example of an enclosure that I made for my turtles if that helps you visualize what I'm talking about at all - I would just recommend making a wood frame and keeping the rest wire though. This cost about $100 to make and measures around 9x4 feet and 24" tall. It cost a little more than what you'd make because I used cedar (the moisture levels here would have rotted pine in a couple years). Here is another enclosure I used (for turtles) that is more suitable for a lizard. What you can't see is that the enclosure is totally enclosed - that enclosure is essentially a wire box that is sunken into the ground. Hope that helps and gives some encouragement. ~Mike...See Moreiguana proof gardens.
Comments (25)I thought I was in cacti and succulents! Yeah, it's been pretty messed up ever since Houzz took over. As far as I can see they are trying to move away from actual separate forums to just using a tag cloud to separate and locate posts (a horrible, horrible idea). FWIW, if you sign on from GW and manage to avoid the redirect to Houzz, many forums have far fewer posts, too, since things with houzz-only tags like polls and design dilemma don't usually show up in the GW format at all. Sigh....See More- 16 years ago
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