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| Name: |
Johnny
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Age: |
Three and a half years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Green Iguana
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| Home: |
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Johnny
is special to me because he was so hard to bond with. I used to
be afraid to handle him, now we can't get enough of each other. We've
had him for half his life. My husband got him from someone he worked
with who didn't want him anymore. He was not used to being handled, at
all. In fact, the first day I met him he bit me while I was offering him
some watermelon. A year ago, I began efforts to try to bond with him.
I'd take him out to sit with me, or just carry around him. We have three
cats also. One of them, a black one named Violet loves to sleep in his
house with him. She must have thought we put in those extra shelves for
her. He doesn't mind the cats at all. His routine now is to come down in
the morning and try to escape from his cage. We just had to put
different locks on the door, since it's so cold out now that it's not a
good idea for him to be out wandering for long. He likes to go on little
adventures around the house. Usually he is pretty easy to keep track of
unless he finds a cozy place and falls asleep. He tries to be
independent, is very stubborn at times, but over-all, really seems to
enjoy the interaction. He is very affectionate, likes to give little
licks/kisses, but I am cautious about that now after he nipped me on the
nose recently while pretending to be affectionate. When one of the cats
come up to him to sniff him, he gives them little licks on their noses,
usually startling them. He definitely has an attitude, especially when
he wants to do one thing, and I prefer that he doesn't, like trying to
climb the stone wall around the fireplace!
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