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a question about iguana environments?
i have an iguana iguana, shes about a year and a half old, approximately 4 feet long from the tip of her tail to the tip of her muzzle, she lives in a 250 gallon fish tank, thats up on a stand, she has 2 lights, one UV, and one purely heat, during the day the average temperature in her "apartment" is about 96-100 degrees in the basking area. but at night, we shut her lights off before we go to bed, and the temp drops to about 70 degrees, as the winter months are approaching, our apartment is getting cooler, im wondering what some good options are to keep her warm all night without burning her, or exposing her to too much UV light, the best idea gets best answer
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
okay i use to have an iguana and well because i live in Texas i was able to do this during the day (in winter) i would not use the uv light i would open my blinds and let the sun light hit my iguana it would be hot outside but the wind was chilly then at night when my apt got cold cuz of the temp drop to 60's degrees i would leave the uv light on.u can do tat If not u don't have that type of weather! U can put a thick blanket (wool if u have one) over the tank tat will help it as well to keep warm.
The day time temperature range should be between 80 F ( 26.6 C) and 88 F (31.1 C), with a basking spot of 95 F (34.9 C). Night time temperature should be between 75 F (23.8 C) and 80 F (26.6 C) , young iguana's should be kept closer to the 80 F (26.6 C) range at night.
They also sell timer spotlights u can set the timer to on and off. FYI: they are expensive.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
purchase a black phospherous light---it simulates moonlight....i used to use a regular heating pad at its lowest setting for my Stevie Ray Iguana....he loved it especially when it was overcast......start letting you reptile out of the cage...at night, let him sleep near you i the bed...for the warmth.....my stevie used to love being a house lizard...he slept on a bottom bunkbed with my son on the top bunk and I bought a mattress pad that warmed up....he had his own bed....loved the bathtub with some mineral oil...and loved the heck out of fresh pancakes without syrup of course.......kisses to your pet...
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
try under tank heaters or ceramic heat emitters. they can be on 24/7. and do a good job of providing heat. they also don't emit any light.
