alan davis

Nothing can replace direct sunlight. Do everything that you possibly can to give your reptile access to the best supplement in the world - sunlight.

He killed it for over 20 minutes and we eventually made a plan to get the frog away from him by pushing it with a broom out the door.

An iguana's skin are designed to specifically retain moisture. The scales are individual, thickened skin cells in the outer layer of skin and are mostly keratin, a hard waterproof protein.

In the wild the humidity is higher and it often rains, there is also natural objects that iguanas rub against to help remove the loose shed. You can help your iguana's shedding process by re-creating a natural environment and lifestyle.

The first time you trim the claws you will probably feel nervous and unsure and that is 100% normal, with time it will become as easy as cutting your own nails.

It is very hard to identify a female in breeding season, they don't have dramatic and obvious signs showing their gender or that they are sexually mature.

In my opinion ROUTINE is of the up most importance. Your iguana gets used to it very fast – he knows what to expect and believe it or not, he knows exactly at what time as well. He will start to trust the routine and in the process start to trust you. Do exactly the same, on exactly the same time on each and every day.

Iguanas are folivores meaning that their diet mainly consist of leaves rather than fruits or seeds. The iguana is the only lizard that lives in trees and feeds on trees eating leaves, flowers and fruit. The iguana and all true herbivorous lizards has a hindgut inhabited by bacteria able to digest the cellulose in plants.

The most effective tool for knowing when your iguana may have a problem is by paying attention to anything you feel is different from what your iguana normally does. If you think something is wrong then don't wait to take your iguana to the vet. Most iguanas that are seen by vets are gravely ill and it is often irreversible.

Iguanas usually are remarkably clever for lizards and they are visually oriented animals.