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I saw a custom cage online and they were using smooth stones about the size of a golf ball for substate. I have almost finished building a cage for my iguana, and I thought that looked real good. Are the stones a safe substrate?

I think I know what you mean.
They look shiny when wet, often used for ponds etc?

A golf ball could be swallowed by a large adult... get the biggest you can find. Kinda tricky, but since iguanas are arboreal, and if the enclosure is tall enough (over 6 feet), the animal should spend most, if not all the time up basking and moving about.

I have seen such stones in bigger sizes (about the size of a baseball). I'd go for those, to be safe.

-IJ

Thanks. Monster wont be big enough to swallow a golf ball for a couple years. shes new, 3 1/2 inches svl and im new to serious herp husbandry so this message board is very very helpful. Thanks everybody for the help so far.