What should a Green Iguana have in it's tank or cage?

Question

I am doing a report in school, where you need to make a blueprint of an iguana tank and I was wondering if anything specific should be in a tank. I know that there should be no hot rocks, branches, twigs, etc. I was just wondering if there were any specific toys or things to put in the cage or tank.

Answer 1

i have had iguanas for about 18 yrs now this is what mine has:

1 overhead fixture

1 mercury vapor light bulb

1 night bulb

1 XL reptile hammock ( HE LOVES IT and sleeps in it every night)

1 xl grapevine branch

1 hidebox

3 suction cup faux vines

1 undertank heat pad

1 humidifier

3 thermometers

1 hygrometer

food and water bowls



i use zoo meds compressed bedding as substrate

a mister bottle three times a day

t-rex Bone Aid

zoo med's muti vitamin powder





Zoo med's repti shedding aid



his tank should ALWAYS be moist.

Answer 2

Iguana's need & Love branch's to climb on, I always make sure they are a little wider than the Iguana. They love to be up high =~)

They also like to have plants,fake or real in the tank / cage as well , gives them something to look at. I switch plants about once a month. (how boring would it be to look at the same thing all the time?)



In one of my cages I have large rocks - real ones not the fake stuff you buy from pet stores, I have found out they love to use them as a pillow. Something else is a big tub for them to soak in, and use the bathroom in. Iguana's do like to swim, soak and play in the water.



Its hard to say but I have learned over the years the more they have to climb on & look at the happier they are, so all of my cages are double decker's. top part being all branch's, rocks, & food area bottom part being water , more food area and more rocks both area's have plants both live and fake. They all get to spend a few hours a day out of their cages as well.



They love to sit in the window and watch whats going on outside. Each Iguana is different so what one may like another may not. One of our rescues used to only sleep with a pillow case he loved that thing & would not sleep without it.



I never have really seen any of mine play with a 'toy' so that I am not sure of.



ha lol I totally forgot! They do need heat lamps , day lamps and UVB lights are a must!

Answer 3

Hot rocks are discouraged by experts since they can cause burns and iguanas evolved to get their heat from the sun above, not the ground below, since they live in trees. You need a good sunlamp that also heats. See http://www.reptileuvinfo.com/



Iguanas should be in screen cages, not tanks, and they should be very vertical, not horizontal. Branches or even a live baby tree are needed.



A dish of water to drink, bathe and poop in is a must also. Change the water often.



You didn't ask about the iguana's complex nutritional requirements, so I won't go there.

Answer 4

They also need a place to hide, mine has a hollow log in his cage and he love to sleep inside it. Then of course, like everyone has said, a tub to bathe in, plants, vines, branches to climb on heat lamps and lights, rocks, (heat rocks can be bad) and usually something called 'ReptiBark' on the bottom of the tank as a terrain. Hope this helps, good luck with your blueprint.

Answer 5

heat lamp,water bowl,fresh friuts and vegetables,high branches,rocks and tree stump.i had 5 iguanas and they love a big surounding you can make an outdoor house for summer time only

Answer 6

There definitely should be branches as they tend to climb alot