So I would like to start off by apologizing for not posting for quite awhile and I am looking forward to starting again. I also added a direct link from my website to my blog.
So the post is going to be in regards to breeding season with my iguanas. Now for the most part there are changes in all females and males during this time however now all will be to the same extent.
As breeding season approaches my females have starting eating a lot more, this helps them build up their fat stores for when they are gravid and stop eating. So Molly, Phoenix and Sassy have ben eating so much! Another thing I have noticed is my females stop going to the bathroom in their normal spots. Sassy is a perfect example of this. During the year Sassy goes to the bathroom in her large water tub that's in her room. When she is in breeding season however she seems to forget where she needs to go, she starts going in her basking area on he floor or even on the shelf where her food is. This makes for a constant mess to clean up as she tend to go Moe frequently also during this time.
During this time also my females try to get out of their enclosures a lot more and start digging in corners. Phoenix is normally chill and likes to relax and climb around inside her enclosure and doesn't come to me when I open the door. However during this time of year she is practically climbing on me to get out and when she is out..... she goes right over to Billy.
My males are a little different. Billy is such a sweet iggy, even when he is acting tough that is all it is.... an act. He will come running over to me all puffed up, spikes held straight and stiff and his tail waving back and forth but no matter what I can pet him on the head and give him a kiss no matter his mood. I wish I could say this in regards to all males but its just not true. Some males become so aggressive their owners cannot get close to them and normal things such as feeding and cleaning their enclosures become a very dangerous job.
Even though Billy is such a sweet boy, when he is out while I am cleaning I always know where he is and what he is doing. He has, on two occasions, tried very hard to bit and attack me during breeding season so even though he's a good boy I always keep an eye on him, especially during this time of year.
Pip is two now and he did go through a small breeding season last year when he was really young but this year he is going full out. He is still small however he is more aggressive than Billy who I much larger and stronger.
Since Pip is so small and out of breeding season Molly didn't like him I could not have them together to socialize as the risk were to high for Pip as Molly could have easily killed him. So now that breeding season has starting and Molly's hormones are going crazy she doesn't mind him. So they get to socialize for hours each day under my supervision. Molly was very reluctant to let Pip near her at the beginning but wouldn't attack him, she is coming around now and letting him get closure but till not allowing him to mate. So hopefully in the next week or so she will fully accept him ( and don't worry I will be so excited if this happens that I will be posting it everywhere).
Billy isn't quite in breeding season yet but him ad Phoenix are together the entire time I am home and when I go to work she is put back in her enclosure.
As for Sassy, I do not and will not breed her, I am only breeding green iguana colour mophs and not regular green iguanas.
So this is where I am sitting now with my iguana, again, I apologize for not posting for so long and I will be getting back into it!!!!!
Robin!
