Cleaning And Maintaining Your Iguana

There is much to do to take care of your iguana, but you’ll also want to learn how to keep it healthy.  There are several things you’ll need to do to provide for your iguana’s health.

Cleanliness Of The Habitat

First, you’ll always have to maintain the level of cleanliness with your iguana.   Anything that can make you ill can do serious damage to your iguana.  Therefore, the feeding bowls and anything that is used with your pet should be kept clean and sanitary.  That goes for his food and water bowls, which should be washed every day.  If you see that there are feces or waste in his habitat, clean it up.  You’ll want to do this daily, too.  Don’t wait!

Your iguana’s habitat also needs to be sanitized.  That means that everything in there, including the floors, walls, climbing structure…everything, needs to be washed and disinfected every week.  You can purchase cleaning supplies at your local pet shop to help you to maintain the health of your iguana’s habitat.

You also have to keep you clean.  After touching your iguana or anything that belongs to him or his habitat, wash your hands with antibacterial soap really well.  They can spread salmonella!

Cleaning Your Iguana

Yes, an iguana needs a good bath, too.  To give your iguana a bath, you’ll need to place it in a tub of water that is quite shallow.  You can use your bathtub, but for sanitary reasons, it is better to purchase its own tub for bathing.  Never bath them in the skin or anywhere where the area can come in contact with food.  Everything should be sterilized before and after your iguana has a bath.

Never use any type of soap on your iguana.  Keep the water warm and allowing a soft shower to run is just fine as long as not much water stays in the tub.  Give them a batch as often as you can, even daily.  But, at least one time per week should be done.

Allow your iguana to get a bit of time in the water.  About 30 minutes will allow it to soak and enjoy itself.  Never walk away from your iguana at this time.  It only takes a second for them to disappear on you!