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I have heard of a few different people training their Ig's to be potty trained. I am just wondering how would I train my Ig to become potty trained. I would like to let him roam around the room but dont want him pooping on my carpet.

Any help or input is greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance!

I have heard about people bathing their iguanas before they let them roam around. The reason for this is because they will normally defecate in the water. I guess that warm water is really relaxing for them!

I do this for my ig and my tegus. I love animals, but having poo everywhere is not my cuppa. The tegus will poo in their cage anyway, but will also poo in water. The ig will hold it until I put him in the tub...days if necessary. I don't know if that's considered potty training, but it's going to make going on vacation a lot harder :O You can try providing a large tub of water in the bottom of the cage to see if he'll go in there.

Sounds good, I will have to give it a try. Im picking up my new Ig on Monday, I cant wait!

Thanks for the help!

I'm not the iguana expert, so maybe others can post. I would think if it's a new hatchling iguana, acclimation to its surroundings and then taming would be a higher priority. Then when it gets used to you and a routine is established, the potty thing comes natural.