what to use for substrate?

[madwhitehat]

just about every monitor setup i have seen uses a mulch or dirt substrate..

You're comparing a carnivor who's stomach digests bone on a regular basis to an herbivor who's stomach digests leaves and fruits. And no, a monitor's enclosure should not have mulch either. Most monitors require dirt to construct burrows. In any case, mulch is a bad choice for your iguana.

The reasons you mentioned for not using the carpet where all about you and not at all in the best interest of your animal. Your enclosure could have nothing more than a tile floor and he wouldn't care. The carpet is to allow most or all of the feces to be easily removed, for ease of cleaning the enclosure. Why take the chance with mulch when the carpet is the better choice? Sounds a little selfish to me.

Good luck finding even one reputable care sheet that says mulch is a good iguana substrate.

 

[dzb912]

how about plain old wood chips

 

[coura]

how about plain old wood chips

That would be even worse

 

[madwhitehat]

how about plain old wood chips

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How bout some cedar chips!!! That will look nice and natural, AND it will deodorize the poo and make the lizard nauseous so he will eat less which will save you money on food. That's a winner right there.

You need a huge heat rock too because that will be easier than using a basking lamp and it will use less electricity. And make sure you feed him lots of iceberg lettuce!!! They love that!!

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[coura]

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How bout some cedar chips!!! That will look nice and natural, AND it will deodorize the poo and make the lizard nauseous so he will eat less which will save you money on food. That's a winner right there.

You need a huge heat rock too because that will be easier than using a basking lamp and it will use less electricity. And make sure you feed him lots of iceberg lettuce!!! They love that!!

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Ya do thatBut dont forget a few more dettails. Why use a full spetrum ligth? You can simply jerk a normal one into the fixture. The iguana must be really happy, he´s so fat and nice with thouse swollen joints and jaw. Also he must be a brand new morph, I mean its a muddy-yellow-swollen body morph how cool is that, must be worth at least 12k or soTo make him even bigger dont forget to feed him some nice dog and cat food

 

[Mike D]

well since my iguana is nice and healthy i dont have anything to worry about..

 

[coura]

Ya do thatBut dont forget a few more dettails. Why use a full spetrum ligth? You can simply jerk a normal one into the fixture. The iguana must be really happy, he´s so fat and nice with thouse swollen joints and jaw. Also he must be a brand new morph, I mean its a muddy-yellow-swollen body morph how cool is that, must be worth at least 12k or soTo make him even bigger dont forget to feed him some nice dog and cat food

I also herd that if you ad quemical X you can create Power of iguanas