NEVER give an iguana as a gift! Even if its for yourself, an iguana is probably not a good pet in the long run. Not only can they become aggressive and territorial as adults, what are the chances you can take care of them properly? You need extensive research and to talk to iguana owners. So many baby iguanas die because their owners feed them the wrong vegetables, or dog food even! Iguanas have very delicate dietary needs, and are SUPER prone to metabolic bone disease, and it can be fatal. if you even manage to save it from MBD, the effects are damaging and permanent, their fingers can become like noodles and they cant climb anymore. Also, an iguanas nails need to be trimmed or he could literally gouge hole in your arms! BE VERY CAREFUL about iguanas,they do not make good pets for beginners or even snake-owners.They are a pet in their own genre. please dont get one, especially as a gift
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sorry for being blunt, but i think its extremely irresponsible to make people think that an alligator is an animal you can have as a pet. even though its possible, its a bad idea. i work for canada's largest reptile rescue, and we see so many animals come in that are a)illegally owned and b)are brought to us due to a bite or being expensive, or simply boredom. Recently we had someone bring us a Caiman because it was too vicious and they had never been able to hold or catch it and had done what they considered was all the research. when my co-worker opened the box, he was able to reach in and grab the animal, and said it was fine. The following week we were already using it for children to pet (with its mouth taped of course). so even though he thought he knew what he was doing, even a beginner zookeeper was able to handle it first shot. please do not get an alligator as a pet. ever.
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