Iguanas Habitat - Can You Do it Right Now?

By Barry Stevens

Do you think you are ready to own a pet iguana? Well if you can provide a great home for your pet, then you are in luck. An Iguanas habitat is one of the most important aspects in regards to raising a healthy and thriving iguana. Your iguana's home must have three things.
 
First, you must provide your iguana with correct lighting. Second, you must give your iguana some "play" time. And lastly you must have a clean home. Read below to get more in depth with these three factors.

Proper lighting and heating plays such a huge role in your iguana's health. You will need to find lights that provide adequate UVA lighting. This is necessary because your iguana's skin will not be healthy without this lighting. Further, place the lighting at the top of your cage or home to get the most coverage possible. You can find these lights at any of your local pet stores.

Your iguana needs "play" time. What this means is that you need to provide your iguana with climbing apparatuses and hiding places. This is how your iguana gets its exercise and how it can hide from the outside world. I recommend using rocks and shrubbery.

You MUST keep your iguana's home clean! Your iguana will get sick if you do not pick up after it. Clean all of its dropping and dispose of old food and water.

If you follow these three key steps, you will see a healthy pet iguana! Remember that you must provide a great cage, so go out and do it!

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What Do Iguanas Eat? Things You Need to Know

By Barry Stevens

Are you thinking of getting a pet iguana? Well before you actually go to the pet store and buy one of these loving creatures, you first must know one important fact about these reptiles: what do iguanas eat?
 
Your pet iguana's diet is extremely important in keeping it healthy and thriving in life. Without the proper nutrition, your pet iguana will not live a long and prosperous life. In saying this, you must follow the below food list. If for somehow you can not provide the following foods for your pet iguana, please do not purchase this fragile reptile.

The first thing you must know about an iguana is that they are strictly herbivores. This means that they shall never be feed any meat, ever! Iguanas will eat most food that you give them, however only give them what is good for them. Therefore, feed your iguana collard and mustard greens (these can be given to your pet everyday). Further, only feed these types of fruits to your reptile on occasion: strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, bananas, apples and pears.

Also, your iguana will enjoy asparagus, lettuce and broccoli. When feeding these to your pet iguana, you must cut all foods into small pieces so your iguana can digest them easily. It also helps to put some water on the food as this does two things. First it gets some water into your pet iguana, as sometimes your iguana will not drink enough water. Second, it will make it easier for your iguana to chew. Follow the above food tips and you and your iguana should be just fine. Good luck!

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How to Build an Iguana Cage - Do it Right the First Time

By Barry Stevens

Nowadays pet owners are moving towards iguanas, but why? Well iguanas are relaxing, chill pets that do not take up a whole lot of maintenance. However, you will need to put in time when you build your iguana its home. So the question is how to build an iguana cage? Read the following and find out.
 
First off you must have proper lighting and heating when you think about building your iguana's home. Lighting and heat plays such a huge role in your iguana's health. It is a must to find lights that provide enough UVA lighting in your iguana's cage.

This is a must because your iguana's skin and body will not thrive without this lighting. Further, it is highly recommended to place the UVA lighting at the top of your cage to get the most coverage. You can locate these lights at any of your local pet store.

Next you must have an iguana home that has hiding places and climbing apparatuses. It is recommended that you use rocks and shrubbery to achieve this. Your iguana needs its exercise and thus these things are a must.

Lastly, you will need to provide your iguana with a big enough space to live in. Think of a decent size closet and this is where you should aim to build your iguana's cage. If you do not know the exact dimensions you would like to build your cage, just make sure it is big enough for your iguana to roam.

Note that it will take some time for your iguana to get use to its new home. Try out new tricks and strategies to make your iguana feel comfortable and safe. By following the above tips you should be able to provide your pet iguana with a great home.

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Iguana Facts - The Need to Know List

By Barry Stevens

If you own an pet iguana or plan on purchasing one, you must first become knowledgeable on iguanas. Knowing the facts is only half the battle to raising a nice, respectable pet, you must also be able to implement them.
 
So read the below facts on iguanas and see if you are up to the task in raising this great reptile. If you find out that an iguana might be too much for you, then simply do not get one! Further, if you already have this great pet, educate yourself a little bit. You must read below.

Iguana fact #1: These reptiles belong to the group Iguanidae, which comes from the group lizards. Further, this is where the name iguana comes from, if it was already not obvious enough. Though these reptile's limbs are short, they have enormous power in them and attached are their sharp claws. These claws are used for mainly climbing, but watch out as you could potentially get one of these claws dug into you.

Iguana fact #2: The reptile's tail is its defensive weapon. An iguana's tail is extremely powerful for its size and it will whip it around at high speeds if it feels threaten. The tails are also useful to the iguana when they swim, which iguana's love to do.

Iguana fact #3: Iguana males are much larger than their opposite sex.

Iguana fact #4: These reptiles are strictly herbivores, meaning that they shall never eat any meat. Iguanas love most green vegetables and fruits. Never feed your pet iguana any dog or cat food, a common mistake.

Iguana fact #5: These reptiles love to hide, therefore your cage should have hiding places for your pet.

Get use to the above facts and you will understand iguanas a little more. Remember if you plan on getting this reptile, you must learn about this amazing pet first. Good luck in raising your reptile!

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