Post by IguanaKing on Jun 29, 2004 17:36:09 GMT -8
Nope, repti-bark is not safe, its almost always fatal if ingested and is known to cause no end of problems with broken toes, claws, etc. You should remove this right away in favor of indoor/outdoor carpeting, or newspaper like Tesa suggested.
Your temps look to be right on, and you should also keep the humidity in the habitat as high as possible (in Colorado, the most I can seem to manage is about 80 percent, but it seems to be enough. But igs can't seem to get too much humidity, so don't worry about making it too humid for them). Heat is another issue, anything above about 110 F is too hot, you'll see your igs holding their mouths open when they get too hot...then its time to lower the temps a bit. But, it looks like their temps are just fine.
Don't worry too much about moving your UVB light closer to your igs, just give them a high platform to bask on that they can climb up to. It'll make things easier on you, as well as giving your igs the opportunity to do what they were born to do...climb. ;D
Your outdoor cage idea is excellent, with our altitude here in Colorado, the UVB from natural sunlight can be as much as 10 times what even the best artificial light can give.
As far as seperating them goes, you'll just have to wait and see. At this point, they're too young to determine their relative genders, so its still up in the air. Hopefully, if they're male and female and grew up together, you shouldn't have any problems other than the occasional "lovers' quarrel". Then, of course, a lot of this will also depend on the individual personalities of the two igs.
While you're administering the meds, it'll give you lots of opportunity to socialize your igs. The more time you spend with them, the more they will learn to trust you and can be quite tame, intelligent animals. A well-socialized iguana is the best animal companion a person could have IMHO.
Your temps look to be right on, and you should also keep the humidity in the habitat as high as possible (in Colorado, the most I can seem to manage is about 80 percent, but it seems to be enough. But igs can't seem to get too much humidity, so don't worry about making it too humid for them). Heat is another issue, anything above about 110 F is too hot, you'll see your igs holding their mouths open when they get too hot...then its time to lower the temps a bit. But, it looks like their temps are just fine.
Don't worry too much about moving your UVB light closer to your igs, just give them a high platform to bask on that they can climb up to. It'll make things easier on you, as well as giving your igs the opportunity to do what they were born to do...climb. ;D
Your outdoor cage idea is excellent, with our altitude here in Colorado, the UVB from natural sunlight can be as much as 10 times what even the best artificial light can give.
As far as seperating them goes, you'll just have to wait and see. At this point, they're too young to determine their relative genders, so its still up in the air. Hopefully, if they're male and female and grew up together, you shouldn't have any problems other than the occasional "lovers' quarrel". Then, of course, a lot of this will also depend on the individual personalities of the two igs.
While you're administering the meds, it'll give you lots of opportunity to socialize your igs. The more time you spend with them, the more they will learn to trust you and can be quite tame, intelligent animals. A well-socialized iguana is the best animal companion a person could have IMHO.