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Interested in Reptiles?

There's more stuff on this page then you can shake a stick at! As they continue to grow & I change up their habitats, media becomes outdated so see my gallery for updated photos as they grow.
  • Pets
  • Pictures
  • Cages & Habitat
  • I can answer some personal questions.
    • Why do you have reptiles?
      • Allergies. Not me, but Mindy (the wife). After having a cat & a dog for 15 years, I thought I would have a furry friend my entire life. That all changed when I met Mindy. I had to come to terms with not being able to have the traditional man's best friend.
    • How much did you spend on your pets?
      • I plead the 5th. If you take out the calculator and look at my photos, the dollar signs are there.
    • Will you be getting any more?
      • No.
    • Are you insane?
      • Ok so the rhinoceros iguana is difficult to tame, and can inflict some serious damage, but Bobo is indeed a baby, and not a wild adult. A lot of information out there deals with taming wild caught rhinos, which are the most difficult in the Cyclura family. With out debating nature vs. nurture, I can tell you that if Bobo's current attitude carries over to adulthood, there won't be much to worry about. Bobo is already able to recognize that I am the hand that feeds him every morning, so there is a good chance that in the end, he will eat everything except my hand.
    • Do you have a death wish?
      • That's my dad's question. You might be asking the same thing if you saw what the Cuban Iguana looks like as an adult. I do value my life & those around me. Like Bobo, if I successfully raise them, there shouldn't be a problem. Not to answer a question with another question, but how many people annually get mauled by a Pit Bull or Rottweiler in comparison to the number of injuries caused by a pet reptile? Indeed the reptile is and always will be wild no matter how tame they may become in captivity, but proper care & respect towards these animals may eliminate someone like me making the 11:00 news.
    • What's your electricity bill like?
      • I don't have one. Mindy pays for it! I guess as long it stays somewhere in between $110 and $130, I should not run in to any long arguments. Considering what I've spent on these pets, electricity is her own monetary contribution to their care.
    • What do they eat?
      • Every day, Bobo & Yogi are on Collard greens, Dandelion greens, and a number of other recommended dark greens with occasional strawberries & kiwi on rare weekends. I also give them a small portion of Iguana food pellets. Gizmo eats the same assortment of greens as the others but with the occasional medium-size crickets. I feed Gizmo his greens every day. At his current age & size, he gets his crickets once a week.
    • What will you do when they get huge?
      • Mindy agreed to move out and make room! Just a joke, just a joke! I actually plan to set up a room similar to the way a daycare can partition a room to separate different age groups. Yes, aside from learning how to change diapers for a year (an experience I will never trade for the world), I got some ideas on how I can dedicate a room & set it up so that each reptile has his own private & spacious place. The majority of the day, Bobo & Yogi will be confined to a room/their own cage(s) (to enforce basking and temperature), but the rest of the time, they will be allowed to roam free around the house for maybe an hour or so one at a time.
    • What is your morning like?
      • Let's put it this way, I'm not the one that eats breakfast in the morning. I try, but it's tough. The first 10 - 15 minutes is feeding Bobo, Rascal, & Yogi. Gizmo is on a different schedule. I feed him when I come home from work.
  • I can answer some other questions.
    • Do reptiles make great pets?
      • Only if you have a lot of time (for both care, and research) & money is not an issue. If you can afford $400 - $600, you can afford one(1) small to medium size reptile.
    • Should I get an Iguana?
      • Only if you are both insane and dedicated. You can't be one or the other.

2007

I'm using my Canon S3 IS digital camera to take videos so the colors/brightness/contrast is slightly off.

Narration Corrections

Bobo turns 2 years old in November, not September.
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