calling all iggy owners!!

[Vicious_Fish]

Doesn't tropical mean, warm, wet and humid

True, but that doesn't mean they always follow the rules.

In some places where these guys live the land has been clear-cut for grazing cattle. It's more arid and less humid because of the lack of vegetation. But as long as they have a water source, Iguana iguana can adapt. I've seen them sunning themselves on roof tops and fence posts in parts of Mexico and Central America. Even their colors have started changing to a more redish hue.

But kept in captivity, most home's are somewhat on the dry side so you should spray an iguana a few times a day. You should also give your iguana access to a large tub of warm water for soaking.

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

Plus tropical doesn't means anything.

Columbia is noted to go into the 110F to 120F with over 80% humidity, but when people go trekking and field herping, boa constrictors go into the 50-60% humidity with 70F-95F areas. Beside, a lot of tropical areas in Africa are arid.

 

[DeLgAdO]

i used a sunbeam humidifier when i had my iggy

i got the humidy to 80%

 

[DeLgAdO]

i miss my iggy

 

[Jessica Dring]

I would of thought them living in such 'dry' areas would create alot of problems for them. Sheddingwise wouldn't be so good niether?

 

[davo]

Doesn't tropical mean, warm, wet and humid

The climates in tropical ranges differ greatly. Theres tropical montane climates, high relative humidity, low sunshine, lower temps... through "tropical superwet", "tropical wet", "tropical wet seasonal", "tropical wet-dry" to tropical semi-arid which has a short wet season and has a long intense dry season. It may be overcomplicating things, but you need to know where your animals come from, and their habitat. In this case from Mexico down to S. Brazil and Paraguay. That is a gigantic territory, in Brazil alone there are considered to be 5 sub-climates, even a dry zone or the "drought polygon", so based on this you could assume that they could live in a range of humidity/temp. etc.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I would of thought them living in such 'dry' areas would create alot of problems for them. Sheddingwise wouldn't be so good niether?

Like I said, there has to be water around for soaking and drinking. I was told by locals that they find them quite often swimming around in big livestock water tanks.

 

[DeLgAdO]

Like I said, there has to be water around for soaking and drinking. I was told by locals that they find them quite often swimming around in big livestock water tanks.

what part of mexico are you talknig about?

 

[Vicious_Fish]

what part of mexico are you talknig about?

Inland from Nayarit, Mexico.

 

[Jessica Dring]

I watched it on TV when Steve Irwin did a show. There are defo iggies in mexico. And Not in rainforests. Confused me though.