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cars · 12-25-2006, 07:34 AM

Hope some of you Animal experts in here can answer this question for me.
Yesterday while My Grandson & I were out on the Golf Course trying out his New Electric "kiddy" Golf Cart, we came across a pond that is about 50 yards form his backyard, where we encountered a 3 foot long iguana on the bank, sunbathing. Should I be worried? Are they dangerous?

12-25-2006, 07:37 AM

Sounds like someone's pet got loose... they're supposed to be very nice companion animals. And they get cold easily... you might want to report it to an animal welfare agency before something happens to him, poor little guy.

LilacDragon · 12-25-2006, 07:39 AM

That depends on your grandson. Does he know not to approach strange animals?

They aren't poisonous, so far as I know but those tails can hurt like hoolies and they can use them. They can carry salmonella, but I doubt your grandson will be putting this guy in his mouth.

Tell your grandson to watch from a safe distance and all should be fine.

Lulu2 · 12-25-2006, 08:34 AM

Iguanas don't have venom. ("Poison" is something you eat which makes you sick....like a poisonous frog. "Venom" is something injected into you which makes you sick...like a black-widow spider's bite.)

I agree with Snooze's statement up above--it may well be a lost pet and animal control would be a good place to call. This is a good lesson for your grandchild.

pantsonfire321@aol.com · 12-25-2006, 08:44 AM

I have a pet Iggy . Don't get to close they have a mighty whip and it bloody hurts but apart from that I'd say leave it be . Did it look very thin from what you could see or have any injurys .

cars · 12-25-2006, 09:16 AM

Thanks for your inputs guys. My concern was that it was "only" 50 or so yards away from my Grandson's backyard, and thought it may just wonder in.
No it did not look injured, & no don't know if it looked skinny, don't know how fat they are supposed to look. My guess also was that it was someone's pet, as it was not scared off by us. As we actually got "too" close to it, and it still did not run off. Will call Animal control to see if they can get it & bring it to the wildes, or whatever is best for it!

Lulu2 · 12-25-2006, 09:44 AM

Thanks, Cars!

Richard Bell · 12-25-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by cars

Yesterday while My Grandson & I were out on the Golf Course trying out his New Electric "kiddy" Golf Cart, we came across a pond that is about 50 yards form his backyard, where we encountered a 3 foot long iguana on the bank, sunbathing. [b]Should I be worried?

Yes! Be afraid. Be very afraid!

What appears to be a pond on a golf course is most likely a portal in the fabric of the space/time continuum.

The electric motor in your grandson's golf cart has generated a frequency that has caused a "tear" in that fabric. What appeared to your modern eyes as an iguana is almost certainly the newly hatched offspring of a terrible dinosaur from 75 million years ago. They are drawn through this newly created wormhole in time, and they are emerging a mere fifty yards from his back yard.

This is only the beginning. Soon, the mother will follow, and then hordes of prehistoric monsters will blanket the Earth with their ferocity.

We're doomed.

cars · 12-25-2006, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Bell

Yes! Be afraid. Be very afraid!

What appears to be a pond on a golf course is most likely a portal in the fabric of the space/time continuum.

The electric motor in your grandson's golf cart has generated a frequency that has caused a "tear" in that fabric. What appeared to your modern eyes as an iguana is almost certainly the newly hatched offspring of a terrible dinosaur from 75 million years ago. They are drawn through this newly created wormhole in time, and they are emerging a mere fifty yards from his back yard.

This is only the beginning. Soon, the mother will follow, and then hordes of prehistoric monsters will blanket the Earth with their ferocity.

We're doomed.

We're selling the house today!

911 · 12-25-2006, 11:20 AM

Our office has been overrun with tiny pink geckos!

UGH! I'm scared one will run up my leg.

We have seen many and taken quite a few outside. I think they were born inside though.

12-25-2006, 07:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
cars Long Time Member Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winter months-Florida, Summer months- New England Posts: 6,843	iguana Hope some of you Animal experts in here can answer this question for me. Yesterday while My Grandson & I were out on the Golf Course trying out his New Electric "kiddy" Golf Cart, we came across a pond that is about 50 yards form his backyard, where we encountered a 3 foot long iguana on the bank, sunbathing. Should I be worried? Are they dangerous? __________________ Cars <"LIFE is SHORT, Make the most of it!!!" GET OUTTA HERE!> <Love living Large!> <Home is where you're treated the best, but complain the most!>
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12-25-2006, 07:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
SnoozeControl Guest Posts: n/a	Re: iguana Sounds like someone's pet got loose... they're supposed to be very nice companion animals. And they get cold easily... you might want to report it to an animal welfare agency before something happens to him, poor little guy.

12-25-2006, 07:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
LilacDragon Starting Over in 2007! Supporting Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,385	Re: iguana That depends on your grandson. Does he know not to approach strange animals? They aren't poisonous, so far as I know but those tails can hurt like hoolies and they can use them. They can carry salmonella, but I doubt your grandson will be putting this guy in his mouth. Tell your grandson to watch from a safe distance and all should be fine. __________________ Sandi
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12-25-2006, 08:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lulu2 Senior Member Supporting Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 6,051	Re: iguana Iguanas don't have venom. ("Poison" is something you eat which makes you sick....like a poisonous frog. "Venom" is something injected into you which makes you sick...like a black-widow spider's bite.) I agree with Snooze's statement up above--it may well be a lost pet and animal control would be a good place to call. This is a good lesson for your grandchild. __________________ My candle's burning at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--It gives a lovely light!--Edna St. Vincent Millay
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12-25-2006, 08:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
pantsonfire321@aol.com Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,941	Re: iguana I have a pet Iggy . Don't get to close they have a mighty whip and it bloody hurts but apart from that I'd say leave it be . Did it look very thin from what you could see or have any injurys .
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12-25-2006, 09:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
cars Long Time Member Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winter months-Florida, Summer months- New England Posts: 6,843	Re: iguana Thanks for your inputs guys. My concern was that it was "only" 50 or so yards away from my Grandson's backyard, and thought it may just wonder in. No it did not look injured, & no don't know if it looked skinny, don't know how fat they are supposed to look. My guess also was that it was someone's pet, as it was not scared off by us. As we actually got "too" close to it, and it still did not run off. Will call Animal control to see if they can get it & bring it to the wildes, or whatever is best for it! __________________ Cars <"LIFE is SHORT, Make the most of it!!!" GET OUTTA HERE!> <Love living Large!> <Home is where you're treated the best, but complain the most!>
Local Time: 12:22 PM Local Date: 11-20-2008

12-25-2006, 09:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lulu2 Senior Member Supporting Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 6,051	Re: iguana Thanks, Cars! __________________ My candle's burning at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--It gives a lovely light!--Edna St. Vincent Millay
Local Time: 09:22 AM Local Date: 11-20-2008

12-25-2006, 11:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
911 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: THE HUMID SOUTH Posts: 1,899	Re: iguana Our office has been overrun with tiny pink geckos! UGH! I'm scared one will run up my leg. We have seen many and taken quite a few outside. I think they were born inside though. __________________ Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth. We do not weave the web of life, we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. Chief Seattle There is a difference between a hillbilly and a redneck. A hillbilly is ignorant and doesn't know better. A redneck knows better and is still ignorant.
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