I used to have a male iguana years ago before i had to give him up and he ended up in a good home which made me happy...
I just want to say that they don't change colors like chameleons do... the intensity of their color varies on their age and how much UV light they get.
In the wild Iggs will get a lot of natural UV light from the sun and thus you will see they are bright, patterns are more noticeable etc. You need to replicate that in captive Iggs to get the same result.. I had UV black lights in his enclosure to give him as much as possible.. I would also get him outside during the summer as much as i could. In the sun he would turn nearly black from soaking in the sun and he would just sit there and once inside out of the sun he would return to green and his markings very pronounced.
A healthy diet will also help with color and appearance of an iguana as well...
I just want to say that they don't change colors like chameleons do... the intensity of their color varies on their age and how much UV light they get.
In the wild Iggs will get a lot of natural UV light from the sun and thus you will see they are bright, patterns are more noticeable etc. You need to replicate that in captive Iggs to get the same result.. I had UV black lights in his enclosure to give him as much as possible.. I would also get him outside during the summer as much as i could. In the sun he would turn nearly black from soaking in the sun and he would just sit there and once inside out of the sun he would return to green and his markings very pronounced.
A healthy diet will also help with color and appearance of an iguana as well...
