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MIAMI _ Joe Wasilewski had a female pet iguana for 14 or 15 years. "She was house trained," said the Miami-Dade County reptile expert. "And yes, they have personality."
To keep a green iguana as a pet, Wasilewski says, be aware they could live a long time _ up to 15 years in captivity, 25 years in the wild _ and grow up to six feet long.
Here are some other tips, from the International Iguana Society:
_A small, young iguana needs a large aquarium (55 gallons or greater) with a screen or wire cover, branches inside and newspaper on the bottom. A heating pad under one end of the tank on low or medium will provide warmth the reptiles need for ...
Source: HighBeam Research, How to care for your pet iguana.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)