Is Iguana The Right Pet For Me?

More than half of iguanas in the world die before of the fourth year of age. This is a worrying figure, which shows how little knowledge people have to opt for such an animal on its own, not only owners but also workers in the animal shops, which often do not know practically nothing about the needs of these beautiful reptiles!

What does this mean?

This means that it is not enough to get to the store and buy iguana;  according to being maintained by the advice given to you by the dealer (even those little info they will give you is false-from their own experience to tell you, because It already happened to me a few times that various dealers advised me to feed the iguana with only roquets and that it is enough that the temperature in the terrarium is 25 ° Celsius - arguing that “meetings shall be adjusted”, and similar information …).

You must read the more specialized literature, which deals not only with iguanas and reptiles in general, because each type of reptiles have different needs. You need to buy a book, find something on the Internet and then purchase iguana  with some experienced breeders and the best is yet to discuss this with a veterinarian who deals with reptiles!

Iguana is not among the animals that need easy care. Maintenance and proper care of iguana are very complex and demanding things. Consider a  fact that not every animal is for everyone, particularly those such as iguanas! Maybe this animal is not for you … really think good about it.

First, learn about everything that is important to care for Iguana, Equip sufficient Terrarium … and only then, bring him home. Never buy it and bring him home until you do have evrything that iguana needs ready!

If only for a moment you doubt the fact that some things you can not edit then don’t purchase iguana! Only when you fully believe and you will have enough time, will, knowledge, and eventually the money to care for such animal, you can choose to purchase one. Remember that this small green animal, that you see in the shop in a small terrarium, will grew up in a true giant, and will need a huge space and not just a small “box” in which he will not be able even to turn!

I hope you do not want to have your iguana included in those 60% of animals that die within the first few years of life!

So: the knowledge and desire for learning, space, time, good will, pleasure to work with both animal and money to the base, you need to live with iguana (and sounds a lot easier than you think-remember this! ).

Green Iguana Care Is Not An Easy Task

It is a shocking fact that more than 50% of iguanas do not survive beyond four years of age and that is only because majority of people do not know how to attend to these wonderful reptiles.

The implications are not difficult to understand. When you buy your pet iguana from the store, the dealer could give you advice that is misplaced and that could cause severe problems to your iguana. It could be something as inane as advising you to only feed your iguana with cricks or recommending you to keep the temperature of the enclosure at 25 degrees Celsius; both of these may not be the right advice and you may not realize it until too late.

You therefore must be well prepared with information that you can pick up from specific literature about reptile care and must ensure that you buy your iguana only from experienced breeders. The need to identify the right vet and consult him prior to making your purchase will equip you with the correct information and put you in the right frame of mind, when you approach the pet store.

You must also be aware that iguana care is much different from the care you would extend to other animals. It can be very demanding and unless you are prepared mentally to go the distance, you should not look at the iguana as your pet. Hence you need to know about all the different aspects of Iguana care ranging from its terrarium, diet, lighting and temperature before venturing out to buy your iguana.

If during this learning process, you harbor any doubts about how you are going to manage all of it, then you need to relook at your decision. You must also remember that the physical space required for a growing iguana is huge and unless you can ensure this space, you would be guilty of improper iguana care and that could prove quite costly in terms of the mortality of this reptile. Finally, even if you can manage all the other requirements to satisfaction, you need to ask yourself one more time, whether you will be able to stay with this animal for an extended period of time and give it your personal attention and love. Only if the answer is an emphatic yes, you should go ahead with your purchase.