Dolly's Iguana Corner!
The most misunderstood creature and disposable pet of the 90's!!!
They call the Iguana iguana most of the time the Common Green Iguana. Most people purchase these cute little green guys (as I like to call them) thinking that they can live in a ten gallon tank forever! Forget that notion! Giant Common Green Iguanas can grow to be five to six feet in length.With proper care they can live to be 15 to 20 years of age.
Hello, I am Dolly Ellerbrock and this is Baby.
(Baby is my eight year old female iguana.)
Like so many people, I purchased two iguanas years ago and thought what a cute herp to own. Until I walk into the room and found one dead. I felt angry, guilty and confused. I thought I did everything right about its housing and diet but Tic-Tac was dead. Tac-Toe was surviving under my care, so I vowed that I would not let another iguana die of the "lack of knowledge." To care for these beautiful creatures properly, first it will be time consuming and second costly.
Nineteen years later . . . I have written a book on the care of iguanas. In the past two years I have been actively researching the Iguana iguana in the Costa Rica rain forest. It is four years now that I have been a free lance writer for Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist Magazine, TFH Publications. I have tried to keep my promise.
The most important information in the world about these creatures . . . They need love, respect and gentle handling. They will need a good cage. They will need UVB lighting and a proper diet. If you are thinking about purchasing an iguana, please think about the commitment you MUST make when you bring this animal into your home.
Chuck-chuck my six year old male iguana.
You may email me atdiguana@comcast.net
They call the Iguana iguana most of the time the Common Green Iguana. Most people purchase these cute little green guys (as I like to call them) thinking that they can live in a ten gallon tank forever! Forget that notion! Giant Common Green Iguanas can grow to be five to six feet in length.With proper care they can live to be 15 to 20 years of age.
Hello, I am Dolly Ellerbrock and this is Baby.
(Baby is my eight year old female iguana.)
Like so many people, I purchased two iguanas years ago and thought what a cute herp to own. Until I walk into the room and found one dead. I felt angry, guilty and confused. I thought I did everything right about its housing and diet but Tic-Tac was dead. Tac-Toe was surviving under my care, so I vowed that I would not let another iguana die of the "lack of knowledge." To care for these beautiful creatures properly, first it will be time consuming and second costly.
Nineteen years later . . . I have written a book on the care of iguanas. In the past two years I have been actively researching the Iguana iguana in the Costa Rica rain forest. It is four years now that I have been a free lance writer for Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist Magazine, TFH Publications. I have tried to keep my promise.
The most important information in the world about these creatures . . . They need love, respect and gentle handling. They will need a good cage. They will need UVB lighting and a proper diet. If you are thinking about purchasing an iguana, please think about the commitment you MUST make when you bring this animal into your home.
Chuck-chuck my six year old male iguana.
You may email me atdiguana@comcast.net