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Posted by Kate on September 20, 2002 at 20:11:06:
I was at the pet store today buying some food for my snakes, when I looked in their iguana cage and noticed what looked like a dark brown, emaciated little ig. Apparently it was not actually an iguana but a water dragon sharing the same cage. They've never had any other species sharing the same cage with the igs before, so at first I thought it was an ig, as they do like pretty similar as babies. Well, I don't really know much about how to care for a sickly water dragon, but this prompted discussion and I ended up looking at the care sheet they provide to iguana buyers. It nowhere near the worst I've seen or heard about, but it is lacking in some areas, so I offered to revise it for them.
Most of the revisions I can do on my own, but I'd like some advice on the housing portion. Since Lizard is a free roamer (confined to one large room) I have never had to deal with a cage. Here is what their current care sheet says on the matter: "Aquariums with screen tops have proven very popular for housing iguanas. A young iguana may be kept in an aquarium as small as 20 gallons, but it will soon outgrow the small accomodations. Because of this, aquariums between 30 and 90 gallons are popular. Many people opt for building a cage for their full-grown iguana, since they can get as large as six feet."
As I mentioned, this is by far not the worst advice, but I don't think aquariums make especially good homes for iguanas. Can anyone give me some input/advice about the basic, minimum housing requirements for a caged iguana? For a baby, 3 footer, and 6 footer? Btw, their care sheet does go on to mention UVB, yay! The diet they talk about is not especially good, but I can take care of that section on my own.
Thanks for any help!
Kate
