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we do rescue and have 3 female iguanas. I've housed males together fine. Someone told me that the females would fight..is this true? Also, what's the lowest night temp. that is ok for them? thanks!

I'm surprised that you were able to house males together with no problem. They're usually more agressive and territorial than females. Had it been breeding season, I assure you that you would have had problems.

As for housing the females together, there are varying opinions. Generally, there are many variables to consider, such as the size of the enclosure, the size/age of the animals, overall disposition, newcomers vs established "residents", etc. I just tried it recently with two females (the second was a recent adoption/rescue), and failed miserably. I've had my other female for years, and she's established her territory to the point where she had no intention whatsoever of sharing it with another ig. Alas, I had to return the other ig and have them look for another prospective owner.

Check out the thread below regarding building a green iguana cage, that began on May 4th. There's some good info in there from some knowledgeable folks about the pros and cons of housing iguanas together.
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MichaelB

We've done rescue for 20 years and never had a problem with the males. We've never had 3 females at one time until now..thanks Kim

They can coexist under the right conditions, but because of their territorial nature I think it would be a risk to house too many together in an enclosure that's too small for each of them to "claim" their own piece of real estate. That goes for females and males, but especially males, and even more especially males in breeding mode.

Sounds like you have experience. Try housing the three girls together and see what happens. If it's a big enclosure they may be fine, but nothing would surprise me.

Oh, and on the temperature, I'd say 70F would be a minimum at night. 75 would be even better.
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MichaelB