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Reptile.man · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject: Zig my ten year old iguana

This is zig which i have had for ten year's. Is he the oldest iguana in england ? I know there are some good breeder's on this forum who will know someone that has kept them in the past. Thank's
Ryan

Scott W · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject:

looking good, 10 years is fairly good although I bought one for my brother about 15 years ago and he still has it.
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Reptile.man · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject:

I have ask this question on other forum's and had no luck with how long they live for. Now 15 has got to be the oldest iguana ive heard of. Would be nice to see a shot of him. Thank's scott
Ryan

Thimble · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:34 pm Post subject:

I was speaking to my vet the other day when I took my 5 yr old Ig for a check up, he was saying 5 was a good age for an Ig in captivity. I was suprised by this as I thought it was still quite young. He explained that in the wild in their natural habitat they can live for 20+ years. In captivity in a good climate and close to where they would naturally live in the wild they live for maybe 15 years. But over here as the weather is not really that suitable for them etc, they usually only live for 9 years or so. So I would say ten years is quite good and 15 years would be extremely good.
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Jamesg · Contributing Member Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Posts: 116

lovely iggy you got there Smile

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Scott W · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject:

Scott W · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject:

Thimble · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:01 am Post subject:

Exactly Scott, that was why I was so surprised with his answer, I thought this kind of animal is a life time commitment and expecting him to live to at least 15 if not much longer.

The guy we use if a very reputable herp vet but sometimes I get the feeling he just likes to demean people. Let me explain that, he made us both feel really small when said, that he was still young.

Also when he asked what foods we feed him, he was like oohhh so do you not feed him this, do you not feed him that. When I said I don't really like to feed him spinach a lot as it is very high in oxalates, he really rubbished it and replied "Well I know what you have been reading, it's a load of rubbish that". I felt really small at this point and was thinking to myself, well he must know what he is on about, he is the vet here I am just the Iguana owner.
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wayne · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 2:44 pm Post subject:

my pet female ig is just over 5ft and is nearly 15 years old the person i had her from had her for ten years and i have had her nearly 5 she is in perfect health and i expect many more years together yet.