What is "normal" shedding for an Iguana?

Question

My 3 year old female green iguana has started shedding about every 3 weeks! Is this normal? We do feed and treat her well .She also has a very large cage (habitat). Could she just be growing that much?

Answer 1

Yes, she can grow that much and its not a bad sign at all.  Iguanas will surprise you with their growth spurts.

Answer 2

Sounds pretty normal for shedding. Older iguanas do shed less often then younger iguanas. Enclosure needs to be at least 1.5-2 times it's total length.

Hopefully you're iguanas habitat is at least 6-7ft tall x8-10ft long x 4ft wide, that is ideal for an adult iguana.

You may if you don't have one now, add a warm humidifier for the enclosure. It is best to pipe in from the outside in, so your iguana can't possibly hurt herself. Spray/Misting the enclosure will also help w/ humidity.

Sites for you to read:

http://www.greenigsociety.org/ - http://www.iguanaden.org/ - http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/index.html

A great book to read and have on hand:

Iguanas for Dummies by Melissa Kaplan

Yahoo has some great sites for Iguana owners... these groups helped me and still help w/ questions .. if you'd like to join:

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/BabyI... - http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Iguan...

Answer 3

She just might be going through a little growth spurt.  With proper care they will grow and shed more frequently.  I wouldn't worry.

http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/index.html