Status Updates From The Iguana Den's Care And K...

all cost iguana $990 male $1110 female
healthy females have 35 to 80 eggs

iguanas are arboreal creatures, designed to get their heat from above they have very few pain sensors in their belly region

uvb in excess amounts can be harmful to both humans and animals causing problems such as damage to the retina of the eyes, burns and other health risk uvb is what causes humans to suntan and sunburn

some reptiles like bearded dragons can process d3 no short cuts providing iguanas with UVB

iguanas are very territorial they do NOT like to share turf with other iguanas Iguana neither need nor want "friends" & housing 2 together in the same cage is a recipe for disaster

gender is usually not a factor in this- it doesn't matter if your thinking of housing 2 females, or a female & a male together- they do not like to share!

June 29 1999 NYC banned ownership of common green iguana only 1 of 100's banned

80 to 85% humidity

iguanas are herbivores they DO NOT need animal protein, they cannot digest it It will KILL THEM kidney and liver disease, etc.
food torn in pieces smaller than their head

a baby iguana that sits calmly in your hand is a SICK baby healthy young iguanas are bundles of energy and do not like to sit still for anyone