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12-11-2005, 01:31 PM
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Iguana
How do you all feel about pets such as iguanas and snakes?
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12-11-2005, 02:06 PM
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Positively NOT for me!!!
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12-11-2005, 02:07 PM
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Re: Iguana
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Originally Posted by Duke
How do you all feel about pets such as iguanas and snakes?
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Forgot to add...if you are considering getting one or both of those...that will certainly keep me from visiting.. |
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12-11-2005, 03:16 PM
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I HATE snakes. They freak me out. I won't touch one, I'll freak if I am near one....ICK
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12-11-2005, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Weiser
I HATE snakes. They freak me out. I won't touch one, I'll freak if I am near one....ICK
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Exactly (Shiver...shiver...shiver) |
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12-11-2005, 04:24 PM
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I was at a party once and the guy had this huge snake that I didn't know about. He came out with it and I heard a hissing next to my ear. I thought I was going to have a heart attack and I jumped clear across the room knocking a couple people over. Boy was I not impressed.
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12-11-2005, 04:42 PM
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My husband and his young favourite uncle were out by the lake when they were young, and his uncle put a snake down his back. My husband hated snakes after that, but he loved his uncle. I think I'm pretty forgiving, but I sure as h*ll would hold a grudge after that...
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12-11-2005, 05:08 PM
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i dont mind snakes so much, but i dont like iguanas.
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12-11-2005, 06:41 PM
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I'm actually considering another iguana but prolly won't get one for another 10 years or so.
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12-11-2005, 06:46 PM
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Ah. Dwoing is opposed (that is a con) and Luba is not happy about one (that is a pro)
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12-11-2005, 06:50 PM
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Its actually not a good idea to have an iguana around children because of the parasites they can carry in their skin, or so I've read. I think it only applies to small children though.
The only reason I can't get an iguana for a while is because I want a bigger place to allow it to roam around in. Iguanas can grow as much as 8' long if their surrnoudings allow for it. You can also train them to go to the bathroom in a kitty litter box provided you get them young enough.
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12-11-2005, 06:56 PM
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8 feet? yeah your landlord might have a problem with that.
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12-11-2005, 09:50 PM
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An 8' Iguana is a bit of a deceiving size since much of the reptile is actually tail.
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12-11-2005, 10:44 PM
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yeah, but it would be great if anybody ever robbed you, scare the robbers.
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