noname2200 said:
Is this you, by chance? |
Close but that is a bearded dragon not an iguana. Those are kind of cool pets too. You gotta have the right lights (UVA and UVB) and diet for lizard or they can develop a bone disease (happens a lot for iguanas) that start to deform their jaw. It eventually gets so bad that it hurts them too much while eating and they starve to death. I was clueless when I first got mine (back in fall of 2000) even though the guy warned me to get all the proper lights (I don't even think I bought them while I was there or I only got UVA light (UVB is most important for calcium absorption). So my iguana (Smokie) developed a little bone disease but I got the right lights eventually before it got too bad. He is now about 13 years old and is still kicking it (a lot of iguanas only last about 4-5 years in captivity mainly due to malnutrition and improper treatment). Iguanas in the wild can last up to 20 years. I believe I sent some Swapnote pics out of him but perhaps you weren't on my friends list at that time.
Favorite party I showed up to with Smokie - I was tripping on Morning Glory seeds and saying crazy shit at a party (you gotta buy the right ones because I believe they spray some kind of poison on most of the seeds to try and stop people from trying them, makes people sick but most people I saw try morning glory seeds puked anyways (yet tripped), I somehow was able to stomach them barely). Everyone there pretty much thought I was insane.
Worst party with Smokie - being choked by a back up offensive lineman for Texas Tech football team while having Smokie on my shoulder. I almost raised my fist but after looking around and seeing all my friends inside and nobody that I knew I quickly went to negotiating since he allowed me just enough room to barely talk with a one arm front choke. His arms were probably 3 times the size of mine and I was working out at that time a lot more than now (I am also 6'2" and probably was 210-215 at that time). Luckily, I talked my way out of it. It all started when I saw his drunk ass trying to pour beer from a keg into a wide mouth beer can (when they used to be popular) that was actually poked out to be even wider). I said something like wow I feel sorry for you if can't even get in a hole that big (basically a pussy reference). He then looked at me and started choking me. I didn't know they were dating. Plus it was supposed to be a joke.
