An alternative to direct sunlight for reptiles house indoors is an artificial two light source. Water can be made available to captive iguanas in a variety of ways. A standing water source, such as a filled ceramic dish, can be available for bathing and drinking. Spraying water on artificial plants and allowing the iguana to lap up this moisture is another suitable strategy. The bathtub is a wonderful and practical recreational area for a pet iguana.
Swimming is great fun to observe and provides excellent exercise for the iguana.
The water should be warm and of a temperature comfortable for a human bather. Iguanas may be allowed to occasionally swim in chlorinated swimming pools as long as the activity is closely supervised and the iguana is thoroughly rinsed off with fresh water afterwards. Iguanas are not particularly sociable animals and are quite territorial. The addition of a cage mate invites unnecessary aggression and fighting. Return to homepage Columbia Animal Hospital Hawthorne Professional Park 10788 Hickory Ridge Rd.