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Iguanus

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Question
Are iguanas good pets. Are they hard to maintain. How much do they eat. What do they eat. And how fast do they grow.

Answer
This is the best website I have ever seen on Green iguana care check it out and then you will have the answers to your questions and much much more


http://www.greenigsociety.org/

Also yes there hard to maintain, they eat many vegetables...NOT lettuce carrots and apples theses are occsinal veggies they need a very wide variety of veggies and greens Daily. They grow slowly it takes about 6/7 Years for them to reach full size the full siuze is 6/7 feet with there tail...they need a huge habitat as well. They also bite/tail whip and there claws are like razors if not kept trimmed.