Iggy......the name of my first Iguana.....she ran off, and apparently managed to get over the basement wall of our house and ran into the garden...havent seen her since

. i had one other Iguana, Rex, who used to whip my arm like crazy...probably due to the fact that i was giving some extra care and attention to his apparent girlfriend...Iggy

. he died after Iggy escaped for the 2nd time [i found her soon after that, and moved her to a more natural area; a little patch of vines and other flora that had climbed our basement wall with the help of a layer of criss-crossing wooden boards. she stayed with me for 9 months. Rex lasted 5.
as you can see, i love iguanas, but i just cant have them. i wont keep them as pets because we dont have the required vetrinary expertise to deal with reptiles [most of the people in kuwait have pet cats, dogs, hamsters, tropical fish [my favourite: the Emperor Angelfish

], guinea pigs, and birds. VERY few keep reptiles, so there arent any vets in kuwait that i know of who treat reptiles]. i cant even supply proper food for them, since the pet shop owners are really bad at keeping them, and the internet has so many conflicting sites saying what an Iguana should eat in order to live healthily and happily.
as for Alaska, she runs off anytime i get within 6 feet of her, and comes to me purring late at night wanting a cuddle. im a bit upset at her for that, but she more than makes up for it at night

. there is NOTHING that sounds more cute and cuddly than my cat purring and meowing while she's being cuddled and tickled in the various places she likes...[where's that warm and fuzzy smily when you need it!?

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