So...someone decided to be an absolute star and drop his/her tail!

Not the 4-5 month check in I wanted to show.

But here it is none the less, it happens. Thankfully it wasn't my mistake of grabbing the tail.

Fully his/her decision to fly to the back of the enclosure and squiggle through logs. I have adjusted the basking sticks more to avoid any further injuries.

I've owned iguanas for YEARS. This is the first time I've had a juvie throw a tail. Wild caught or captive bred!

Blue is a WC, NO: I DO NOT CONDONE TAKING ANIMALS FROM THE WILD. Blue was a home depot hitchhiker.

Just showing the not so cute side of green iguana ownership. You do get your hard headed, "mean" critters every now and then. Don't blame them, they're just animals! Nothing mean about em. Frustrating...yes, absolutely. But you gotta love and respect them none the less!

P.S. I'm more upset that his/her tail section was freshly shed too! 😭

Guys, is it normal for my iguana to want to eat before going to sleep? (I know they need a very high temperature after eating) And at night the temperature is 22-23 degrees. Then is it normal that after a large meal he makes strange noises with his throat and mouth as if he were swallowing something and takes louder audible breaths? Please answer me....