Boost The Green Iguana (AKA at TESA Iggy)

[DsoS]

Yesterday and today, he's been grumpy

It did turn cold Friday night and warmed up a bit today, also he's starting to shed, so I know for sure that the weather change is causing some grumpiness, but not sure about the shedding though

[Arthmoor]

Shedding = growth. That's a good thing

[DsoS]

Can the shedding cause grumpiness?

[DsoS]

I shot this video of him breathing... Does it look like healthy breathing? (no audio, but has background noise, I am camera shy, especially with my voice)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDeflyNUog

[Arthmoor]

Iguanas can be moody at times, so who knows. The shedding might be bugging him a bit, my iguanas used to soak in their water when it was time for that. This is also a good time to let him soak in the bathtub for a bit too, it will help. Just don't be tempted to help him out by peeling bits off yourself. THAT will cause grumpiness because it tends to hurt.

His breathing looks like any other iguana I've seen so I don't think there's anything wrong there. You've only had him for a short time. He's probably still slightly stressed at moving into a new environment.

If he was angry with you you'd know it. His flap would be extended, he'd be puffed up as much as he could manage, and you'd probably have already been slapped in the face with his tail. All in all, he seems pretty content with life.

Edited October 11, 2012 by Arthmoor

[DsoS]

Thank You Arthmoor,

I know that they can and will be moody, especially during times of mating, but we won't go any further into that subject

I'm relieved that his breathing is good.

Also, I do think he's still stressed out from the move and new environment.

I'm going to try to get him in the tub this weekend. I'm hoping he doesn't try to run around his tank while I'm trying to get him out. While he's bathing, I'll be cleaning his tank. I really don't like this bark substrate that I use, but it does soak in the urine though.

He's only bitten me once, but that was my fault, I was feeding him and I went to touch his nose and he thought my finger was food he didn't break skin or anything, just closed his mouth for a second or so and then let go, I didn't jerk it out or do anything. I continued to feed him afterwards and he didn't seem to notice he did anything wrong (which he didn't)

He hasn't lifted his tail at me at all, even if he's a bit annoyed with me trying to pet him or move him or whatever. So that's good

[donnato]

Ds...if you leave him in the tub to go clean his cage, make sure he has something to climb out of the water on., but nothing he can use to escape...because he will ...

[DsoS]

Our tub will allow him to walk in and out of the water, I'm only going to place enough water into it so he can soak and then walk out. its tilted towards the drain, so more water there than in the back.

[Arthmoor]

Heh. You'll get hissed at and puffed at long before the tail starts swinging. If he's not doing any of that he's a pretty well adjusted lizard. Mine took a bit of breaking in before they stopped doing that with me.

[AndalayBay]

Heh. You'll get hissed at and puffed at long before the tail starts swinging. If he's not doing any of that he's a pretty well adjusted lizard. Mine took a bit of breaking in before they stopped doing that with me.

That's because you're an Argonian: a rival lizard.

[DsoS]

Okay here's the breakthrough images and a video!

Holding 01

Holding 02

Shoulder 01

Shoulder 02

Shoulder 03

Boost's First Bath - 53.5MB

[AndalayBay]

He's tiny! It was hard to tell how small he was until I saw him in your hand. He's cute. (referring to the lizard)

[DsoS]

he is small and very cute

He's cute. (referring to the lizard)

and I'm not? I know I need a shave and a hair cut, but I look fair jk jk

[AndalayBay]

he is small and very cute

and I'm not? I know I need a shave and a hair cut, but I look fair jk jk

Just jerking your chain. Figured that would get a reaction! Ok, you're as cute as the lizard, how's that?

I was surprised how small he was. And the length of his tail! Oi. You're going to have to give him a room of his own when he's full grown.

Edited October 15, 2012 by AndalayBay

[DsoS]

lol Thank You

He is small, but his tail is 2-3 times his body length. And yes, he will be a big thing when he's fully grown, they can get up to 6 ft in length (I'm 6 ft 4 inches tall) He'll be almost as long as I am tall

[DsoS]

More updates

Lounging Around

Say What???

Shedding 1

Shedding 2

Shedding 3

[donnato]

At first I was concerned about his nose, it looks better now. Don`t think he`s particularly fond of having to read the same old news over and over though.

[DsoS]

I was also worried about his nose, but its better now

I can tell you, he did NOT like it when I changed from the bark substrate to the newspaper... I was mad at me all saturday night and all day sunday. But he's good now. But he's mad at me again today for misting him to help him with the shedding

[Arthmoor]

Newspaper may not be a good choice. Mine decided it was edible, which isn't a good thing considering all that ink. If you don't want to deal with the wood chips (and who could blame you) then you should look into getting some washable green felt or something. The pet shop ought to know what you want if you ask them about it. Looks better, easy to clean, and he won't try to eat it.

[Tigersong]

That's quite a handsome lizard you have, Dos.

[DsoS]

Updated the first post with a new link to Boost's Gallery. All picture updates will be there, and I will make a new post when I do updates.

Let me know if you see any issues/errors/duplicate pictures in the gallery, or anywhere else, please

[DsoS]

Updated the Gallery with 2 new pictures and a video for Boost