My How You Have Grown!

Black-Black-Green (KKG), fondly called Keg, was first captured 24 December 2014. He weighed 250 grams, and measured 15 cm from snout to length of his body. His full tail was 34.6 cm in length.

On 21 July 2015, I recaptured KKG. He only has 7.3 cm of original tail and 12.3 cm of regrown tail -- did he survive a predation attempt or did he injure the tail in some manner? His Snout-to-Vent length is now 20.4 cm and he has gained 350+ grams of weight. You can see how my hand is holding a much larger iguana than in December!

Keg is growing quickly. He has survived the perils of being a tiny hatchling predated on by almost every other animal. He is still living in the same general area, using the office roof for a refuge and feeding on the lawn in front of the lab. And he is interacting with iguanas larger and more experienced than himself.