About Earline
My newest iguana is Earline. She was given to me by a very nice woman in Wisconsin who needed to find her a new home. Earline arrived hereon June 18th, 1999 via air freight. I took her home and unpacked this beautiful45" STL 2 year-old female iguana! She was kind of scared at first, and she ran smack into the wall of her new cage when I first let her out. Hers is also based on the PVC cage design, just like Larry's is. Anyway, she still has her original tail, and has a lot more green in her than other iguanas of her age and size that I have seen. She doesn't eat as much as Larry right now, but I am sure that will change. She does like granola bars, especially blueberry! Anyway, she is much larger than Larry, but they get along just fine. I am going to convert them to free-roaming soon so that they can have ample space to move around. Earline's current cage is 6' tall by 4' long by 4' wide. Combined with Larry's cage, they really take up a lot of apartment space. I don't think I will breed them anytime soon, but I will consider it for the future. Of course,that may not be my decision.
June 2000 - After moving to a new apartment, I have
built a new environment for my iguanas in
my closet. I put down a tarp over the original carpet
to prevent stains, and I then put a
section of
indoor/outdoor carpeting over the tarp. This section is to provide additional
protection,
and it prevents
loud noises from the lizards walking on the tarp. I then sectioned of the
clothes area
of my closet
with PVC and wire-coated mesh. I left an access door so that I could get into
this area
if needed. I
also put shelf paper on the closet shelves to prevent stains and to make for
easy cleanup.
I then removed
the closet door and replaced it with a PVC/wire-coated mesh one. This allows
air
circulation and
a view of the iguanas. Next, I hung two fluorescent light fixtures above the
long shelf
to create the
basking area for the iguanas. After
hooking up the timer through the closet light fixture,
it was all set to go.