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What's Wrong with My Iguana?

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Speaking as someone who has inherited two iguanas from my brother, they aren't easy animals to care for. People tend to think that they're like cats, that you can just let them roam freely without a thought. But iguanas are complicated pets, with very specific needs in terms of food, temperature, and attention. This book is an excellent introduction to anyone who either owns an iguana or is considering owning one. They aren't just simple lizards. They're like children, with all the same needs and demands. I daresay that iguanas even have emotional needs that aren't often talked about, and my one disappointment about this book was that, like all the others, it tends to downplay the emotional complexity of reptiles. Lizards do get lonely, just like dogs. If you leave an iguana to roam freely in a troubled household, I guarantee you will learn to recognize a neurotic lizard. No, they don't become obsessive-compulsive or anything. But I've seen iguanas refuse to eat, tear up kitchens and sofas out of spite, intentionally hurt themselves, and bite dinner guests. The book is a tremendous guide to these sensitive animals, but it does not delve deeply into rehabilitating those pets that have been mistreated in the past, and one should never think that just because reptiles lack the same brain structure as mammals that they bear no signs of earlier abuse. Iguanas need love just like everything else, from ferrets to pythons, and the book, while solid in the practical sense, needs to stress this even more.

This book would be a good starter book for new iguana owners. It tells you things from their eating habits, changing colors, injuries, temp setting and and so forth.

If you are a new iguana owner or are considering to buy one of these reptiles I would recommend this one to start you off.

This book will show you whats wrong with your Iguana. And let you know what to do in a situation that you don`t know what to do. This book will help you raise your Iguana, I highly recomend this book

I own several books on iguana care. This is a great addition to my collection, up to date and informative.