SAVE IGUANAS FROM BEING CARNIVAL GAME PRIZES




The last National Iguana Awareness Day was celebrated on September 8, 2001, but the day is being revived. Some people still celebrate this day on the second Saturday in September and many people educate year around. If you still think you want an iguana, please consider adopting an adult iguana. Several of the iguanas who came into rescue homes in Virginia were found outside or in dumpsters while still in their cages. We iguanas are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna amd Flora (CITES). I, Sammy Iguana, was one of 693,790 iguanas imported into the United States in 1996 (USFWS data). I was adopted from a pet store in the Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach, VA on Aug 17, 1996 by a 12 year old girl. I am one of the lucky ones.

I am now 13 years old. Look out world!Thinking about an Iguana as a Christmas Present?

This is a rare picture of Felix and myself together. I am nearly four years old in this picture. Felix is thought to be about two or three years older. I weigh almost twice as much as Felix. I am also a foot longer than Felix. Diet played a large part in the size difference. We could count the bones in Felix when he arrived. I would much rather be an only iguana, but the folks felt sorry for Felix.




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Recommended Iguana Pages

Melissa Kaplan
Iguana Den
The Basking Spot
National Iguana Awareness Day
The Iguana Cage Page

Iguana Rescue


People keep buying iguanas and then trying to sell us when we get too big. I want to be an only iguana again, but I can't because you all keep buying iguanas and trying to get rid of us. Our organization has been asked to place more than 59 iguanas from Hampton Roads, Virginia in 2001. Of these, 54 iguanas were from the South Hampton Roads area and 5 of these were strays. The Norfolk Zoo reports that they receive 3 to 4 calls per week from people wanting to donate an iguana. Stores that sell iguanas report that they are tired of the calls from iguana owners, however they still sell baby iguanas. Many people want to give up their pet because they are moving or traveling more in their jobs. Others are afraid of their pet or have a baby and are concerned about Salmonella. Going away to college is becoming one of the most common excuses. Unfortunately, we are receiving more calls from people who want to surrender their pet because they can't afford the medical bill. A well cared for iguana may live 15 years or more. If you don't want a six foot, high maintenance pet, don't buy an iguana.










Virginia and North Carolina Pages

Educational Shows in 2003
Virginia Events
North Carolina Events
Herp Veterinarians in North Carolina
Herp Veterinarians in Virginia
Animal Welfare Coalition-Hampton Roads
Virginia Iguana Owner's Picnic



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Darry's Bubbette
NCNelson's Page

Local Iguana News


3rd Annual Iguana Owner's Picnic
August 4, 2001


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