This is a sideways photo of my Iguana Apollo. He has been doing bretter since I was bitten. I've started taking him out agein somewhat often. I would say hes taken a turn for the better.

Caging your large iguana

Ideal iguana cage (inexpencive)

Buying cages for adult iguanas is extremely expensive, and unnecessary, you can build a cage that your iguana will be perfectly happy in. One thing you should know about building your cage is that it obviously should be pretty big, about 6 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide and 3 or 4 feet deep. also there should be at least one side with plywood walls to keep in moisture, the best is three sides plywood, then have the front be one giant door. You will need to put in a basking spot for your iguana also. The bottom should be tile so urine and feces can be cleaned up easily. If you fallow these guidelines and do a little more research, your iguana will be safe and sound in his new cage in no time.

Baby iguanas

Baby Green Iguana

Caring for a baby iguana isn’t too much harder then caring for an average lizard. Once you buy one, let it get used to the new environment and cage before holding it. Feed then 1-2 times a day with the best variety of iguana friendly greens. Handle them as much as an hour a day, or a as often as possible, so your iguana can get used to you.

My iguana bit me!

Well its been a few weeks! I just arrived home from a weeklong trip to Florida. My iguanas on my bed looking normal and everything, then he runs up my arm and bites my earlobe, he’s about 3 feet, it really hurt and bled for a while. HAS ANYONE ELSE BEEN BITE BY THEIR IGUANA?

Iguanas as pets

The subject I choose was iguanas. The reason I chose iguanas is because I have a pet iguana named Apollo at home who is starting to out grow his habitat. Also the subject of iguanas is very interesting and fun to blog about. Also if your thinking about getting an iguana there are many important things you have to keep in mind, for example they grow to be about 6 feet in length, and need a huge cage. Also If neglected they can become very dangerous. When threatened they will use their tails to defend their territory, a full grown iguana tail whip can snap a humans leg in two, and bites usually require stitches. Its very important to take them out as often as you can, so they don’t become aggressive.