Care Sheet for IguanasAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 02/12/2006 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Iguanas |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Ookie |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Spiny Tailed Iguana |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | the several species of Ctenosaura from mexico and central america. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | N/A |
Mostly Active During: | N/A |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Large water bowl required
caution should be used on young ones may drown
they will accept many substrates from shredded bark to tree fern fiber
loves to climb if doing a moderate humidity use woods such as
grape wood, Manzanita, cork, Jungle Liana
for use in a tropical
ghost wood, cork, Cypress,Malaysian Driftwood,Swahala Wood |
Lighting and UVB: | Requires a tropical UV lamp with around 5% or higher with a basking lamp |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Basking temperature should be up to 90 F and normal temperature around 80 F
humidity is dependent on species usually a moderate to tropical humidity (tropical not rain forest about 60-70 humidity) |
Heating and Equipment: | under tank heater or nocturnal heat lamp is needed |
Caging Provided: | Least half of total body length for width and three fourths in height and about 5 or 6 feet in length for the cage. custom cages usually saves money (cage size is species dependent)
increase cage size i when adding more ( i would not own more than one in one enclosure because in the wild their territory can be up to a sq mile) |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | 70% fruit, vegetables, and plant
30% crickets and meal worms and other animal matter when older will eat mice |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Use all supplements as necessary such as calcium and vitamin D3 |
Maintenance: | Is an medium care species
are extremely Territorial
are known as the most mean iguana (to me not true like the nicest)
have longer sharper teeth that the green iguana
but when tamed are extremely loving |
Some Words on this Species: | Grow up to 3 feet, they are long lived, try to get young and captive bred for easier taming |
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