Iguana Diet 

A diet consisting of combinations of these foods is nutritionally complete.  Vitamin supplements are unnecessary, and in fact are often harmful.  Water should be available at all times. One fruit-flavored Tums® should be crushed up and sprinkled over greens at least once a week.

Lighting

Fluorescent lamp (UV source):  Appropriate lamps are Repti-sun 5.0 (ZooMed), ReptiGlo 5.0 or 8.0 (Exoterra), or ReptaSun 5.0 (Fluker). The lamp should be within 18 inches of the iguana’s body, with no glass or plastic between the iguana and light.  Leave light on 8 to 12 hours per day.

Incandescent lamp (for basking): Light bulb wattage should be adequate to provide a basking temperature of 85-95 degrees F (27 to 35 C).  This temperature should be measured with a thermometer placed directly at the basking site.

Temperature

Daytime ambient temperature (everywhere in the enclosure) should be maintained at 80-90 degrees F. Night time ambient temperature should be maintained at 75 to 82 degrees F. 

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