maybe its just me..............

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Posted by IGUANA JOE on January 20, 2001 at 11:56:48:

In Reply to: New cage/question on lighting posted by Penny on January 20, 2001 at 09:17:47:

But i always believed in:
"size does matter" &
"bigger is better"

i dont know how old Lizzy is, but i would make the cage a foot or two longer all around... maybe make the height even 6-7 feet, and the length 7 feet! iguanas need room to stretch, but also to move about, not jsut turn around and face the opposite way. they need to roam a few feet back and forth too.

its better in the longrun. even if your iguana is (or will be) a free-roamer, there may be a time in the future that it will have to stay in the cage more often, or for a few days.

a bigger ccage offers better thermoregulation for the animal, since smaller cages limit their basking and cooling spots. a bigger one will enable the animal to roam in other basking areas, and cooling places, extending its natural behavior. otherwise, its always back and forth down a log......pretty dull uh?

but then again, this is my humble opinion. maybe its because i gave my ig a humongous cage from the start (8' all around), but did he grow into something!

if you have limited space, i guess it's ok.
hope this helps!
:-)

: Lizzy's new cage will be 4'X 6'X 4' or 5' tall. I think I'm going to need two UVB flourescent bulbs. A pet store nearby has 30" light strips with 24" bulbs that are 20W. Will that be enough for her?

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: But i always believed in: : "size does matter" & : "bigger is better" : i dont know how old Lizzy is, but i would make the cage a foot or two longer all around... maybe make the height even 6-7 feet, and the length 7 feet! iguanas need room to stretch, but also to move about, not jsut turn around and face the opposite way. they need to roam a few feet back and forth too. : its better in the longrun. even if your iguana is (or will be) a free-roamer, there may be a time in the future that it will have to stay in the cage more often, or for a few days. : a bigger ccage offers better thermoregulation for the animal, since smaller cages limit their basking and cooling spots. a bigger one will enable the animal to roam in other basking areas, and cooling places, extending its natural behavior. otherwise, its always back and forth down a log......pretty dull uh? : but then again, this is my humble opinion. maybe its because i gave my ig a humongous cage from the start (8' all around), but did he grow into something! : if you have limited space, i guess it's ok. : hope this helps! : :-) : : : Lizzy's new cage will be 4'X 6'X 4' or 5' tall. I think I'm going to need two UVB flourescent bulbs. A pet store nearby has 30" light strips with 24" bulbs that are 20W. Will that be enough for her?

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