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Printable Care Sheets (PDF Format):

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: Lighting & Heat

Proper lighting is an issue often overlooked by new iguana owners. Iguanas require both a heat lamp and a source of UVB.

Heat can be provided through the use of a standard incandescent bulb (NO HEAT ROCKS!) and reflector dome. UVB can be provided either through the Iguana Light 5.0 fluorescent lamp or a Mercury Vapor Lamp, which provides both heat and UVB necessary for a healthy iguana.

All of the products mentioned above are available for purchase through www.bigappleherp.com.

Next -> Habitat/Enclosure

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

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.