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What is a good bedding to keep at the bottom of an iguanas cage or aquarium? Thanks everyone!!

some alright ones are:
indoor/outdoor carpet
paper towels
old bath towels
newspaper(though with the ink i wouldnt recommend)
linoleum
if you want to have a really creative looking enclosure you could even get grass to grow rather nicely.. i just dont know if igs will try to eat it! you could also, if your enclosure(i call it that because i hope you dont plan on keeping your ig in an aquarium) is big enough, you can add some iguana safe plants, they are colorful and nutritious, and lists of thsoe are rather easy to find

If he/she is an adult, fir tree woodchips are good, or exo-terra's "forrest bark". If it's a juvi or a baby, the best thing would be "Repti-Carpet", or just a thick fabric from jo-ann's fabric store (that's what I did). Luke never seems to stay on the bottom of his cage though- he's allways on one of his branches.

Hi,

If it's a young iguana and you're keeping it in a large glass terrarium until it gets bigger, then paper works well. Any kind of substrate you put in there, the iguana will potentially eat because of the fact that it flicks its tongue everywhere it goes. And it doesn't matter if it's "digestible," it *will* cause problems.

Older iguanas are best kept on *no* substrate whatsoever, just keep a large pan full of water for the iguana to defecate in and dump the water ASAP, or let your iguana soak in a large tub of water in the morning, so you don't have to clean the terrarium. Large iguanas really are a challenge to keep clean (they put out REALLY big poop, and lots of it!!), but you *can* find tips and tricks to make that task easier!

Hope this helps!

Julie