more pics of rescues (non-cats)

more new arrivals...
spike the iguana (abused and neglected...rescued by us)


lucifer, the gecko..family didn't want him anymore...

and a curious girl checking out the new arrivals (i'm watching her very closely till it is completely kitten proofed..the only way may be to just always supervise)

Awwwwww I just asked in Kuan Yin's thread had she met her housemates yet....... I see she has ..........

Oh, Spike is just gorgeous!! How old is he? My boyfriend in college had an iguana, but he was more blue and white....the pet store we got him from (I know... ) said he was a rare breed. Have you ever heard of a breed that is more blue than green?

Originally Posted by calico2222

My boyfriend in college had an iguana, but he was more blue and white....the pet store we got him from (I know...

) said he was a rare breed. Have you ever heard of a breed that is more blue than green?

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Several species of reptiles have slight variations in color depending on what regions they are from. In the case of green iguanas, yellow and blue pigments in the scales make green, slightly less yellow and you get a more blue looking lizard.
It's not particularly rare, and even if a baby iguana looks more blue then one of it's cages mates (say at a pet store) it could very well end up looking just as green within a year or so. Others can have heads that look more grey, white, or red after they mature (again, region dependent). Diet can also play a small part in vibrancy of any lizard, as does temperature and stress.

To the OP, good luck with the lizards. And if you've never 'handled' a healthy tokay before.... I suggest you don't. I had one actually draw blood with it's bite.

But a helpful tip for flighty geckos, try to never grab them. If you just let them comfortably sit on your hand (tokay claws will itch when they clinch their toes on you), or slowly shuffle them hand to hand then you'll have less bites. If it jumps away from you or escapes, moving slowly and offering it a dark box to climb into is more effective then chasing it all over the place - learned that from all my goldens.

Aww, Spike is so cute! The second pic is adorable!

The new arrivals are super cute! Doesn't the cat stress the reptiles? I know my cat views them more as play things or prey and stresses/annoys them

If I didn't have so many pets, I would love some kind of lizard. They are beautiful!