Comments on: Caring For Pet Iguanas

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:31:46 +0000

My mother just bought my 11 yr old son an iguana for his birthday. It seems very scared of him. It won’t hardly allow you to pick it up, running away from us. We don’t want it to get hurt. Should we still try to hold it? It’s only about 5 months old. Do you recommend a warming rock?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:29:07 +0000

At 6 your son isn’t old enough to care for an iguana just yet, i wanted one way back when at age 5 and now 15 years later i have gone out and bought one. I can say that i would have not been able to care for it right. I would suggest looking into a blue tongued skink i have one as well, they are very well behaved friendly hardy and overall easy to care for.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:44:46 +0000

I would really start him with something alittle easier and something you would want to deal with. iguana’s really need alot of attention or when they get bigger they tend to get nasty. Why not go with a bearded dragon they don’t get as big and they tend to stay pretty mellow they are easy to hold even when they aren’t handled a ton. Any pet like this is going to be expensive to get going I have 2 bearded dragons and I purcheased a 55 gal. tank off craigslist and everything else I bought from the pet store but the tank and stand are one of the big expenses and if you start out big its cheaper then you don’t have to keep buying bigger. Just google bearded dragons that will answer your questions. At this point mine are about 8-10 monthes old and I have about 500.00 into them. The iguana will be about the same but the bearded dragons are easier to handle especially for a 6 year old.

By: INA

INA — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:05:59 +0000

My 6 year old son has asked for an iguana for his birthday. I cannot find a baby one in any pet shops and have been told there is one that is about 40 cm for sale. I am not sure how old it is. Should i wait to get a baby one or is it ok to get an adult?