Affordable Habitat

[kornhypknotic]

Hi all!

This is my second post! ;D

I've been doing a lot of reading about ig habitats and I think that Ursula (SVL 12" spayed female green iguana) probably needs a new living situation. When I purchased her she was at most 8" svl so I could get away with converting a small dresser into her habitat. The dimensions are about 4 x 3 x 4 feet (l x w x h).

Honestly, when I got her she was so sick that I didn't expect her to survive . . . but she's still here and even survived a OE surgery 6 weeks ago! I think she deserves some more space to turn around in her habitat.

Does anyone know of any good deals for affordable habitats? I already have the lighting etc, but I think she's super cramped. I don't have a whole lot of skills to make her something unless it requires minimal power-tool use. It would also be helpful to have something that I can collapse if I have to move to a new home or even if I just want to move her outside for a week or two when it's warm out.

Thanks!

[Merlin]

try this
www.herpcenter.com/pvc-knock-down-cage.html
Of course a mesh sided cage isn't too practical for inside use unless you enclose the sides in heavy plastic.

[kornhypknotic]

thanks Merlin, but it says "invalid page specified"

[Merlin]

Try the link again.
It didn't like the fact that I put a period at the endf of it as you would a sentence.
It should work now.

[kornhypknotic]

It works now, thanks! That looks really awesome! Now I just have to find some time to buy the supplies and get my butt in gear.

Poor girl is sick now too, or maybe not sick so much as stressed. I feel so bad for her

[Cheryl Ann]

I hope she is ok!! My female got sick, and it ended up that she was egg-bound!! It is VITAL that if you are sure she is a female, along with her cage, you should build her an egg box and get her comfortable with it now, and when it's that time of year, she will go in and you will likley not have any issues. If you do, the surgery is not only pricey, but risky, and painful for your Ig.

[Jen]

Apr 21, 2010 20:03:23 GMT -8 Cheryl Ann said:

I hope she is ok!! My female got sick, and it ended up that she was egg-bound!! It is VITAL that if you are sure she is a female, along with her cage, you should build her an egg box and get her comfortable with it now, and when it's that time of year, she will go in and you will likley not have any issues. If you do, the surgery is not only pricey, but risky, and painful for your Ig.

Last year my female started laying in the bath tub, I moved her to her nesting box she laid 34 eggs. This year she decided to lay her eggs on the bathroom counter 47 so far, still waiting to see if there are any more.