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#196930
Wooky
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New Here!!! 
Hello all Yes im new here and im getting ready to be new to having an Iguana. A family member is giving me one. He has had him for a couple months. I am curently in the process of building a cage for it. Not sure what the sex is. Anyway I am looking for a place that I can come to for help and just general questions I may have, hopefully you will accept us with open arms. I havent got the Ig yet, I want to finish up the cage before i get it. The Ig is almost 3 feet now. The cage I am building is going to be huge!! So I will keep you posted and in the meantime i am open to any suggestions you have for i am new to Iguanas
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12/10/04 12:54am
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#196973
BURR
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 196930
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hey sup welcome.
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12/10/04 2:54am
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#197054
Iluviggy
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Message To: BURR In reference to Message Id: 196973
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hello! i think it’s great that you’re building it a huge cage before getting it. smart move. 
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12/10/04 12:03pm
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#197063
Patrick7564
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 196930
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Hey Wooky I think you came to the right place for help with your new friend and that is a great thing your doing on building your guy a big cage. I think you well get a lot of help here and question are good to ask especially if you are new to iguana world well good luck..
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12/10/04 12:20pm
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#197407
Wooky
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Message To: Patrick7564 In reference to Message Id: 197063
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Today was a good day on the cage. I have almost all of the framework done. I worked all day on this cage and still have a long way to go. It is going to be a corner cage 7ft tall around 5ft wide and a good 4ft deep. It is going to be huge. I think the Ig will like this better than the 20 gal. aquarium hes in now.
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12/10/04 11:58pm
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#197522
Prehistoric Iguana
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 197407
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There are a few things u can do to see if the iguana is male or female. If the spikes along its back are long, then its male, if of shorter stature then female. If u are unsure about the spikes, check the head. On the head, behind the eyes, are large humps. If ur igg lacks these humps, it is female. Males will have a temdency to bob their heads.
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12/11/04 10:24am
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#197805
Wooky
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Message To: Prehistoric In reference to Message Id: 197522
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Thanks for the male/female advice. The family member giving me the iguana doesnt know what sex it is. As for the cage i spent another day building the frame and i am done with the frame. Now i will begin covering it. I have a Question I am going to put ledges in the cage for the Ig to lay on. What should i use for the ledges? I was thinking about using a fairly thin decorative rock but i may just use wood. What do you all think? And another ? I want to put a big pond in the bottom of it for the Ig to get in. If i do this will i need to warm the water? Maybe put a light above it or something to heat the water.
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12/11/04 10:31pm
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#197959
Xta
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 197805
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Use something that you can easily clean or replace for shelves or branches. I would not recommend a pond. A removable container of water that can easily be cleaned is a better idea. Igs are known to poop in water and you will have a lot of bacteria growing in there.
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12/12/04 10:26am
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#198245
Spaz
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 196930
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i am new too i just recently purchased three baby ig’s two being mine one being my little bros so i agree with you if anybody has any suggestions please let me know too i have two books on them to but you can never know to much
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12/12/04 10:02pm
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#198406
Wooky
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 197959
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ok I decided to go with tree branches should these be real or fake, I think it would be better to do fake. As far as the pond Yea probably to much trouble to keep it clean. So XTA do u use something like a kitty litter pan? I believe that would be a good item to use.
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12/13/04 9:50am
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#198563
Xta
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 198406
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I use a round sturdy water dish tub but I give mine a bath everyday anyway. He poops in the bathtub. A cat litter pan would be fine.
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12/13/04 6:37pm
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#202426
Wooky
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 198563
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here is a pic of the cage that i have built. as u can see i havent put lights in it and i still have to do some decor work on it. all in all i think the ig will be happy with its new home.
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12/20/04 5:57pm
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#202435
Wooky
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 196930
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Hey i am curious on what lights you all use. I have purchased a 150W Heat Glo infrared bulb for night use. now i need a UVB light and i am not sure on which one to buy. Looking at the mercury bulb but not sure.
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12/20/04 6:15pm
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Xta
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 202435
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Nice cage. Make sure your night heat doesn’t give off light. They need darkness. I use a ceramic heat emitter (CHE) which is a bulb that doesn’t give off light. For UV you can use a MV bulb if you choose. I use the Zoomed Powersun bulb. However, I also use the Zoomed Reptisun 5.0 at times (the flourescent one). It is not as powerful and needs to be changed every 6 months. You also need to bask closer to it so for your cage you may want an MV bulb.
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12/20/04 8:22pm
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#202846
Zechriel
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 202435
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That is an awesome cage, I’m sure your baby will be so happy in it. We use a CHE 24 hours a day, a 150 watt zoomed bask light from 7 a.m.-6p.m., and a Reptisun 5.0 UV for that same time too. Eisa crashes once the lights go out so she doesn’t use a night light.
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12/21/04 11:28am
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#205822
Wooky
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Message To: Zechriel In reference to Message Id: 202846
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arggg why cant i post a new thread? everytime i try it tells me i am not logged in. Anywho the cage is complete and the new ig is basking in the lights. I have one problem. I cant seem to get the temp up. The cool side is staying at about 76 so he spends alot of time under the lights. anyone have any suggestions on how to raise the temp. I also put a little fountain in the cage to try to bring up the humidity. It was at 30% before i put it in there. hopefully the water in the fountain will bring up the humidity. All in all the ig seems to like the cage. It is a big change for it coming from a 20 gal aqarium.
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12/26/04 12:29am
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#206037
Celeste
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Message To: Wooky In reference to Message Id: 205822
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in the summer get a cheap kiddie pool and let your new iggy have some fun in the sun with supervision of course
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12/26/04 5:23pm
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