iguana bo buana.....

[ydnic]

Sooooo...I just got an iguana a couple days ago. :confused:

Yeah, I know what everyone is thinking...but seriously, I adopted it from my local s.p.c.a. - Some one found it in a park a mnth ago and it has been in foster care up until 2 days ago when it entered my zoo (well its not really a zoo - 3 cats, 2 rotweilers, 7 corns, 6 newly hatched corns, a hamster, and some breeding mice)

She is approx 1 yr and very beautiful and has a lovely temperment for an animal found out doors. Apparently she just walked right up to some people @ the park and they turned her in.

SO I just want some feedback on what I can do to make her life better.

I had a 150 - 200 gl tank set up with lights fogger large water area and astroturf(carpetgrass stuff) and took one look at her and said 'misses you are too big to live in something like this'
She is about 3.5 ft long

I decided to turn one of our guest rooms into an iguana adventure zone for her to chill out in. I have looked up as much as I can about them and I am not sure how to do this. I could really use some input. I know they like to climb and swim around abit (and preferably poop in water) and that a mirror is a good idea, but how can I set it up - I have some ideas but i`d like other peoples ideas that I might not of thought about.

I want to get her a human heat pad to put for her to lay on@ night when her uv light isn`t on, and set up an area with her uv light that she can`t knock it down. I wanted to put a big old cat condow in there because she could hook into it and climb it and hide in it but I don`t think carpeted furniature is a good idea either because I don`t want her to cut off her circulation on her toes and loose and nails.

My partners father said he could get us tubes from carpet rolls but could she even clib these if they haven`t and carpet on them...can she dig into cardboard

anyways.......any suggestions

[Linds]

Iguanas love to climb and bask, so make sure there are several spots in the room for the iguana to be able to do this. You can build shelving units out of wood for cheap that can accomplish this, make sure there are several levels per unit. THe cardboard rolls will definitely be a bit on the slippery side for her to grab on to, but you can flip them on their sides and use them kinda of like logs if she wants to hide on the ground somewhere. Make sure the room is lizard-proofed, no vents can be upturned, outlets sealed, etc., much like a child. You also have to watch the humidity levels, as they can be much harder to maintain in a whole room. I would recommend using a mercury-vapour bulb for her UV source, the tubes are barely effective, and are of no effect at all when used in a room. The MV bulbs also provide a decent basking site. I wouldn't bother with the mirror either. A heat pad for her to lie on is a good idea, however I wouldn't recommend a human heat pad, I would be a bit worried with her nails. It would work for little igs, but not something quite as large. I could be overly conncerned about nothing where that is concerned, however I would feel the large animal hard plastic heat pads would be a better idea, and would provide a larger area as well.Anyways, that's all for now, best of luck with her!!! :thumbsup: