asked my b/f to build me a cage for my iggy. if anyone has large reps im going to give u a couple of my ideas an u tell me what u think.
5L,4 H,2.5W, back wood ,sides plexi, front wire. thats one way others same dim. all 3 sides plexi an back still wood, or all 3 sides wire an back still wood, if you have a lrg iggy an was going to build a cage what would you do an were would u put the door? Thank you all very much all input is greatly needed.

Hello,
My iguana is 4.5 feet long and the dimensions of his current enclosure are 6 high, 4 long, 4 wide. That is fairly adequate. I would prefer to go larger, and will, but this is what the space in my apartment allows. (No expansions until I move.)

The doors on the enclosure are on the front. It has the doors, made of plexi, and the 2 side walls. The back wall is made from protected compressed board.

If you run a search on the site for "Buddy", pictures of his enclosure are on the site. His enclosure is from Cages By Design, and came with him when I took him in.

yeah I love those cages but I dont have a grand to put into it, i would love to go bigger but I live in a 2bedroom apartment with also 29tank, 20long 4breeder an a huge rabbit cage in the living.dinning room area so only left space is the 5x4.
an hes only 1ft right now so bytime he get bigger hopefully we will be moved.

I would ditch the wire completely. It will make it very hard to control heat and humidity. Also depending on the type of wire it can cut off their toes. My Zok is 4 ft. Her cage has a double plexiglass door and the rest is enclosed by wood. a couple of vents in the top of one side and the bottom of the other will provide ventilation. I would also put in a small trap door in the bottom of the front. this will allow access to the food and water should it be necessary for a non-iguana-savy person to feed and water without having to deal with the lizard. In the event that the ig is a male that gets aggressive during breeding season it will also allow you to safely service the cage.

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never thought of that but by time he gets that big he will be in a much bigger cage. poor guys tails also been broken of its all stubby an rounded , an hes soo tiny they say he's about a yr old but hes soo small to me.

How big is he measuring from nose to vent? Have you checked out our caresheet? What are you feeding him and do you have a UVB light?

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front nose to vent he is 10inches an I just got him yesterday he wa sin a ten gallon an I dont know anything about his history I do know she didnt have a light on him.know I have him under baskings an red heat an put him on veggies He wont eat them though , an his tail was broken, so I have alot of work on my hand with him, have to go get him a reptisun 5.0 tomorrow an start him on some uvbs

btw his pics is posted in the photos

A couple of things you might consider. Raise the height of the cage to 6ft. Igs like height and it will give it a lot more room. The vertical space above the cage might as well be used. If you design the cage to be assembled in panels and bolted together when the time comes to enlarge you will already have the front and back panels including the door. This will leave you only having to add the larger sides, top and bottom. It'll save you some money when you rebuild the cage. It will enable you to easily disassemble the cage if you need to move it.
Also since you are having to buy lighting from scratch, check out the Reptile UV link on the home page. These are the current state of the art in reptile lighting and will be comparable in cost to the flourescent setup and will give you a lot more UVB.

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I will add an amendment to what Merlin said. 6 feet tall is great for height but I find it is best to have it at least tall enough for you to fully stand up in (I've no clue how tall you are), and with a floor strong enough for you to stand on. Being able to fit within the cage makes it a lot easier to clean, arrange, get the ig out...

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