So two days ago I adopted a juvenile iguana. He was in perfect health and very excited to be alive, the other two however were not so happy. I picked him out and we took him home, I had already set up a 40 gallon tank with leaves and branches. It was going great, he ate food and was playful in my hands, and got settled into his cage a day after. The next morning my step mom and step brother walked in and she asked if she could take it out and hold it. I was perfectly fine with this, took him out of the cage and she instantly took him out to the living room where she dropped him within under 30 seconds of holding him. He fell and was running around wildly, and my cat almost caught him but I intercepted him. I picked Steve and look at him, he seemed perfectly fine so I put him back in his cage and let him settle down. The next hour I took him out and let him walk around me room, and I noticed he was favoring his right arm. I told my dad, step mom, and sister but not one believed me. (They didn't believe me because I always overreact to my pets, which are all dead except Steve) Later my dad took him out and noticed it too, and said I was right. He took me up with the lizard to Petco. and the nice employee looked at him and said she'd have the Petco. veterinarian look at it. She said it might have a socketed joint and we'd have to wait till Thursday to check up on him. I feel really bad because my other lizard died because of my carelessness and I don't want to lose Steve.
Here's a picture of him before his injury.
9/9/11 11:11 PM
Godzilla's cage
Godzilla
