This diet should be supplemented with vitamins and minerals two to three times a week. The use of an Iguana pellet, like Zeiglers, supplemented with fifteen to twenty percent vegetables, has also proven to be adequate. Providing a temperature gradient allows the Iguana to self-regulate. This can easily be done by utilizing a heat lamp, and monitoring the temperature throughout the tank. It is imperative that a source of UV light be provided.
Iguanas utilize very specific radiation in order to produce vitamin D in their skin.
The light must be designed specifically for animals. We carry these lights for your convenience. These lights are not the same as, the lights that allow for the growth of plants, and they must provide fluorescent lighting. The ZOO MED lights can be at most, twenty-four inches from your Iguana, and still be effective. The ZOO MED lights have a life span of about, one year.