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Here's what I don't "get."
Do these reptiles seem to have a personality? Do they show affection? If so, how can you tell?
Is it possible to connect with a non-mammal? Or are they more like something interesting to look at, like a painting or a plant?
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My Green Iguanas definitely had personality. One I bought about 18 mos old and never handled. Got him tamed down but lost lots of blood in the process and my arms looked like I was a cutter. My second I got when he was a wee baby. He was tamed from the get-go. Both of them liked to 'play', get rubbed/scratched, ride on shoulders, get held, get hand fed, generally do new and interesting things. They knew and trusted me, would come when I called them, and had certain people they liked and did not like. My first one had to think he was the alpha. Before you could pick him up the first time in the day, he had to 'bite' you to show you that you're his bitch. The bite became nothing more than a very light gumming but he just had to keep doing it once a day to prove his dominance or something. Just once a day though.
They both seemed to miss me if I had to leave for a few days and acted very excited and happy I was back and wanted some extra attention for a few hours. Both had very good memory and thinking skills. I could watch them plotting out a plan to get on the kitchen counter by climbing a large plant, swinging over to the curtain, going across the top of that to the bar area, climbing down and jumping over, and then to the counter where they had seen food before. Then a day or two later, they would implement the plan.
My second one liked to play with the cat.
They were also able to identify canned foods by the labels. If it had a pic of peas, they would be all over it. Green beans or corn, not so much. Pork-n-Beans - ignored. Mandarin slices...STAND BACK!!
I know I felt terribly when I lost them. To me they were just as much a part of my life as any cat or dog would be.
Don't have any pics of them, only video.