iguanas ( please critique)

[alexrls]

my friend just inherited an iguana its a male about 4 and a half feet long (including tail) and is about 6 years old. he has this ginormous tank for it i'd estimate at like 8x4x4. its made of wood and chicken wire he has a florescent bulb acroos the top tons of climbing branches two "shelves" one for basking under a 60 watt bulb and the other for...i dunno resting out of the light on the other end of the cage ( i'll try to get pics)

hes curious for info cause hes heard conflicting reports on how to care for em

1. temps and humidity where they supposed to be at?

2. food- hes been feeding it packaged salad (it appears not to like the carrots)

3. do they eat meat also?

4.is it finished growing? (at 6 years)

5.whats the lifespan?

6. someone told him that they need to be able to swim. is that true?


if theres anything i left out please let me know

[mr~python]

i know that they dont eat any meat at all and that they dont need to be able to swim, but thats all i know. sorry.

[max123]

here is a faq http://plato.phy.ohiou.edu/~mash/herp/iguanafaq.html

[elevatethis]

95 degree basking site

They will eat thick leafy greens, no iceberg lettuce like whats in those salad bags. Save your money and go for the bulk loose greens at the grocery store, such as kale, collards, endive, turnip greens***, mustard greens*** these both have lots of calcium and nutrients. Also try thick vegetables such as squash, zucchini, cucumber, etc.

Here is a comprehensive caresheet with EVERYTHING you will ever need to know: http://www.anapsid.org/pdf/icfs.pdf

[alexrls]

thanks yall im sure he'll apriciate all of this