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I once read that an iguana had stunted growth because of the neglect and little feeding it had as a young iguana. I wanted to know if theres any truth in that. I take real good care of mine but it seems small for its age, its about 28", how old do you think it might be with its length given? Thank YOu!!

hello there, i'm glad you ask this question, i my self experience the amazing growths of these iguanas, i've raise 3 so far and all but one were raise from hatchling. the two hatchling reach your iguana size of 28 in one years and 2 months, how old is your iguana do you know? because these iguana no matter what will grow up to be 5-6 foot long, there's some cases in stunt growth of a iguana, but if you've fed it right with greens then it will grow, i've got a friend that work at the vet once told me that some iguanas will grow lots slower if those iguanas dont recived enough uvb lights, or enough heat check to see if you have those setup correctly, if feeding is right and heating and lighting is right then you've just got a slow growing iguana that all it will grow bigger at a slightly slower rates then others just like we human grow at a difference rates. i hope i'd help you out.

Thanks a lot!! I was told my iguana was a yr old when i received him from a nieghbor about a yr ago. So maybe 2 yrs old but i dont believe it, the first owner didnt really know much or do much, he just had a regular light bulb and no heating. I have a uvb mercury lamp and had a heat light but it broke, I do need to buy another and need to get my iguana some sort of set up (I have one but it has lots of screen which he rubs his nose against and bleeds), preferribly a nice one, I wanted an aquarium but too small for iguanas, does anyone know any good places who can ship?, or in Austin, Texas.