80-105F in the sun during the day and 60-75F at night here in N. California. Can I safly house my 3 foot Green Iguana outdoores during the summer months? 24 hours a day? Thanks for any help or suggestions.
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Keeping iguana outside in the summer?
jasonw
Apr 28, 2004 01:27 AM
Replies (4)
bexley
Apr 28, 2004 08:01 AM
While there might be many nights your ig could be outside safely, I wouldn't do it. 75 degrees might be ok, but 60 most definately is not... while you're asleep, you have no way of knowing exactly how cold it gets, or if there are any other problems outside ie. neighborhood cats, dogs etc. Daytime your ig would probably love to be outside, as long as he had a proper enclosure that allowed him to get out of the sun if he wanted to, and to a spot that was cooler if he wanted to. The sides would have to be mesh, since plexiglass or glass would turn any cage into an oven.
Majesty_Cassy
Apr 28, 2004 10:12 AM
I have a 5 foot iggy that we rescued. He lives in my Den in a 4 X 8 floor to ceiling enclosure. We take him outside on warm days. We recently bought a 6' X 10' do kennel for him. I used wire mesh on top and a piece of Plywood over half of it, for shade. He loves it. But I don't recomend leaving him out over night. There are many other factors to look at other than temps. Other animals and even neighborhood kids. Good luck.
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Ken
If you kill it, You better be willing to eat it!
michaelb
Apr 28, 2004 07:07 PM
I hadn't thought of that, but I wonder if anyone else has adapted a dog run or kennel to make it an outside ig enclosure?
If the yard is fenced in, there shouldn't be much of a problem with kids or other animals. But the extreme temperatures are a bit out of their "normal" range, and I suspect with that kind of range that it generally will be awfully dry for them outdoors. You might need some kind of misting device to keep the moisture up, especially during the hotter days.
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MichaelB
jasonw
Apr 29, 2004 11:38 AM
Ok thanks for the replys. I will take it as a no and keep puting her out during the day. As a side note I am not afraid of other animals and kids around here. I keep other animals especialy cats at bay all over the property do to my keeping pigions. As far as kids go her outdore enclosure is located on a 2nd story deck so the only kid that will be out there is my little boy and even though he is only 16M old he knows enough to leave the lizards alone. Anyway thanks again for the replys
