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[cateyholmes]

So, about a year ago I bought my little baby Iguana. I loved him from the moment I saw him. So I had to have him. Since I brought him home (to Brian's) I have done everything in my power to provide Igi with the best life I could possibly give him. We even got my Dad's help to make Igi an awesome cage. I never realized that Igi would be so much work. His cage has to be totally cleaned out everyday, he needs to have a bath once a week, and he eats fresh greens so keeping those stocked and not rotten is very hard, specially cus you have to feed him everyday. Brian and I struggled, and we still struggle, therefore about a week ago we decided that Igi deserves better and we were going to work on finding a new home for Igi. I never imagined it would happen so fast, I thoght for sure I would have a while longer with him. I wanted to see him grow up to be a 6' long Iguana. Now, he's moving to Ohio. He leaves on Sunday, his new family is driving all the way here to pick him up. I know they'll give him a good home, but I want him to be able to have a good home here...with Brian and me. I know that Igi deserves this family, he deserves them because they will take such good care of him and provide him with the best life he can have...a lot better then what Brian and I could ever do for him. I cried like crazy last night at the thought of him going away, Sunday is going to be awful for me...the next week or so is going to be awful for me. In the end all I'm going to have to remember Igi is a few pictures. I really hope that I'm doing the right thing for him, I really hope that these people are as nice as they sound to be. I really hope that I won't cry on Sunday when they come to take him away. I don't know why I'm so attached to him, I never really spend time with him, he hates me...he's always smacking me with his tail, and hissing at me. He's my Igi. I bought him, I picked him out, I clean his cage, I feed him, and I hold him. He's mine, he's got a part of my heart and it kills me that I can't take care of him like he needs to be. I hope Igi grows up to be a big friendly Iguana. I know he won't remmeber me. I don't expect him to, he doesn't really know who I am now anyways. I just am going to miss him. I know this probably isn't making any sense but I felt the need to get it off my chest. I hope that Brian will be strong for me on Sunday, I hope he'll take care of me because I know I'm going to need his support. So, I'm crying again and I think that means it's time for me to end this. I'm going to post some pictures of my little guy.

To Igi....(yea, I know I'm writing to an Iguana, I just don't want to forget him)
I'm so sorry I couldn't keep you, I hope you behave yourself so that you can stay with these nice people forever. I hope that you enjoy your new life, and I hope you know you'll be greatly missed. I love you Igi. :0(