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  • Introduction/Size
  • Diet
  • Lighting & Heat
  • Habitat / Enclosure


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  • Juveniles/Iglets
  • Adult Iguanas


  • Questions about green iguanas? Click here to submit your question to our resident 'IG-spert' or see the answers to questions submitted by others.
    Iguana Care

    Iguanas are not simple reptiles to care for. They have very specific (and expensive) needs in environment, diet and socialization. It is imperative that the potential iguana owner is willing and capable to meet these needs in order to ensure a long, healthy life of companionship and love.


    Size

    One of the most common misconceptions prospective iguana owners have is size. A hatchling is very small, averaging approximately 3 inches snout to vent length (referred to as SVL) or approximately 7 inches snout to tail (referred to as SVT). Alot of ig owners are shocked to see that within a few years, their "little green baby" has grown to a impressive size of 4-6 feet and weighs well over 10lbs, some as much as 15-20lbs! Therefore if space is limited at your home, perhaps you should reconsider your choice of the green iguana as a pet.


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    URGENT: We are currently in deperate need of foster homes (preferrably in the NC area). Interested in helping? Please complete our foster parent application. Thank you!!

    Questions about green iguanas? Click here to submit your question to our resident 'IG-spert' or see the answers to questions submitted by others.

    Want to be sure you're giving your iguana everything it needs? Home visits are available in the North Carolina area to assist you. E-mail us to schedule an appointment.

    Watch this great video called Reptiles as Pets from the web site of the Humane Society of the United States (www.hsus.org).

    Amazing Animals was an amazing success! NCIRA participated in Amazing Animals Day at the Children's Museum in Greensboro, NC on 10-4-2003 and helped educate visitors of all ages about the green iguana.

     
    Featured Foster: Willa
         
       
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    Current Projects: Petition for Pet Store Accountability for the Care and Keeping of Green Iguanas. Pet stores frequently give out grossly inaccurate information to customers who purchase green iguanas. The goal of our petition is to create a law which requires pet stores to not only keep their iguanas for sale in healthy conditions, but to give correct information regarding their care to the people who buy their iguanas. Want to help? Write us at ncira@aol.com for more details.
     
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