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i just got a new 72 gal. tank for my 1 year old iguana kia =P and one side has dand and i want the other half to have plants i need to know what kind of plants are safe and should i use dirt to plants them in there please help me out!

First off how big is your iguana? Sand is NOT good for igs because it can become impacted in ther gut. Newspaper or repticarpet is better.
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Heather, Vern, Andy, Router, April And OODLES of fish

ok i know tht cypress is toxic!!!!and no tomato leaves if u wante to do the tomato thing..um...go to barns and nobles and get an iggy book and read it i do that all the time and i no all of the foods and junk like that

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>>i just got a new 72 gal. tank for my 1 year old iguana

A 72 gal is too small for a yearling. Please read my Iguana Age and Expected Size and Basic Cage Design Problems articles so you can see how big she should be...and how big an enclosure you need to provide for her to grow into. Please also read my Iguana Care, Feeding & Socialization article to make sure you are heating, lighting and feeding her properly.

Putting plants into an enclosure, along with all the furnishings and feed/water bowls, means you need an even larger enclosure than one without plants, as you still need to leave plenty of open space for the iguana to move around in now and as it grows.

>>and one side has sand

Eek! No sand! Sand is okay for desert animals (though even sand can cause some problems for captive desert species). My ICFS article discusses appropriate substrate for green igs. You'll find more on substrates and reptiles in my Substrates for Reptiles: Caveat Emptor article.

>>and i want the other half to have plants

Then you need a HUGE enclosure. You'll find lists of safe and harmful plants linked to my Plants page, along with various databases you can use to look up plants not included in the lists at my site.

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Melissk
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