hello
My gf and I are new iguana owners and we have a couple of questions.
First we rescued a 4 ft long green iguana named Dante off of craigslist. S/he was living with college boys and then kept next to a large screen tv, poor baby so s/he is very scared when being moved and hates loud noise.
I built Dante a 6'tall by4'by.4' enclosure with logs all over to climb and a large basking board at the top. There are 3 lights. Heat, natural sun, and UVB. We have a cat box of water at the bottom and also food and water dishes. The enclsure is made of plywood and plasic coated screen on the door. We give baths and lots of out of cage play time. We supplement food with vitamins.
We have lots of beardies but are new to the iguana world. Do you sex an iguana the same way as a beardie? by looking at the bumps at the base of the tail by the vent? Do iguanas pee? I saw the iguana poop and then what looked like pee...Also has anyone ever had a cat around an iguana. I was hanging out with Dante and the cats wanted come near...Also s/he closes eyes when we stroke his/her back. Is this a happy or scared thing? S/he is very sweet but very scared when i move her/him, can I clip the nails so i dont get scratched up? Should we be doing anything else? I also think his/her arm has an old burn scar or something. the scales are surrounded by more black and kinda of deformed. Should I worry?

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