Care Sheet for IguanasAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.71 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 03/05/2006 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Iguanas |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Weasel101 |
Years Experience: | Under 1 Year |
Species: | Green Iguana |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males have larger heads than females and males also have femoral pores on the underside of their back legs and these pores are larger than females..males have 2 lumps right at the beginning of the tail after the vent where they store the hemipenis. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Newspapers..Cage Carpet are fine..NO SAND, NO BARK, NOTHING even remotely edible even if it says edible substrate do not use it because even though it may be edible it can cause serious impactions..standing water bowl is necessary.. there also needs to be a tub for bathing must be different from drinking because igs defecate in warm water |
Lighting and UVB: | Lighting is one of the most important things in a little iggys life..my recommendation is 100 watt zoomed basking bulb about 18 inches from body or until the right temp is met(see below) and you also need a uvb bulb MANDATORY i would get zoomed reptisun 10.0 if its about 45 bucks then u got the right one uvb bulbs are expensive so if its cheap its no good. this needs to be withing 12 inches otherwise its useless. there are also cheaper ones but i haven’t had any experience with them... UVB bulbs come in 2.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 10.0 UVB emitted |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Temps 85-90 for the warm end and for igs under 2 years old nothing below 80 for the cool end basking from 93-98 degrees cage must have shade for thermoregulation igs need to be at 88 degrees just to digest food.. humidity 80-90% can be 70 if given baths daily a horizontal wrinkle on side of body means dehydration |
Heating and Equipment: | A ceramic heat emitter(CHE) can be used at night to keep temps up there they do not emit light only heat and screw into a clamp lamp...needed: 2 clamp lamps, 2 bulbs(UVB and heat), CHE(optional), 2 thermometers, 1 humidity meter, climbing materials, water dish and tub, cage carpet or newspaper, food dish |
Caging Provided: | I provided for my baby ig about 4 months old i gave him a 4X3X2 enclosure made from birch plywood..CEDAR AND PINE ARE TOXIC DO NOT USE..plexiglass top and plexiglass doors..with all the accessories above |
Diet: | Herbivorous |
Description of Diet: | Oo boy this is long must be 2:1 Calcium:Phosphorus
50-60% greens (dandelion, collard, mustard, turnip, endive, escarole, arugula)
30-40% veggies( squashes(acorn, butternut, spaghetti), sweet potato, asparagus, snap peas, green beans , lentils, kidney beans
10% fruit, berries(rasp, straw), bananas, mango, papaya, honeydew melon, watermelon
acidic foods such as oranges lemons tomatoes can be fed but only if the iggy doesnt have a bad reaction to the acidic food but can only be fed occasionally |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Vitamin supplement- Repcal herptivite is a good one
Calcium without D3-- MAKE SURE NO D3 igs can die from d3 toxicity- repcal calcium.tums is also a very good calcium tablet(plain tums no flavor) 2 tablets a week is perfect..male igs should be give calcium supps till 2yrs old females 3 yrs old. |
Maintenance: | Clean daily any feces extract immediately extract refresh water everyday, fresh food everyday, lights on everyday for about 12 hours 12 hours of dark sleep time also take about 2-3 hours to allow yourself to talk, pet your ig and let him explore |
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