Thank you for the comments

Desert Iguanas are native to the deserts of the southwest U.S. They are by far the most personable lizards I have ever owned.



Thats really cool, especially if you picked that up for free. Just a piece of wood as a substrate dam, a sliding glass door, and some vent holes is going to give you a pretty nice enclosure to start with. Adding a rock wall and building your own enclosure is really rewarding in the end, so I definitely encourage you to keep going on this project. It is so much fun.



I think the method that I described using grout/sealant would work well in a temperate/woodland climate as well. The only climate I am not sure about using this method for is a tropical one. The desert iguanas poo on it quite a lot and it doesn't even seem to leave a stain on the rock after I clean it up, even the runny ones so I am pretty sure the materials I used would hold up very well in a temperate/woodland climate. The cool part is this part



You should put pictures up when you get going on the project. I would love to see what comes of it. The way people design the different habitats is probably one of the coolest parts of this hobby. I'll keep an eye on this post. Let me know if you have any more questions.



-Matt

P.S. is your cat named after the one in that movie Hocus Pocus? lol
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0.0.3 Desert Iguanas(Dipsosaurus dorsalis)

1.2.0 Tucson Banded Geckos(Coleonyx variegatus bogerti)

1.0.0 California Alligator Lizards(Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata)

0.0.1 San Diego Gopher Snake(Pituophis catenifer annectens)

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