Popular Post Mick501 Posted March 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2020 Anyone know anything about iguanas? Three or four days ago this guy was catching some rays in Pattaya Avenue. Presumably it was imported and ditched by an irresponsible owner. Haven't been able to confirm a species via Google. Any ideas? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted March 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Mick501 said: catching some rays in Pattaya Avenue. It's been there for a while. Pretty sure on of the shop owners "looks after" it bit like a Soi Dog 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Unwanted pet. It will die soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick501 Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, johng said: It's been there for a while. Pretty sure on of the shop owners "looks after" it bit like a Soi Dog Ah, ok, cheers. Not seen it before. Good to know it's being looked after, kind of. Still curious as to its original home continent/country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 South America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Is it the one that used to be outside the restaurant on the first level up? That resto has been closed for ages and I haven't seen the lizard till now. It won't die of starvation; Russians fed it fruit off a skewer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MTH Posted March 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2020 It was in the local news about 2 years ago. Link: An iguana goes to the mall… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor bigun Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 we had one in our street some months ago ,just wandered off after everyone took pics . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I've seen several in our mooban in ratchaburi. We had a couple of younger ones coming into our yard but then I saw cats eating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicowoodduck Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 They will be deported soon....no <deleted> work permit....or maybe end up in some soup? ???????????????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Will end up in a spicy curry soup - most likely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 8:32 AM, Nyezhov said: Unwanted pet. It will die soon The owner has a tattoo shop in the Avenue....not unwanted....it,s been resident there 3 years at least to my knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 This guy probably faster and clever than Soi dogs 555. I was always wondering why there are no populations of exotic animals in Thailand given the dump mentality of people here. In Germany we have a few parrot colonies in the southwest from escaped house birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, petermik said: The owner has a tattoo shop in the Avenue....not unwanted....it,s been resident there 3 years at least to my knowledge well then its a wanted pet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Nyezhov said: well then its a wanted pet. It,s well trained also...if you can ask in thai "smile for the camera" it opens its jaws.....but don,t try patting it on it,s head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Don't worry, it's just a Pattaya lounge lizard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwain Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) The was a real estate development office run by a shady UK character near where the old Harley bar was. Just up the Rd from Punch & Judy's. He did a runner after scamming around 300 million baht a few yrs back. One of his office staff had one as a pet. It ran away after being scared by a soi mungrel! Could be it. Edited March 11, 2020 by Bagwain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Didn't I just read a post on TVF recently by Iguana about how the Nightlife in Pattaya was the best in Thailand and how it was "so cheap" there? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyrobot Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Been there there long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Maybe it's waiting for the indian owned nana plaza pattaya avenue to be opened . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 He belongs to the juice bar vendor. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Been a number of topics on this. Here's a couple: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1023580-tattooists-pet-chameleon-wows-the-tourists-down-pattaya-way/ https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/972576-big-lizard-in-the-avenue/#comments Edited March 11, 2020 by dabhand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Green Iguana native to S America. It's been there for years. Took this pic 3 years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongkitlo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I thought it was a Thai monitor lizard. I have seen them near the beach in Banglamung. I thought it lived in the fountain at Avenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblyjohn Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/11/2020 at 4:29 AM, elgenon said: He belongs to the juice bar vendor. Enjoy! As far as I know his name is Tung Thong and he is owned by the lady who has the coffee bar outside the food court and is only supposed to be fed boiled pumpkin at night every morning he sunbathes on the rocks in the pool then has a wander in and out of the shops before having a sleep at the coffee shop Its quite safe to stroke although my 5 year old neice was far too scared 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I saw him climbing the low wall of the shop. the owner had to help him out a bit. He doesn't have much too say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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