My Iguanas (A question)

Published on March 16, 2005 By Hazylunarrain In Reptiles

I have two iguanas and they live in the same enclosure together. Quite peacfully actually, which for iguanas is unusual. However, I have a question I need answered before its too late. It's a simple question, and I hope I don't have to "probe" anywhere to find out (in which case I'll just pay a vet to do it

). How do I tell the sex of an Iguana? And... Is it ok for two iguanas of the same sex to reside together?

Comments

Hazylunarrain

on Mar 18, 2005

So nobody knows anything about iguanas?

Well, I guess I'll have to do something I hate... Research

kingbee

on Mar 18, 2005

what kinda iguanas? how old are they? you dont need to probe but it's not easy to determine the sex of younger ones.

Hazylunarrain

on Mar 19, 2005

Ohhh... I would say about 3 years old. About 2 or so feet including the tail. I heard something about the spots under their rear legs, but I don't remember what it was.

KarmaGirl

on Mar 29, 2005

What kind of Iguana are they? A good resource for you is: http://www.iguanaden.com

You can tell the sex of an Iguana by their femoral pores on their thighs. The males Iguana has larger pores. However, I would suggest having a qualified vet determine the sex for you. I always thought that my Ig was a male, but later found out that it wasn't when I had her to the vet.

As long as they are not aggressive, it should be fine to house them together. Please also make sure that you are not feeding them commercial food. Though they will grow big quite fast, they will also die young from renal failure. They food that you buy from the pet stores was designed by Ig animal farms which sell the meat to 3rd world countries (they call it "bamboo chicken") so it is designed to grow the animal quickly, but they don't care about long term health.

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