marsha is right about getting started with the right set up and diet...

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Posted by sue3 on September 09, 2000 at 05:25:51:

In Reply to: Re: Welcome! (more).... posted by Marsha on September 08, 2000 at 20:54:30:

you can perfect the rest as you go...as the rest of us do everyday.
welcome to the land of green! it is a wonderful place to join! reading everyday is a must for these little flesh tearing, salad gulping, heart stealing, creatures of God. your iguana will eventually rule over your house. you will find yourself losing sleep over him, wondering if you did the right thing, wondering if you gave him the right foods, wondering if he is getting enough heat, wondering if he is sick...and on and on...oh yeah, wondering if it was HE that pooped on your pillow!! (cant forget THAT one...iZ!)
keep reading here and on the different links that you find....and welcome to the bestest forum on the web!!!!!!sue3~and gang

www.greenigsociety.org/home.html
www.baskingspot.com/iguanas/

: Hi ! That link is great that was given to you. Melissa Kaplans site made it easier for us. As far as diet....the fresh greens need to be washed and torn in real small pieces (about the size of your Igs head. The veggies....well since I started out with grown Iguanas you will have different things to do. As far as the little ones go...they need more calcium than the grown ones. They can choke on cut veggies and fruit...so make sure you make the veggies and fruits into a baby food consistancy. You may be able to get away with mincing some things. Read MKs site and wait for more info from someone that has raised baby Igs. The lighting needs to be the "Iguana Lite" sold at pet stores. Be careful when selecting your lights. Lots of deception at stores. My mistake was at first not providing UVB during basking. So set your enclosure up so your baby gets roughly 9 inches away from UVB and stays warm with a daytime bulb. Put the light fixtures outside of the enclosure if you have a screen top. Don't give access to the lights or Igs will get burned. Give aprox. 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. Adjust your day light when winter comes.. Temp. setting...use stick on thermostats and keep basking around 85 to 90 degrees. At night the temp should not go under 75 aprox. degrees. You can mount lights inside if you are able to keep your iguana away from the units. You can use a basking light or a regular light bulb for heat during the day. At night you need heat with no light. Use a colored night time bulb for reptiles. Not party light like we use. This will give heat and a night lite for you to see your Ig. When you get a large structure with height...you can use along with your night bulbs...a ceramic bulb. These give off quite a bit of heat with no light..There's so much to learn...but if you have the right lighting and diet...you have time to figure out the rest. Good luck...... :o)

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: : you can perfect the rest as you go...as the rest of us do everyday. : welcome to the land of green! it is a wonderful place to join! reading everyday is a must for these little flesh tearing, salad gulping, heart stealing, creatures of God. your iguana will eventually rule over your house. you will find yourself losing sleep over him, wondering if you did the right thing, wondering if you gave him the right foods, wondering if he is getting enough heat, wondering if he is sick...and on and on...oh yeah, wondering if it was HE that pooped on your pillow!! (cant forget THAT one...iZ!) : keep reading here and on the different links that you find....and welcome to the bestest forum on the web!!!!!!sue3~and gang : www.greenigsociety.org/home.html : www.baskingspot.com/iguanas/ : : : Hi ! That link is great that was given to you. Melissa Kaplans site made it easier for us. As far as diet....the fresh greens need to be washed and torn in real small pieces (about the size of your Igs head. The veggies....well since I started out with grown Iguanas you will have different things to do. As far as the little ones go...they need more calcium than the grown ones. They can choke on cut veggies and fruit...so make sure you make the veggies and fruits into a baby food consistancy. You may be able to get away with mincing some things. Read MKs site and wait for more info from someone that has raised baby Igs. The lighting needs to be the "Iguana Lite" sold at pet stores. Be careful when selecting your lights. Lots of deception at stores. My mistake was at first not providing UVB during basking. So set your enclosure up so your baby gets roughly 9 inches away from UVB and stays warm with a daytime bulb. Put the light fixtures outside of the enclosure if you have a screen top. Don't give access to the lights or Igs will get burned. Give aprox. 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. Adjust your day light when winter comes.. Temp. setting...use stick on thermostats and keep basking around 85 to 90 degrees. At night the temp should not go under 75 aprox. degrees. You can mount lights inside if you are able to keep your iguana away from the units. You can use a basking light or a regular light bulb for heat during the day. At night you need heat with no light. Use a colored night time bulb for reptiles. Not party light like we use. This will give heat and a night lite for you to see your Ig. When you get a large structure with height...you can use along with your night bulbs...a ceramic bulb. These give off quite a bit of heat with no light..There's so much to learn...but if you have the right lighting and diet...you have time to figure out the rest. Good luck...... :o)

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