Reddit mentions of Green Iguana: The Ultimate Owner's Manual

Reference material. I mentioned www.anapsid.org earlier. Here is an awesome
awesome awesome book. Please buy it.

Green Iguana: The Ultimate Owner's Manual
by James W., III Hatfield
Link: http://amzn.com/1883463505

Iguanas for Dummies is written by Melissa Kaplan, the author of the
anapsid.org site. It's a good book, too.


Handling. I neglected to mention socializing.

When iguanas are young they are cute and bright green and timid and have huge
eyes and people fall in love with them. Then they become iguana teenagers and
reach the "Free to a Good Home" stage.

Iguanas are not domesticated--they are wild animals. They're not evolved to
live with humans. But they can be taught.

Socializing requires careful attention to touching and holding and lifting your
iguana. There are a lot better references to iguana socializing out there than
me. But socializing is very, very important! Getting your iguana used to human
touch and human presence will save you a lot of grief (and bandages and scars)
later.

Not to prattle on too long but gentle touching at first (petting) then move up
to start lifting. Don't pull from his/her branch! Lift by gently sliding hand
under the head toward the tail. Carry holding iguana on your forarm, head in
your hand, tail supported by your armpit.


Read the books, read the Melissa Kaplan website. And you'll have a great housemate for 20+ years. :-)

Iguanas are like cats. But with more attitude.

I read a fantastic book from first hand care taking while on a deployment a few years ago. I don't own an iguana, but still enjoyed the read.

http://www.amazon.com/Green-Iguana-Ultimate-Owners-Manual/dp/1883463505/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372717553&sr=1-3&keywords=iguana