Awesome. Glad you were able to rescue it and keep it outside most of the time. Hah I bet it does love 🍒. They are cool lizards. Thanks for commenting.

While we do feel that invasive animals can throw off the balance of ecosystems and should be controlled, we really don’t enjoy seeing the animals shot in that way. A lot of hunters show great respect for the animals they kill, but these “cowboys” seem act like their killing alien invaders. We don’t typically watch those videos either way.

Brendan lol it never even opened it’s eyes. Hahaha 😂

Just vibin

i reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeely love animals

Exactly😂..he is so zen. He's like let me meditate before i tear this chatterbox up....when you see a native iğuana here in Jamaica, it be like "this is mý property, RUN!!!😂😂

@@fleetcake5001 reptiles are the best!!!!!

We handle them quite a bit as a part of our traveling show so they're just super calm and unaggressive. I tell people that they either think they're human or we're lizards! 😊

They are very intelligent animals. With a little work you can have an incredibly friendly large lizard. Without any work and they will mess you up haha.

@@NatureInYourFace sounds about right lol

Iguanas is probably one of the worst pets you can get. They are incredibly hard to take care of and require a lot of money. They can also be very aggressive. Even if they seem calm they can change spontaneously.

It really just depends. They can be incredible pets but we definitely have seen males flip the switch over time and become very territorial when in their enclosure. But we agree they are for experienced keepers.

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@@NatureInYourFace how this can be??

You should see ours 😁

@@leadmutton9854 u should see mine

@@Pepsiman5 they lift 🏋️‍♀️ 🦎

Janette Ruiz haha that’s awesome that you took them for walks! Great for exercise and sun exposure. We support you in getting another iguana 😁. They are incredible animals.

@@NatureInYourFace hay do you think that for a bigger pet a spiny tailed iguana is a good one

Spiny can be super cool as well. They still take time to calm down and can be very flighty and will bite if grabbed. But with patience they can be very chill.

For sure! The more time you put in the greater the reward. You’ll have a lap dog in no time.

You'll love it!

They really are. Beautiful and intelligent.

Nature In Your Face ...you say intelligent, in which I don not doubt you but in what ways? Aren’t these things like prehistoric creatures?

They are great animals 😃

John harris- one of my first pet reptiles was an iguana. That was more than 30 years ago. I've been keeping them ever since. They are definitely one of my favorite captive reptiles. Thanks for commenting!

Must be the gummies!😀 We handle them a lot in our traveling show so they're really used to human interaction. They'll sit on the table all day which truly makes them "lounge" lizards!

Ha, I don't know, once in a while we end up with a Ford Escort lizard but the majority of the iguanas we've raised have been super sweet. They are definitely a lot of work!! Thank you for commenting.

Merry Christmas chiller theater and Thanks for commenting. Iguanas are indeed "stunning" particularly the ones that are dog tame like ours. Hope you have a Happy New Year as well! Dave & Jeremy

That’s really cool that you’ve taken in the iguana to give it a good home. Iguanas are known to take to certain people and only like them or sometimes they prefer one sex (m/f) over another. Thanks commenting!

Haley DiNaso Thanks Haley! Means a lot. 👊🏼

This male always has the orange. Sometimes they are even more intense than this.

They get handled a lot and see a large number of people. They are great lizards!

Wow. We really appreciate that!!

@@NatureInYourFace I hope that by you guys reposting you link to here from where you were saving snakes on the road recently, brings a lot of people back to this older one! Gorgeous, So highly detailed beauty, intelligent and so very passive and tame! I had a few, never got bit. Got whipped once. STING! "Youch..." Must have been my fault. Don't make them mad. They need food. Like today? lol .. ZIGGY used to freak people out just as still as a toy in the window. "I SAW IT MOVE! OMG ! IT MOVED! DID YOU SEE THAT? It was a very busy street. Tourist area deluxe. Many pretty girls strolling by every minute in the Summer. Toronto. Ziggy was pretty BIG! 'Calm City Boss watching over. It was most Awesome when we had a pair, Male and Female. They were HIGHLY aware of each other and very comical. Smart Darlings! Harness them on a leash for the Park and see them RUN! Long legs, Snake tail going like Mad! Come on Human, you sick slouch! Keep up!

@@davidmacphee3549 haha good stuff. They truly are incredible animals. One of the coolest lizards around. Thanks for the great comments and stories.

@@NatureInYourFace Thanks Guys!

Jennifer Taulbee- It's actually called a sub-tympanic shield. Scientists believe it may serve to confuse birds of prey and other predators into thinking it is their real eye. Another theory is that it may break up the shape of the head and help camouflage the lizard. I personally think it might be there to spark people's curiosity, forcing them to go to our channel and make comments and ask questions, causing our channel to grow and become the greatest nature channel known to all mankind.

That’s awesome. Iguanas look so much cooler with vibrant colors in the wild. Thanks for sharing

Rich Stumbaugh Thank you! 🙏🏼

Awesome. They are great lizards!!

Yeah they're great. We do educational reptile shows and we've been using iguanas for 30 years in our shows. Thanks for commenting and keep on lovin those Iggy's.

Thank you! We love em 😃

@@NatureInYourFace your welcome

Lol I think it just slept through the video. 😴 🦎

If you keep them in an enclosure together they will try and establish dominance as well as territory, this is when they will fight. The fact that we handle these iguanas everyday and use them in our educational shows makes them much more calm, even towards each other but we would not be able to keep them together in the same enclosure. Thanks for your question!

@@NatureInYourFace thanks for the answer there all beautiful especially the sleepy one 😴. He's my favourite

Same here, mine is just sitting in my arm chilling but he was running and tailwhiping me when I was gonna get him out, I used to have another one when I was little, but he was calm , I'm not sure why , but they are pretty smart , it could be a personality trait

This is typical of lizards to be territorial of their enclosures. Unfortunately sometimes they will stay this way no matter how many times you interact with them. You can try changing things up in the enclosure or feeding outside of the enclosure to stop any food excitement/aggression. You could also try opening one side when removing the lizard and using the other when feeding if that’s an option. Just have patients, they are smart animals and will learn.

The logo is the “don’t tread on me” symbol. It’s a timber rattlesnake that Benjamin Franklin used to describe America. The shirt is from a band called MOFRO. Check em out.

@@NatureInYourFace you know somebody was offended by that😆

#merica

Hah. Yea but they are worth the effort.

@@NatureInYourFace Definitely a big plus, knowing you're the one the iguana likes being around is special.

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It’s just a male green iguana. They can be very reddish orange.

TheDude They are fabulous, but unfortunately they are invasive in Florida. It sucks because the iguanas did nothing wrong, but they need to be exterminated for the sake of the local ecosystems.

Water Bottle The dude is just watching our videos while sippn on a White Russian.

Water Bottle yeah I know. I used to have a green iguana. His name was Jack . And oh boy he was a great , kind animal ! He would sleep on my chest at night and roam around and get back to his cage . I have german shepard now but reptiles are my favourite animals. Maybe thats why I got frustrated at people hunting them. Nonetheless great video and iguanas!

In there natural habitat with the right balance, however here in Florida they cause a lot of damage in my garden so I have keep them in check.

Very tasty, too

Gabs R Sounds like the opposite of women, they look pretty but are scary lol.

@@NatureInYourFace 😂🤣😂🤣

Yeah, our iguanas are very tame and the blue is beautiful for sure. She's grown quite a bit since we made that video and she laid 50 eggs Easter weekend! Coincidence? I think not! 😄 Thanks for commenting!

Technically yes, even though they're invasive, they are wild animals.

@@NatureInYourFace Thanks.

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If you mate with a green iguana you’ll mostly get all green iguanas that are het for blue. You’re better off using another blue iguana to produce more blue babies. If some how the green iguana came from a blue iguana, then you might have a chance of getting some blue and some green.

It’s natural for younger iguanas to be skidding and territorial. Patience and persistence is the best approach. You can try feeding from tongs and feeding outside of enclosure so you can pet him while he eats or just be close by. If you need to don’t feel silly to wear a protective glove to offer food by hand or to gently remove from enclosure. Once they figure out biting doesn’t deter you and that you’re not a threat or scared of them they will usually calm down. If you can sit with him in a room and allow it to explore and come to you on its own that can help as well. Just experiment with positive reinforcement and good experiences with you. Hope that helps.

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Yep, what's not to love!

@@NatureInYourFace Could you get away with calling them "Pet Dinosaurs"? How true would that be in Science?

@@NatureInYourFace The way they are so still, conserving physical energy I guess for long periods must mean they must be thinking about all they are taking in visually and planning their next move. 'I wanna get the Fuk outta here' Then Vanish without even a hostage note. Promise...."warning?" I WILL BE BACK" After weeks of worry, they do come back very surprisingly and entirely unexpected. 'The World sucks". Feed me Human! I'm Home now.

😂 😂 we’d be there waiting with open arms, spring mix and heat lamps lol

This is so true. So many people saw Ziggy in the window, they caught him and brought him "HOME'" Later like a month outside in an Urban surrounding.. I wonder what creatures he ate meanwhile or is it that he just kept High on Grass. It was starting to get cold out. He was outside on the sidewalk when they brought him in. "How did he get out"?

Water Bottle Correct, red iguanas are the same species but are much more red all over than the orange that the green iguanas tend to be. 🤓

Is male green iguana turn orange when full grown, please reply sir... I want one orange iguana

@@mr.cartoonist1188 It's really just a color they have sometimes. Green, yellow, blue, orange, red, Iguanas come in a bunch of different colors and they tend to brighten or darken as they age. Green Iguana (or Iguana Iguana) is the species name.

@@ghostnoodle. Thank you i Love Reptiles.

Yes they are all green iguanas. Makes especially get the nice orange colors, but you could find a breeder who produces high orange ones as well. As far as owning one in Canada we really don’t know as we live in the U.S. The orange would cost the same as the green typically but the blue one is more.

@@NatureInYourFace ok thx for the info.

@@NatureInYourFace ive got another question. Are they poisonous? Will a wound get dangerously infected if they bit a person?

Iguana bites can be bad and definitely can get infected if not properly cleaned. Their teeth are serrated and they have powerful jaws. Best to start off with a baby so you can raise it up to be sweet. They are not poisonous.

@@NatureInYourFace thx once again.

You can use an over the counter anti-fungal cream and put a small amount on and around the affected areas. Clean the area real good first. Make sure you change the water and don't let any food sit in the food dish. Bacteria in bad food or dirty water can cause a nasty infection. There's something called Vetericyn that you can buy at most pet stores which is supposed to work well.

It’s important that they are kept warm with a heat lamp and a separate uvb bulb to mimic the sun. It should be fed leafy greens like spring mix, turnip greens, collards, etc. You can add shredded carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, peas and other fruits and veggies. You can google iguana care sheets and tank setups also. Hope this helps some.

I'd agree that iguanas don't necessarily make great starter pets, particularly if you don't have time to socialize them but to generalize and say that they make the "worst" pets is simply untrue. We've raised them from hatchlings as well as taken in adults that we've rescued and the majority of them are super sweet. I'm surprised he said that about iguanas. They definitely all have different personalities. Maybe he had a bad experience with one leading him to believe that they're all similar. Thanks for commenting and watching our video!

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No, it is not tender and is covered with a clear scale that feels like the rest of the head. The sensory organ is found underneath that protective cover.

That’s really up to you. But if you get a blue it’s best to see the adults because a lot of blue iguanas will lose their color as they age.

Oh ok

What is the best place to get a iguana a green iguana

@@TimidLimit where so you live? Look up the NARBC its a reptile breeder expo that travels the country in the US. You can go there and pick one out. Or see if you have a reptile specific pet store near you. Definitely not Petco or Petsmart.

Thanks @Courtney Renfro! We agree lizards are super cool animals.

Are the lizards in the video friendly ?

They’re super friendly. We use them in our in person educational shows. Kids hold them.

Do adults hold them too ? I would love to see one in person . Also do they ever fight ?

Yes adults get to hold the animals as well. Our shows are for all ages!! We don’t believe you should ever outgrow a love for animals and nature. The lizards are kept separate in their own enclosures, but at shows they tolerate each other haha. We do shows in the Chicagoland area.

Thanks for watching

They definitely have similar mouths lol

Males get more of the bright orange color. So females can have orange but not as impressive as the males.

Thanks for your question......female iguanas do not get nearly as big as the males and average between 4 and 5 feet in length. Males can reach 6 feet in length, particularly in the wild, where they can eat a proper diet, soak up the UV from the sun and are not restricted to a small enclosure which can stunt growth. The red coloration does not factor in to size and is nothing more than a color morph. Hope this helps and thanks again for asking!

@@NatureInYourFace oow i see now, thank you so much, another knowledge about iguana

@@dallepho4873 You're welcome. Do you have a red iguana or are you maybe thinking of buying one?

That is what we are thinking. It has had an X-ray and there’s no sign of injury, just didn’t grow to the size it should. Fortunately it doesn’t affect it and it eats like a pig haha.

Thanks for the comment!

At least now it's in the right hands😉

Yea it did or does have the metabolic bone disease

It does not have MBD now or any other ailments. As for the previous care we cannot attest for.

Yes they do.

@@NatureInYourFace thanks gentlemen

@@NatureInYourFace I am beginer for pet iguana, can I pet one. One breeder suggest me not pet as a beginner...

They can make great and very rewarding pets, but do require a lot of time and handling to get them tame. Just make sure to acquire a healthy one and you shouldn’t have a problem as long as you are patient with it.

So it’ll breathe fire, destroy cities and fight King Kong?

@@NatureInYourFace he will be a force of nature trying to bring peace and balance to the earth And become friends w Kong

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That’s really cool that the iguana can help you out like that. We are always telling people at our shows that a big advantage of reptiles is that they are hypoallergenic!

It was munching on some good herb 😂

@@NatureInYourFace he's ripped!

Hah. They just got back from the jungle gym.

If emaciated I would definitely give it a soak in warm water and feed it well with leafy greens like dandelion, collards, spring mix, boo Choy, endive. Make sure to add calcium powder with D3 if no UV bulb was used, but don’t over do it with the D3 as that can make it worse. You can do reptile calcium without d3 and get a UV bulb on it asap to prevent metabolic bone disease

@@NatureInYourFace thank you very much for the reply! I haven’t seen any symptoms pertaining to MBD and I’m getting a vet visit set up (hopefully soon!). I have been feeding the little guy all of the above but he refuses to soak in any capacity and I don’t want to force him to do so for fear of stressing him out, I got him a UV bulb as soon as he got home and I have been using calcium supplementation without D3. He is fairly active and I’ve kept his enclosure within recommended parameters. Edit: I do have a mister running to keep the humidity around 70-80%

Sounds like it’s got a good chance to make a full recovery. 🤞 Good work

They're a bit more work compared to your beardies and geckos simply because of their size and the required, arboreal set up. They can also be moody so you have to work with them. The worse thing is raising an iguana to full size but not being able to handle it because it's too aggressive. Now you've got Godzilla in your house and you have to clean his poop every day!!!

Look for a reputable breeder or a local reptile specific store that sells babies that are used to people and being held. Make sure it has a nice fat tail and looks active and not skinny and sleeps all the time.

@@NatureInYourFace ok thanks Feels like a lot of work so I may not get one unfortunately

Haha yea it’s definitely real. Just sleeping

For sure. Reptiles are intelligent animals. Unfortunately not everyone appreciates them as such.

Gumby is the best!! 😊

Yikes! Bitten on the nose doesn’t sound fun. I’ve had one jump aggressively and hit me in the face with its mouth closed luckily. Their teeth are no joke.

I had a male iguana bite me on the leg he liked blue jeans as a mating thing he was weird.

@@thoughtsofglought You sure this is an iguana story and not something that happened with a Tinder date? 😂

@@NatureInYourFace he was somewhat an aggressive iguana(alpha male) most of the time he was fine but there was times he like to chase me around. Left jeans on the ground at all times for him. he only bite me once.

Yea they definitely can have crazy mood swings. Good thinking on the jeans.

Haha Mr. Pickles! That’s a cool name. Yea they can be crazy.

It's great that he's so active. Be glad he's running around all day instead of whipping and biting you, that's when it becomes "terrible!" Thanks for watching and commenting!

All about the gains 🦎

Stillest and chillest bro 😎

So they do make good pets if they are cared for properly?

💯 percent!! They are incredible animals and can make very rewarding pets.

Well I’m doing A LOT of research on them and it looks like that they can make great companions

Do you have any pet reptiles?

Iguanas are known to die young, even under "optimal" care. It happens to the best, well intended keepers and no one knows why. The fact is, there's a lot to learn about iguanas in captivity, including their diet, lighting, temp and humidity, etc. We've come a long way but there are still many questions surrounding the "correct" way to keep them. The fact is, no one can completely replicate their wild habitat while owning one in captivity. The proof is seeing one in the wild with its huge dorsal crest, enormous jowls and brilliant orange coloration. Thanks for commenting.

We 💯 % agree with that. We’ve had tame males get nasty down the road and a full grown male can do some real damage. Beardeds and leopards are great lizards all around.

Yo. It’s very possible they were farm raised and therefore might take longer to adapt to their enclosures. Give them time to settle in but let them see you from the enclosure. Try offering food from tongs, especially red and orange foods as that will be more appealing. If they are young the tail will fully grow back. Try just petting with hand or other while they eat. Sometimes forcing them to be handled can do the opposite and they associate it with a negative thing. Food is always a good way to show you are friend not foe.

Hi Rylee Gabriel - Thanks, I miss seeing you and hopefully soon we'll be back to doing shows! In the meantime keep watching our videos until you stop missing me! 😃

Is the iguana shedding? Sounds strange and without a pic it's hard for us to know if it's an injury, disease or something completely normal. If there's no swelling or growths I wouldn't worry but without a photo I can't even really picture what you mean. You can always email us a photo. natureinyourface19@gmail.com

Iguanas are wonderful animals if given the proper amount of time to work with them. 😃

No, normal green iguanas have orange and brown pigment which can make them look similar to the red phase color morph. They do look somewhat similar so I can see why you might confuse it for one. Thanks for commenting.

18 years?!! Wow that’s great. They’re just hypoallergenic cats lol

@@NatureInYourFace yes! he free roams a lot and will hang out with our actual cats. I catch them many times sitting in the window watching birds and such.

That’s funny. They are super cool animals.

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That’s cool! Make sure to work with it while it’s young.

Thank you

A joke. Humor keeps people from losing their minds in a chaotic world of death and suffering.

Good job on saving it! They are very color motivated when it comes to food, so if you add any red or yellow fruit or veggies to the salad that might help it eat. Also try getting it outside in the sun. Ours love to go outside and bask and the unfiltered sun can’t be beat. I would also try warm soakings in water for hydration and pooping. Hope this helps.

Ours love Mazuri herbivore diet if you can find that in your area. Mazuri is a zoo grade food pellet that will help it gain weight.

You're doing great from everything I've read. Once he begins to eat on his own I would go on-line and order a bag of Mizzuri herbivore diet. Sprinkle a liberal amount on top of the veggies you feed him and that will get him to put on weight quickly. Although he's emaciated you should be able to get him healthy pretty quick. Again, great job and keep us informed on his progress!

He gets a good tub soaking after his morning feedings. And when it's sunny we put him in his larger cage on the porch. I'm in South Carolina so we're in no short abundance of natural uvb. Plus I make sure to spritz him and his "salads" quite frequently. He seems ro enjoy the spritzing. He closes his eyes and raises up. This is the second iguana I've owned so still novice with them. Have some experience with other legged reptiles. But they were omnivorous. Kept my other guy around for 10 years. Hopefully we get this guy up and about. Hopefully he'll get a clean bill of health from the vet. I've not seen parasites in his poo. And haven't seen any mites when drying him off and looking close. So I'm hoping he's just undernourished but otherwise healthy. Thank you so much for the encouragement and the supplement suggestion. I'll go online and order it with his other supplements to keep on hand. Again thank you so much☺

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Well first you need an escape proof enclosure with door or lid that can be secured shut. An aquarium will work for a baby but eventually it will need a much larger cage. You’ll need a water bowl, branches for climbing as well as a place to hide in. We recommend using coconut coir bedding or aspen as it is safe for reptiles(no pine). They need to be kept warm and a basking spot under a lamp around 90° with air temp at least in the high 70’s. They also require a uvb bulb to act as the sun. As far as food goes dark leafy greens are best; collards, mustard greens, dandelions greens or even spring mix works well. Spring mix does have spinach leaves in it but small amounts are fine so don’t worry about that. They can eat romaine lettuce as well but not as a staple. You can shred carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, flowers(hibiscus, dandelion). They can have fruit as a treat or added to the lettuce but use sparingly. We also use Mazuri herbivore diet pellets as it’s a zoo grade food. You’ll also want to add calcium powder supplements to food a few times a week. Use one with D3 if you don’t have uvb bulb or just calcium if you do have uvb bulb. Hope that helps some. Feel free to ask more specific questions about the care and set up. They key is keeping them warm and feeding a good variety.

Nature In Your Face since I just got it yesterday I have no lights yet what can I use to keep it warm in the mean time?

A regular light bulb non cfl or led will put off heat or a heat pad. At least the warmest room in the house

Nature In Your Face thank you so much!

You’re welcome 👊🏼

Go get one....they're super cool. We've had them as well. Pick it up as often as possible because if you get bit by a large rhino iguana you're in trouble.

The dudes or the lizards?

Pollo de los árboles

Cristian Serrano Yes sir! What iguana species do you like?

Mexican spiny tailed iguana

Cristian Serrano I have a Ctenosaura pectinata so we might just do that.

Awesome bro 👌👍

They are awesome! That’s why we use them in our educational shows.

It really depends on the age of your iguana and how much of it broke. If it’s very young then yes it will fully grow back but will look different from its original. If it’s an adult or even older sub adult it probably will grow a little but will always end in a nub and not a point and never grow full length. Sorry that happened. 😔

Are you speaking to us or the iguana? If you’re gonna eat me at least cover me in Sweet Baby Rays first while I’m still alive. That way I can lick some off and die happy.

What’s it’s name?

🦎 “you don’t see me”

That would be cool. Give it a try

Way to round it off!

Thanks for sharing. They really are great animals and can make amazing pets. People don’t realize how intelligent iguanas and other reptiles are, that’s why we make videos and do live shows to educate the public.

Not very big about an 1/8th of an inch or 3.175 mm. But extremely sharp

Sounds like the title of an X rated film! 🤣 But seriously, keep in mind that iguanas tend to have different attitudes. One might be super sweet, another might try to bite at every opportunity. The most important thing is to handle the iguana each day for a little while. If it is aggressive, try wearing gloves until it gets used to being held. If possible, clip the nails. Iguanas can do a lot of damage with their teeth and claws so be careful. Keep it clean and well fed and with a little patience it should tame down. Thanks for commenting!