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I bought a 3-4 mo old iguana & I would like to know about keeping his aquarium clean2007-11-24 2:00:50

http://www.greenigsociety.org/kc1.htm.

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If you bought him with the tank I suggest you get a new enclosure..preferably a wood one with a screen front since those are best for air flow and such. Sounds like you got him from some dirty place because iguanas do not draw roachs. They eat only vegetation so there not baby crickets. Oh and iguanas need a heat rock and a water pool. They are a "wet" lizard so there skin needs to be moist and make sure you always cover the heat rock with a piece of cloth like a heavy washcloth so it doesnt get a burn on its belly from laying wet on the bare rock.

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I have a 9 mnth old iggy, i keep mine in a viv ( aquarium) aswell, i usually clean mine out about once every 3 weeks. I have never had an infestation of roaches thats really weird, my iggy gets the occasional breakout of mites which look like tiny red bugs. you can use a solution for your iggy and his vivarium that you spray on both which does clear up any infestation. The stuff i use is called 'FOUR PAWS, NATURES REPTILE, PROTECTOR' its a really popular spray. I live in the u.k so depending on where you live ask your local pet store for something similar. Good luck

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I agree with the person that said try visiting the green ig society, also, here are a number of other places you can go to answer not only this question, but, practically all your iguana questions. i would and have trusted these folks with my 2 green igs.. good luck and please, please, don't use a heat rock, it can literally cook the ig to death.very, very painful for them. I would suggest you get another enclosure, but make it much bigger as they grow to be rather large lizards. And about the one you are currently using, i would find a temporary place for your green guy to be put in and take the enclosure you are using now and clean it real good using a mixtue of water and a small amout of bleach, clean it thoroughly, rinse well, then take it outside to air out and dry, when dry, bring it back in, warm it up and then put newspaper or a couple layers of paper towels down on the bottom. that should take care of the immediate problem and hopefully you won't have anymore problems in the future. you can join yahoo groups that have tons of information, two that come to mind are babyiguana, and iguanaden. both of them are yahoo groups and are awesome.. these folks really care and will help.