Baby Iguana Set Up

Taking in a baby iguana part 2 duration.

Baby iguana set up.

Ron with the aid of his daughter hillary begins the tutorial on creating an iguana habitat covering topics like enclosure choice substrate concerns background decoration plants and wood piece. Screen cage 16 x16 x30 mini combo deep dome dual light fixture. Make sure you set up the cage before you bring home your pet. Baby iguana set up.

Rock style food dish. Set up a habitat for a baby green iguana. Log style basking hide. Senior herpetologist ron dupont passionately conducts a four part tutorial on the lizard s habitat lighting diet and health.

Save money build a strong lightweight reptile enclosure for. This will help him bond with you and reduce his stress levels. 8 quart bark style substrate. Here are some steps for setting up your iguana habitat.

So it s still worth going straight into a forever home. Rock style water dish. So the perfect first terrarium for a hatchling for up to 6 10 months iguana will reach around 17 inches by then should be approximately. Over the course of your pet s 10 20 years of life you will need to increase the number of bulbs and lighting apparatus to coordinate with its size.

For example a baby iguana will only need a single bulb set at a temperature of 85 degrees and another at 120 degrees for basking. For a young iguana enclosure a 4ft high x 2ft length x 2ft depth will work but it s not going to last long at all. Setting up your baby iguana s enclosure appropriately before its arrival ensures your new pet feels non threatened and thrives without distress. These are a few tips for an iguana cage setup.

The animal may rub across the walls of the cage or plants. Young iguanas up to 18 inches long will be fine if placed in an aquarium of a volume of 20 gallons. Once a year old plus it s going to be demanding space. It is okay to start with a baby iguana in a 40 or 50 gallon aquarium but eventually a larger enclosure will need to be built for it.

The best starter terrariums should be made of glass and have a screen cover. Our baby iguana setup kit includes. Make sure cage holds heat and moisture well you should maintain a relative humidity above 40 in the cage. 24 35 inches long 34 36 inches high and 17 inches wide.

75 watt uva basking bulb. After placing your iguana in the cage stay around.