Re: Free-roaming tips

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Posted by Threina on August 27, 2001 at 09:19:57:

In Reply to: Free-roaming tips posted by Diana on August 26, 2001 at 23:17:05:

I have a UV light set up that he can sit on the table or arm of the couch if he wants. But he still seems to prefer the window sill. He didn't get any lighting when he was with my sister, so I am guessing that he'll eventually learn that the light does him good. He sleeps in the evening so I've put the light in his cage for when I'm in bed so he can get used to it.
Is it possible that he just adapted to the temps at my sisters house? I have never felt it being cool in the bedroom that he was in. Don't know what the temp was. But that is where he stayed at all times. He doesn't have any problems with broken bones that I can tell just yet. No kind of favoring any legs, no swelling of any kind, no bumps along the rib cage.
I have an enclosed patio. But its all shaded. Can he still get UVs in the shade?
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: My two iguanas are free-roamers all of the time. The only time they're in a cage is when they're outside basking in real sunshine. I wouldn't let them loose in the yard alone to bask, but as far as letting them roam free in the house it's fine as long as you've "iguana-proofed" the area. Now, that may be tough to do for a whole house, but you could ig-proof a room or two and let him have the run of that, as long as there are UVlights and a basking spot set up for him there. Igs need to be kept warm and have UV lighting for several hours a day. Letting them free roam without providing light/heat will harm them in the long run. But letting them run around a room that's warm enough, has high humidity, and has UV lights, well, they love it!

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: I have a UV light set up that he can sit on the table or arm of the couch if he wants. But he still seems to prefer the window sill. He didn't get any lighting when he was with my sister, so I am guessing that he'll eventually learn that the light does him good. He sleeps in the evening so I've put the light in his cage for when I'm in bed so he can get used to it. : Is it possible that he just adapted to the temps at my sisters house? I have never felt it being cool in the bedroom that he was in. Don't know what the temp was. But that is where he stayed at all times. He doesn't have any problems with broken bones that I can tell just yet. No kind of favoring any legs, no swelling of any kind, no bumps along the rib cage. : I have an enclosed patio. But its all shaded. Can he still get UVs in the shade? : : : : My two iguanas are free-roamers all of the time. The only time they're in a cage is when they're outside basking in real sunshine. I wouldn't let them loose in the yard alone to bask, but as far as letting them roam free in the house it's fine as long as you've "iguana-proofed" the area. Now, that may be tough to do for a whole house, but you could ig-proof a room or two and let him have the run of that, as long as there are UVlights and a basking spot set up for him there. Igs need to be kept warm and have UV lighting for several hours a day. Letting them free roam without providing light/heat will harm them in the long run. But letting them run around a room that's warm enough, has high humidity, and has UV lights, well, they love it!

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