How much is a red iguana? How do you raise it?

The American red iguana is an ornamental pet and a variety of green iguanas. Red iguanas are herbivores that eat the flowers, leaves and fruits of more than 100 species of plants. One of the favorite foods of red iguanas in Panama is wild plum blossoms. How much is a red iguana? How do you raise it?

How much is a red iguana?

Red iguanas are variants of green iguanas, usually with a price of about 200 yuan for less than 50 centimeters and about 300 yuan for more than 50 centimeters. Red iguanas are more expensive than green iguanas, about 1.3 times the price of green iguanas. Red iguanas are divided into South American red iguanas and Honduran red iguanas. South American red iguanas have green bellies, and Honduran red iguanas have white bellies. Honduras red iguanas turn all red when they grow up, while most South American red iguanas turn red, but not all red.

They are pure vegetarians, living mainly on the leaves, flowers and fruits of plants. Young IG's bodies are generally green, which they use to avoid the sight of predators; as they get older, the green will fade and be replaced by light yellow, light blue or brown. The main physical features of IG include comb-like scales on the back, black ring stripes on the tail, and large, drooping laryngeal fans in adult males. In the wild environment, the life span of IG is generally between 10-15 years, and some of them will be longer; the lifespan of artificial IG individuals can reach more than 20 years.

How to raise red iguanas?

1. Eight to ten hours a day is a must. If UVB is not absorbed enough, it will lead to calcium deficiency, poor appetite, poor spirit, poor molting and so on.

two。 Red iguanas usually do not dehydrate as long as they are not too hot. If you put a hygrometer in the box, spray water when dry.

3. Just take a bath three or four times a week. The temperature of the water should not be too hot. Just feel your hands warm in.

4. If uvb is absorbed for 8 hours a day, there will be no calcium deficiency. If it is missing, it can only be replenished. Add calcium powder to uvb and make it up.

5. It's hot during the day. He's warmed up, and he's going to fight if you catch him. My red lizard has been raising him for eight months. That is, touching him is not very rebellious now, if he starts to touch him, he will still keep moving. As for the night, he wants to sleep, and if the temperature is low, he will not be energetic and will not move. He is a warm animal, unlike you, when the temperature is lower, he obviously has a loss of appetite and is mentally depressed and motionless.

6. You go to climb the sky to see, there are cheap breeding, but also how good, but if you do not pay attention to uvb, temperature, humidity, he is very easy to hang up. And even if you are cold, add clothes. If it is hot, you should also turn on the air conditioner. What's more, the red lizard is a cold-blooded animal, very dependent on and sensitive to temperature.