This sort of story represents the biggest of warm-fuzzies regarding wildlife education and children.

Heartbreaker, a middle aged female Green Iguana, was diagnosed with a large bladder stone. If your kids haven’t explained it to you yet, Green Iguanas make terrible pets. Their large size, sharp claws, small brain, and propensity to poop from high places make them animals that even their own mothers abandon. Rescued Iguanas usually arrive with a series of maladies brought on by neglect, and in this case improper diet compounded with time reared a bladder stone. Read the rest of this entry »