[Sca-cooks] Marzipan creations, like onions...

[Tara Sersen Boroson]

I had one for a while, too.  One of my college roommate's guests
accidentally killed him... bizarre and rather sad story.  Anyway, for
heat, I found that a glue-on heating pad on the bottom (outside) of the
tank did a good job of warming the tank.  You should be able to get them
at pet stores.  The heat was a lot more diffuse than a hot rock.  I
would supplement it with a heat lamp during the day when the heat had to
be higher.  Mine would only eat red leaf lettuce.  No other veggies, no
other type of lettuce, no crickets.  I was told that many iguanas are
picky like that, so I bought a reptile nutritional supplement that I
sprinkled on the lettuce.  I remember reading that adult iguanas need
exremely little protein, so things like crickets or dog food should only
be occasional treats.  If it's young and still growing, though, it's
much more important.

-Magdalena

Olwen the Odd wrote:

> Give it a little meat from time to time.  They actually make some sort of
> Iguana food but you can do it yourself.  Lots of kale, fruit, veggies,
> grasshoppers, hamburger, you could give it a bit of dog food but not a
> regualar diet of it.  I used to have 5 inguanas.  Had em for years.  Watch
> out for bites as they carry salminilla.  He has to be kept warm so a light
> source behind a sheild is important.  Lots of folks use hot rocks but the
> creatures usually just lay on them and get burns.  If it gets any little
> patches of stuff rub a little vasoline on it as those are usually little
> mites and this will kill the things.  The more you handle it the better off
> for both of you.  Mine loved to climb inside my sweaters and coats in the
> winter to keep warm.  I would take them around with me one or two at a time
> since in the end they were all over 5 feet (one was almost 7 feet) it was
> pretty weird seeing this giant tail sticking out under my coat.
> Olwen
>
>> A pet, Rob got it from one of the guys on his boat. It is living
>> in a huge ce in the corner of the bedroom. I renamed it
>> Iggy[uana] Pop. It seems to love zucchini, so it can have my
>> lifetime supply every year from now on ;-)
>> margali
>> besides, it isn't big enough to be worth cooking yet. Maybe in 10
>> years or so ;-)
>> --
>> ~~~~~
>> The Quote Starts Here:
>> > Huh? An iguana in Connecticut? Seems like it would be rather
>> > sluggish for most of the year.
>> >
>> > Or is this destined for the cook pot rather than a pet?
>> >
>> > Stefan li Rous