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I was just wondering. If they need such high humidity (70%) then why does everyone keep them in cages? Ive never heard of a large enough Tank to house an adult Iggy.
Could you possibly build a humid hide of some sort in thier cage?
What does your enclosure look like for your larger igs?

Housing a small one is not a problem but I am just wondering what you all do when they get big.
Another quick question if an adult poops on your furniture how hard is it to clean up? is it really runny and goey?
Thanks all Cee
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There are no cages big enough to house an adult iguana you have to build your own. and if you spray them and soak them and have a bowl of water in there cage or put a humidifier in there than the humididty will stay up. youc an find pics of adult iguana cages by searching on google. i would post a pic of mine but i am redoing it at the moment

>>I was just wondering. If they need such high humidity (70%) then why does everyone keep them in cages? Ive never heard of a large enough Tank to house an adult Iggy.
>> Could you possibly build a humid hide of some sort in thier cage?
>> What does your enclosure look like for your larger igs?
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>>Housing a small one is not a problem but I am just wondering what you all do when they get big.
>> Another quick question if an adult poops on your furniture how hard is it to clean up? is it really runny and goey?
>> Thanks all Cee
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>>2.0 Ball Pythons
>>1.0 Western Hognose
>>0.1 Cornsnake
>>0.2 Bearded dragons
>>1.1 leos
>>0.1 Rosehair T.
>>2.0 dogs
>>1.0 cat
>>0.1 ferret
>>1.3.? rats
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Hi,

This also depends on where you live. If it tends to be very dry in your house -- like it is in ours during the wintertime -- then you need to think of a terrarium, in other words a cage with mostly solid walls.

Also do note that adult iguanas do poop - a *LOT* - and it does stain and it is hard to remove from upholstery and carpeting... If you want your iguana to roam around in your living space, compared to a cat, they are much higher maintenance.

Hope this helps somewhat!

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Yeah, I concur on the poop thing Our true induction into iguana-parenthood was an 11pm run to the laundromat to wash & disinfect our entire bedset and mattress pad. And saying to each other the whole time, "It's not his fault, he was just making himself comfortable!"

The best thing to do, IMHO, is potty them right before giving them free-roaming time. But even THAT doesn't always work. Keep lots of OxyClean, Lysol & white vinegar around, for sure.

atomic (human) & grass (ig)

Cee.......If you've never seen it, imagine a LARGE bird depositing a "present" for you in the middle of your living room floor or where ever else he/she happens to be.......

And I mean a REALLY large bird bomb...LOL.

I'm glad we live in Florida & Forest likes to go outside & do his job...he even knows to head for the door........

2 of my 3 guys...Mike & Forest...

Both my igs are free roamers, and they both head towards the bathroom when they have to go. There has been an accident or two (not pretty) but for the most part I have been extremely lucky that my igs like their same potty everytime.

I was just wondering. If they need such high humidity (70%) then why does everyone keep them in cages?

I didn't read the other posts, but here i go anyway:

I keep my big green iguana in his own room, along with several other caged lizards. But my cages are solid plywood, with clear acrylic front doors. They hold in humidity. I hang a 50 watt bulb down close to one-quart water sources to evaporate water for humidity.

Unfortunately for my green ig, I don't keep good humidity levels. He has the run of the 8 X 10 foot room, hanging out on a U-shaped platform at about 7 feet up. He gets water from his food and from tubbing sessions, is 12 years old, and has good blood values. Not to day that any ig kept this way will be ok. I do worry about him. Maybe there's a way i can humidify the whole room.

Ive never heard of a large enough Tank to house an adult Iggy.
Could you possibly build a humid hide of some sort in thier cage?

They don't seem to take advantage of hides, like microclimates that chams would go for.

What does your enclosure look like for your larger igs?

Ideally, for a 5.5 foot ig, a good viv is 10 ft long, 5 ft wide and 5 ft tall, heated in the winter and humidified all year long.

Another quick question if an adult poops on your furniture how hard is it to clean up? is it really runny and goey?
Thanks all Cee

Poops on furniture are a problem. Have a Bissell handy, and I doubt even that would remove the stain. In my big ig's life, while he was in his first-five-year-learning phase, he only pooped on the floor. At about five years of age, he started climbing into the tub on his own, wet or dry.

Roger