Lately it has become fashionable instead of cats and dogs factories of various exotic animals such as iguanas. This prestigious, beautiful, and the content of these interesting animals there is no problem - they are unpretentious and quiet. It is even said that they very quickly get used to the masters, legends, and even bring shoes to the team. So why do you have a dog?
Iguanas belong to a family of lizards. Their length can vary from a few cm to 2 m in total, there are about 650 species of exotic animals, including basilisks. Habitats - mostly in the Western Hemisphere, 14 species listed as endangered.
Representatives of the family of iguanas are very beautiful and exotic. Colors they can be very diverse: from the greenish-brown to bright orange, almost fiery.
His unusual appearance, they must, first of all, the long ridge of skin growths, spines around the spine - from head to tail, as well as the picturesque «beard» and resonators. In this they resemble a real dinosaur, and they can easily show off to friends. Moreover, the lineage of modern iguanas really comes from the famous distant ancestors - iguanodonts belonging to the order of most that neither is on these dinosaurs - the real monsters in the tropics.
The main thing - to iguana most necessary - suitable food, possibly diverse every day, water in the aquarium from which you can and drink, and swim there, as well as additional heating lamps in the terrarium (large enough), because эта зверушка – выходец из жарких стран. Well, another necessary condition for the existence of the Iguana - a presence in her house for the tree climbing. This can be any stable picturesque snag, thick branch, a piece of wood, on which the animal could and climbing, and just sit on it, because in nature iguanas are arboreal lifestyle.
They love to sit for hours, froze under the hot sun terrarium - lamps, and perhaps remembering their homeland - the North or South America, where many of their relatives live on the shores of natural water, eating fruit, insects and small rodents ...
That and your pet need a similar diet - fruits, vegetables, may be in the form of mixed fruit and vegetable salad. The elements of it may be, and bananas, and oranges and apples, and carrots, and fresh green cucumbers, and red tomatoes, and kiwi, and pears, and grapes, as well as lettuce and cabbage. With only is currently in your arsenal - all this can crumble in the salad. Salad looks so appetizing and beautifully, even now write.
1-2 times a week can and should be given as meat and cheese. You can even sometimes, if possible, throw in a terrarium iguanas live-born pups, or pups that they have not lost, the hunting instinct, and with it interest in life. Some iguanas prefer only meat, and vegetarian food to eat sparingly and vice versa.
For normal life and a good digestion iguana should be in his home terrarium-point with warm daytime temperatures 31-35 ° C. The remainder of the premises must have a daytime gradient between 24-31 ° C and the night between 24-28 ° C. Adult iguanas are more resistant to lowering of temperature and the minimum night temperature for them can go down to 22 ° C, require higher young - less than 24 ° C.
Some difference must be present in the terrarium necessarily - as in nature, where there are patches of sunlight and shadow. In the terrarium iguana permanently moves from the warmest area in the cooler area and vice versa, thus supporting the optimum temperature of the body.
One, sometimes two a day should clear up in a terrarium - clean the mat or straw mat, change the water in the aquarium, rinse clean under running water feeder - usually a bowl, like a cat, you can buy now at any pet store. Aquarium can also be purchased in a pet shop, good range of them is large and varied - from very large to small and medium-sized, round and square. But, of course, necessary that the size of your pet's water reservoir was such that he could dive into it completely. Bathing - a very important component in the content of these animals.
After swimming with iguanas are very pleased to climb to its picturesque trees, which you them to ensure that enough to get warm under the lights, froze and closed his eyes with pleasure.
At first, more familiar with your new family member, should not be too familiar, let alone behave rudely. Iguanas that can not stand, and you will only provoke their aggression, which can immediately gain a foothold in their behavior. Initially with them should be very careful and prudent, until you understand the nature of the animal. As in humans, and among these interesting animals meet a variety of types of temperaments and characters. There are «typical» iguanas, and there are - very humble.
«Typical» often strive to hit the tail or produce such attacks, if they want to attack. Therefore, removing a terrarium or communicating with them, we must be extremely cautious and careful, watching their every movement, because animals can bite or attack just a habit or from fear and a sense of self-defense.
This applies particularly to young, inexperienced, and therefore wildly special. Do not yell at them, let alone beat. This will only aggravate the situation. They will become even more unruly and aggressive. It needs only patience, kindness, calm, smooth and quiet voice, smooth slow motion.
Peace-loving iguanas also be doubly rewarded for their good behavior - they can be fearlessly iron (but only when u are close with them), they do so without even turning a blind eye. During cleaning terrarium they are very quiet and peaceful behave, so they can even pull out of the terrarium at this time, we can together with the wooden leg, on which they sit. They will sit motionless and watch over you until you plant them with pedestal into place.
A necessary condition for good maintenance of exotic animals is to ensure your pet's complex vitamins.
As a mineral and vitamin feedings can use the following: a good idea proved to be vitamin preparations complexes Centrum, which can be purchased at any pharmacy. Also suitable reptile complex «Reptilife». Choose the most complete systems with mandatory vitamin D3. It is also good, if it contains beta carotene, does not result in hypervitaminosis, and transformed into the body in the required amount of vitamin B.
How often used mineral complex «Reptical».
Not bad Osteoform, Stress and other drugs with a high content of calcium.
In short, the content of these animals - it is very complicated and expensive, and think about whether you need it, be sure to read through as much literature and socialize with those who have iguanas, including specialized forums on the Internet. Details and additional recommendations on the content of iguanas can be found at
Iguana-Rus.
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