| The giant green iguana is likely the best pet of the | | | | deciding on a giant reptile for your house pet. It is |
| entire iguana family because it is the easiest to tame | | | | one of the most serious problems with giant green |
| and does not show aggression in captivity as strongly | | | | iguanas because a lot of potential owners think that |
| as many of its relatives display. The giant green | | | | they are very cute when they are small but they |
| iguanas are generally acquired from a hot and tropical | | | | grow to be very large and the owners decide they |
| location and require very precise living conditions while | | | | can't house the iguana that it has grown to become. |
| in captivity or they can die a very horrible death. In | | | | It is also imperative to know when deciding if a giant |
| order to house your reptile properly it is essential to | | | | green iguana is the pet for you that it is a particularly |
| understand and be able to provide the housing | | | | good pet for children to be around for a variety of |
| conditions in which it requires to sustain a good | | | | reasons. The first and probably most important that |
| quality life. | | | | most potential owners overlook is that iguanas tend |
| Housing Conditions | | | | to carry salmonella on their skin. People that handle |
| The giant green iguana is a wonderful pet to own | | | | these creatures should be diligent in hand washing to |
| however there are some considerations to take into | | | | avoid being sickened by the salmonella and children |
| account before deciding if you can properly house | | | | are not very disciplined in doing these things and as a |
| one or not. It is no surprise that the giant green | | | | result tend to fall ill to salmonella poisoning. |
| iguana gets it name because it tends to grow to | | | | The giant green iguana holds yet another reason that |
| quite large sizes and in fact can grow to weigh more | | | | children are not a good owner of these reptiles is |
| than 20 pounds and can grow in length up to six feet | | | | because children have a way of scaring the iguanas |
| long! | | | | by jumpy moves and not speaking softly as they |
| It is also necessary to consider when deciding on a | | | | tend to get excited easily as do the giant green |
| giant green iguana that the life span of these reptiles | | | | iguanas and that won't make for a good situation and |
| are typically anywhere from ten to fifteen years. | | | | the iguana will get very aggressive and mean with |
| That is a very long commitment to take on when | | | | the children. |