Many people think that the iguana is a choice of animal for the newbies which they consider these reptiles maintenance is easier, but in fact those were wrong. Iguanas require a serious treatment which is usually beyond the ability of beginners. This is due to lack of information and knowledge that led to Iguana die before adulthood. In maintaining Iguana should pay attention to the cage, food, etc.
Iguana is an animal that most commonly known as Lizard. Iguana has five fingers on each foot, all types of iguanas have thorns that lie along its back. Unlike that public used to know that the color of iguanas is green, all juveniles have a green color, but once they mature, the color changed to brown with orange line on the tail.
Iguanas come from a tropical temperate and need a warm place, a good temperature is 26 C s / d 29 C, sundeck 32 C s / d 35 C. should be in cages in pairs thermometer to monitor temperature conditions.
Iguana are come from Central America and southern parts of Central and South America. Most imported Iguanas are from Columbus, El Salvador, Hoduras, Peru, Mexico and Suriname.Size: Adult iguanas can reach 1.8mtr.
UV rays are good for keeping the metabolism and bone growth in Iguana, Iguana Without the ultra violet rays will be easily hurt and can cause death.
Iguanas often uses his tongue to identified an object then base made from wood shavings can not be used because it will lead it to swallowing the objects. Paper mats can be used as a newspaper or waste paper, can also use a type of carpet or rubber can also be used.
Iguanas are plant-eating animals. Should be to deliver food from a material made from plants that consist of 40-45% of green plants (collard, turnip, mustard, dandelion, escalore and Cress), then 40-45% are vegetables (green beans, butternut, kabocha, snap and or peas, pasnip, asparagus, okra, alfalfa (which is not mature shoots), onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, sweet potato, zucchini, yellow squash and carrot). 50-10% is (Blackberris, strawberries, raspberri, grapes, mango, melon, papaya, banana and apple.) Is not recommended to give food from wild plants because it can cause iguana got sick.
Keep the cage always clean, mat and cage can be cleaned with bleach mixed with water as much as 5%, then doused with water so that the rest of bleach will lost, could not poison the Iguana. Always wash before and after handling iguanas. If you treat it good, healthy iguanas could live at least around 20 years old.