mich
Hatchling Member
About 6 yrs ago I decided to get a green iguana. I studied every pices of lierature I could find and was completely fascinated. Finally after almost a year of researching and months of setting up I brought home a baby green iguana. I absolutely loved him, he was perfect in anyway and as mild tempered as a puppy. He would sit on our computer monitor becasue he loved the warmth and the hand outs of food If he were free roaming and heard the fridge door open he'd scurry out to the kitchen in hopes of snagging some fruit, and he'd always lounge on the back of the couch when people were home because he loved being near us. I built him a beautiful 6' enclsoure and he was the best pet and hobby ever! After 3yrs of having the ig we had our first child and I didn't anticipate the terrible reaction this would have on my beloved pet. The babies non stop crying (6mon of collic) made my ig very shy and he eventually refused to free roam around. Once our son could crawl he would of course go right for the enclsoure. I moved my iguana enclosure out of the livingroom and into a spare bedroom to try and reduce the stress but eventually my iguana retreated so much he couldn't even be handled anymore and I knew I had to find something better for him. It broke my heart and I was completely crushed but I found a GREAT home for him (kid free) and he went right back to his awsome self. That was many years ago now and we now have 2 boys (3yrs and 6yrs). Last year I finally started to get back into the reptile hobby and made sure this time to get "kid friendly" reptiles. We currently have a german giant/sandfire BD, a Leucistic BD, as well as a high yellow gecko and a mack snow gecko, all completely friendly and my boys can feed and handle them all (supervised of course!!!) ...... although they are all amazing I still sooo sooo sooooooo want an iguana again.
Soooo .. looking for advise. Does anyone out there have young kids and iguanas? Now that my kids are no longer crying/crawling/screaming machines I am tempted to get another one. Looking for suggestions.
Below are pics of my last beloved iguana.
I would build this EXACT same enclosure again, it was perfect for temps and humidity! The large glass panes in the front (both top and bottom) open on hinges to allow easy access. The back was built on a 90 degree angle to fit into a corner and take up less room and the height allowed for lots of climbing space.
Soooo .. looking for advise. Does anyone out there have young kids and iguanas? Now that my kids are no longer crying/crawling/screaming machines I am tempted to get another one. Looking for suggestions.
Below are pics of my last beloved iguana.
I would build this EXACT same enclosure again, it was perfect for temps and humidity! The large glass panes in the front (both top and bottom) open on hinges to allow easy access. The back was built on a 90 degree angle to fit into a corner and take up less room and the height allowed for lots of climbing space.