green iguana

Green Iguana Vivarium Information and Instruction

by Mike Dutton on Oct 9, 2011

When you decide to own a green iguana as a pet, you must also provide them with good housing. A great way to house an iguana is to place it in a vivarium that almost mimics its natural habitat. This way, the iguana can grow to like its new home, like you as an owner and can live up to its full life potential. Iguanas don’t make great pets for everyone but they can be great pets if the owner is fully prepared with the right set of information and materials.

Iguanas may be small as babies but they do grow to be longer and adult iguanas will not be able to live in the same vivarium that it was in when it was younger. The vivarium you might receive from the store might actually be too small for the iguana after it grows within four to five years. The vivarium should be around 60’’ x 48’’ x 60’’ at the least. Iguanas need ultraviolet light for about eight to ten hours a day. The ultraviolet rays help them digest their food and keeps their metabolism going. In...Read More >>