The owners of a house in London got a shock when they discovered a 4ft long, green iguana abandoned in a plastic box outside their home. The owners of the property on Antrobus Road, Chiswick, discovered the lizard on January 16 – a day when the average temperature locally was 3C – with just a blanket and towel inside the box for warmth.
“This beautiful reptile is incredibly lucky to be alive,” animal rescue officer Jade Guthrie said. Ms Guthrie was the responding officer when the residents who found the reptile called the RSPCA.
“Iguanas are endothermic which means they need warmth to survive, so when they are kept in this country they require a heat lamp,” she explained. “Being dumped in the cold in a box with just a blanket is totally unacceptable – had he not been found he would have been at death’s door before long.”
