Farewell, Mystery

Mystery was a green iguana who lived with Smeagol, Strider and Gizmo. She was given to the Mom as a present while she was in college. She grew to about five feet long, most of that being tail. Mystery spent most of her time in the basement in her large enclosure. When the weather was warm, she got to go outside on her harness and leash. She didn't much care for her harness and would sometimes try to roll around to see if she could get out of it. The cats would go down to the basement to visit her sometimes, but they never played together. Mystery enjoyed her live with her basking lamp and plenty of food. She really wanted to get out and climb the trees, but she never got to do that. I imagine that she is climbing lots of trees at the Bridge now.

                                     Mystery had a great life.
                                     She never knew hunger or strife.
                                             She ran off to play
                                             At the Bridge all day.
                                     Now she's climbing trees in her new life.

Mystery

This is a picture of Mystery in her harness from June of 2006.  She looks about the same now, though she is probably a bit bigger.  Mystery is a big green iguana and is now about five feet long from nose-tip to tail-tip.  She doesn't care much for her harness and leash, but she loves to go out in warm weather to explore and bask in the sunshine.  Mystery was a gift to her Mom from her roommate in December of 1994.  She was only six months old then and only eight inches long.  Mystery has always loved to climb.  She used to climb the drapes, but she is much too big for that now.  She would love to climb the trees in the back yard, but her Mom and Dad worry that they wouldn't be able to get her out of the tree if they ever let her climb one.  She can really hang on tight with those claws.  Mystery spends most of her time in a really nice enclosure in the basement.  Smeagol and Strider go visit her once in a while, but they don't play together.

                                    Mystery is a big green iguana.
                                    She doesn't do anything she doesn't wanna.
                                            She walks on a leash
                                            To keep the trees out of reach
                                   Or she would be up in the branches being a hunter iguana.