Where can I find a good size iguana cage for a good price?

Question

I have two baby iguanas (hatchlings) and i am afraid that they are soon going to grow out of the tank i have them in now. I want to find cage that is big enough to fit both of them for a long time, preferably from now 'til they are full grown. Because if you think abiout it....i'd be spending more on buying cages as they grow than buying one that will last. But i also don't want to pay too much for one in case they die, then i'd be out of my money. do you guys understand what i mean? does anyone know a store/website that has a good cage for a fair price?

Answer 1

Your best bet is to just build one. You can do this easily with wood and chicken wire.

Answer 2

Yes, you sound just like me. You can can do what I plan to do. I have my iguana in a 55 gallon right now and in a few years I'm gonna build a cage for my iguana, one big enough for him to spend his the rest of his life in. One large enough for two will be huge and I suggest you use a spare room for them. But if your like me and don't have that kind of space you can just check some of these web sites so that you can build your own and only spend just under or just over $100 as aposed to spending thousands of dollars. Be sure to google some sites as some you can buy a book with a lot of plans or you can use some online instructions. I plan on using the first link for my iguana but you can do whatever you want.

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9008...

http://www.iguanaden.org/housing/cagepla...

http://www.lizardcages.fws1.com/the-plan...

http://www.reptile-cage-plans.com/

Answer 3

For two iguanas, you're going to need an area about the size of a bedroom.

Answer 4

What you don't say is if they are housed together or not.

Even young/hatchling iguanas should not be housed together, because one can be more dominate when the other is submissive, which the more dominate one will eat the food, hog up the UVB and heat.

This is for just 1 iguana, so w/ 2 you'll need to provide the space for both separately: Young iguana (8-12 months of age) should not live in anything smaller the a 55 gallon tank. Smaller the tank you can not process the correct temps threw out. Enclosure needs to be at least 1.5-2 times it's total length ... an adult you will need a space of 6-7ft tall x 8-10ft long x 4ft wide. After you're iguanas are at the age to be moved from the tank, you can put them into there adult size enclosures. Move can be somewhat of a stressful thing to iguanas, so I don't recommend building then building and moving over and over again.

If you get enclosures that someone else built, depending on where they are shipping from, you could of put that money towards building the enclosures they way that you want. And plus w/ some iguana cages, the person didn't know what to use, etc so it could be harmful for your iguanas. Depending on the materials you use and if you want the enclosure to do it's job or just look fancy, you could spend a couple hundred dollars. It all depends on what you what you use for materials and how fancy or plain jane you want it to look.

I'm sorry but I never think when I get a pet, it's going to die. If you give the proper space for both, proper diet, proper UVB/heat/humidity, vet when needed then you're iguanas should both live for years. You take a chance of being out of money for any animal you buy. If you are worried about being out of money, I'm sorry then you shouldn't have an animal.

Again, building iguana cages over buying is very easy and simple and can be built how you'd like them to be, but again you need to know what NOT to use when building.

Looking at iguana cages other people have built may help you decide on what you'd like your iguana cages to look like (again, it is NOT best to house together).

http://www.greenigsociety.org/multipleig...

http://www.iguanaden.org/housing/multipl...

Stay away from aromatic woods such as cedar and redwood because they contain toxic oils that can be fatal to your iguana. Stay away from chicken wire, the wire can actually be harmful for your iguana, can cut toes, face.

Iguana cages/enclosures/supplies:

http://www.iguanacageplans.com/

http://www.industrialnetting.com/

http://www.cagesbydesign.com/

http://www.atombum.com/cazicsplace/MyPad...

http://www.greenigsociety.org/buildvsbuy...

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

Answer 5

You'll eventually need to build your own - iguana cages are just too small for them considering they end up 5+ foot - we purchased a 5 ft Super Pet Ferret Kingdom for ours, and it was just TOO small - go ahead and spend the money on materials to make your own, they don't stay small for long - it needs to at least be 6-8 ft tall and 8-10 ft wide for them to be comfortable at full size - would you like to be cramped up in a 5 ft tall cage if you were 5 ft long?